Orangutans

Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation

Edited by Serge A. Wich, S Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, and Carel P. van Schaik

Synthesis of orangutan biology from all existing study sites, adopting a novel comparative approach.
Analysis and comparison of the latest data, developing a theoretical framework to explain demographic and behavioural variation.
Emphasis of the crucial impact of human settlement on orangutans and the future prospects for the survival of natural populations.
Contribution of top names in the field.

Orangutans

Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation

Edited by Serge A. Wich, S Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, and Carel P. van Schaik

Description

This book describes one of our closest relatives, the orangutan, and the only extant great ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that orangutan populations show extensive variation in behavioural ecology, morphology, life history, and genes. Indeed, on the strength of the latest genetic and morphological evidence, it has been proposed that orangutans actually constitute two species which diverged more than a million years ago - one on the island of Sumatra the other on Borneo, with the latter comprising three subspecies.

This book has two main aims. The first is to carefully compare data from every orangutan research site, examining the differences and similarities between orangutan species, subspecies and populations. The second is to develop a theoretical framework in which these differences and similarities can be explained. To achieve these goals the editors have assembled the world's leading orangutan experts to rigorously synthesize and compare the data, quantify the similarities or differences, and seek to explain them.

Orangutans is the first synthesis of orangutan biology to adopt this novel, comparative approach. It analyses and compares the latest data, developing a theoretical framework to explain morphological, life history, and behavioural variation. Intriguingly, not all behavioural differences can be attributed to ecological variation between and within the two islands; relative rates of social learning also appear to have been influential. The book also emphasizes the crucial impact of human settlement on orangutans and looks ahead to the future prospects for the survival of critically endangered natural populations.

Orangutans

Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation

Edited by Serge A. Wich, S Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, and Carel P. van Schaik

