Abrupt Decline in a Protected Population of Siamangs (Symphalangus syndactylus) in Southern Sumatra

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-266
Author(s):  
Susan Lappan ◽  
Marsya Sibarani ◽  
Ely L. Rustiati ◽  
Noviar Andayani
Science ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 205 (4403) ◽  
pp. 308-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
RH Myers ◽  
DA Shafer

The serendipitous mating of a male gibbon, Hylobates moloch, and a female siamang, Symphalangus syndactylus, has produced two female offspring born 1 year apart. The hybrid karyotype of 47 chromosomes comprises the haploid complements of the parental species, 22 for the gibbon and 25 for the siamang. Chromosomal G and C banding comparisons revealed no clear homologies between the parental karyotypes except for the single chromosome in each species containing the nucleolus organizer region. The lack of homology suggests that the structural rearrangement of chromosomes has played a major role in the process of speciation for these lesser apes.


FEBS Letters ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.J. Bruce ◽  
O. Castillo ◽  
H. Lehmann

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-145
Author(s):  
M Bismark ◽  
Sofian Iskandar ◽  
Reny Sawitri ◽  
N. M. Heriyanto ◽  
Yulaeka Yulaeka

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
Adam Hartstone-Rose ◽  
Edwin Dickinson ◽  
Lisa M. Paciulli ◽  
Ashley R. Deutsch ◽  
Leon Tran ◽  
...  

The infrequency of a total solar eclipse renders the event novel to those animals that experience its effects and, consequently, may induce anomalous behavioral responses. However, historical information on the responses of animals to eclipses is scant and often conflicting. In this study, we qualitatively document the responses of 17 vertebrate taxa (including mammals, birds, and reptiles) to the 2017 total solar eclipse as it passed over Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina. In the days leading up to the eclipse, several focal teams, each consisting of researchers, animal keepers, and student/zoo volunteers conducted baseline observations using a combination of continuous ad libitum and scan sampling of each animal during closely matched seasonal conditions. These same focal teams used the same protocol to observe the animals in the hours preceding, during, and immediately following the eclipse. Additionally, for one species—siamangs (Symphalangus syndactylus)—live video/audio capture was also employed throughout observations to capture behavior during vocalizations for subsequent quantitative analysis. Behavioral responses were classified into one or more of four overarching behavioral categories: normal (baseline), evening, apparent anxiety, and novel. Thirteen of seventeen observed taxa exhibited behaviors during the eclipse that differed from all other observation times, with the majority (8) of these animals engaging in behaviors associated with their evening or nighttime routines. The second predominant behavior was apparent anxiety, documented in five genera: baboons (Papio hamadryas), gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), giraffes (Giraffa cf. camelopardalis), flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), and lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus and Trichoglossus haematodus). Novel behaviors characterized by an increase in otherwise nearly sedentary activity were observed only in the reptiles, the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) and the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis). While the anthropogenic influences on animal behaviors—particularly those relating to anxiety—cannot be discounted, these observations provide novel insight into the observed responses of a diverse vertebrate sample during a unique meteorological stimulus, insights that supplement the rare observations of behavior during this phenomenon for contextualizing future studies.


Nature ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 248 (5445) ◽  
pp. 259-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN FLEAGLE

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy G. O'Brien ◽  
Margaret F. Kinnaird ◽  
Anton Nurcahyo ◽  
Maya Prasetyaningrum ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal

CYTOLOGIA ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149
Author(s):  
Sitthisak Jantarat ◽  
Alongkoad Tanomtong ◽  
Praween Supanuam ◽  
Sarawut Kaewsri ◽  
Worapon Aengwanich

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