Introduction, Serge A. Wich, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, and Carel P. van Schaik
1:Taxonomy, geographic variation and population genetics of Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, Benoît Goossens, Lounès Chikhi, Fairus Jalil, Sheena James, Marc Ancrenaz, Isabelle Lackman-Ancrenaz, and Michael W. Bruford
2:The functional significance of variation in jaw form in orangutans: The African apes as an ecogeographic model, Andrea B. Taylor
3:Orangutan positional behavior: inter-specific variation and ecological correlates, Suzannah K. S. Thorpe and Robin H. Crompton
4:A description of the orangutan's vocal and sound repertoire, with a focus on geographic variation, Madeleine E. Hardus, Adriano R. Lameira, Ian Singleton, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, Cheryl D. Knott, Marc Ancrenaz, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, and Serge A. Wich
5:Orangutan life history variation, Serge A. Wich, Han de Vries, Marc Ancrenaz, Lori Perkins, Robert W Shumaker, Akira Suzuki, and Carel P van Schaik
6:Orangutan distribution, density, abundance and impacts of disturbance, Simon J. Husson, Serge A. Wich, Andrew J. Marshall, Rona D. Dennis, Marc Ancrenaz, Rebecca Brassey, Melvin Gumal, Andrew J. Hearn, Erik Meijaard, Togu Simorangkir, and Ian Singleton
7:The effects of forest phenology and floristics on populations of Bornean and Sumatran orangutans: are Sumatran forests better orangutan habitat than Bornean forests?, Andrew J. Marshall, Marc Ancrenaz, Francis Q. Brearley, Gabriella M. Fredriksson, Nilofer Ghaffar, Matt Heydon, Simon J. Husson, Mark Leighton, Kim R. McConkey, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, John Proctor, Carel P. van Schaik, Carey P. Yeager, and Serge A. Wich
8:Orangutan activity budgets and diet: A comparison between species, populations and habitats, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, Simon J. Husson, Cheryl D. Knott, Serge A. Wich, Carel P. van Schaik, Maria A. van Noordwijk, Isabelle Lackman-Ancrenaz, Andrew J Marshall, Tomoko Kanamori, Noko Kuze, and Ramlan bin Sakong
9:Geographic variation in orangutan diets, Anne E. Russon, Serge A. Wich, Marc Ancrenaz, Tomoko Kanamori, Cheryl D. Knott, Noko Kuze, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, Peter Pratje, Hatta Ramlee, Peter Rodman, Azrie Sawang, Kade Sidiyasa, Ian Singleton, and Carel P. van Schaik
10:Parasites and their impacts on orangutan health, Ivona Foitová, Michael A. Huffman, Nurcahyo Wisnu, and Milan Olšsanský
11:The ecology of female reproduction in wild orangutans, Cheryl D. Knott, Melissa Emery Thompson, and Serge A. Wich
12:Development of independence: Sumatran and Bornean orangutans compared, Maria A. van Noordwijk, Simone E.B. Sauren, Nuzuar, Ahbam Abulani, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, and Carel P. van Schaik
13:Ranging behavior of orangutan females and social organization, Ian Singleton, Cheryl D. Knott, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, Serge A. Wich, and Carel P. van Schaik
14:Geographical variation in orangutan long calls, Roberto A. Delgado, Adriano R. Lameira, Marina Davila Ross, Simon J. Husson, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, and Serge A. Wich
15:Male-male relationships in orangutans, S Suci Utami Atmoko, Ian Singleton, Maria A. van Noordwijk, Carel P. van Schaik, and Tatang Mitra Setia
16:Orangutan mating behavior and strategies, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, Benoît Goossens, Sheena S. James, Cheryl D. Knott, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, Carel P. van Schaik, and Maria A. van Noordwijk
17:Social organization and male-female relationships, Tatang Mitra Setia, Roberto A. Delgado, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Ian Singleton, and Carel P. van Schaik
18:Ecological sex differences in wild orangutans, Carel P. van Schaik, Maria A. van Noordwijk, and Erin R Vogel
19:Nest building in orangutans, Didik Prasetyo, Marc Ancrenaz, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Serge A. Wich, and Carel P. van Schaik
20:Innovation and intelligence in orangutans, Anne E. Russon, Carel P. van Schaik, Purwo Kuncoro, Agnes Ferisa, Dwi P. Handayani, and Maria A. van Noordwijk
21:Orangutan cultures revisited, Carel P. van Schaik, Marc Ancrenaz, Reniastoeti Djojoasmoro, Cheryl D. Knott, Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard, Nuzuar, Kisar Odom, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, and Maria A. van Noordwijk
22:Orangutan population biology, life history, and conservation: Perspectives from PVA models, Andrew J. Marshall, Robert Lacy, Marc Ancrenaz, Onnie Byers, Simon J. Husson, Mark Leighton, Erik Meijaard, Norm Rosen, Ian Singleton, Suzette Stephens, Kathy Traylor-Holzer, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Carel P. van Schaik, and Serge A. Wich
23:Orangutan rehabilitation and reintroduction: Successes, failures, and role in conservation, Anne E. Russon
24:Geographic variation in orangutan behavior and biology: its functional interpretation and its mechanistic basis, Carel P. van Schaik, Andrew J. Marshall, and Serge A. Wich
References
Index

Orangutans

Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation

Edited by Serge A. Wich, S Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, and Carel P. van Schaik

Author Information

Edited by Serge A. Wich, Great Ape Trust of Iowa, USA, and University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, S Suci Utami Atmoko, Universitas Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia, Tatang Mitra Setia, Universitas Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Carel P. van Schaik, Anthropological Institute & Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Contributors:

Ahbam Abulami; Marc Ancrenaz; Rebecca Brassey; Francis Q. Brearley; Michael W. Bruford; Onnie Byers; Lounès Chikhi; Robin H. Crompton; Marina Davila Ross; Roberto A. Delgado, Jr; Reniastoeti Djojoasmoro; Agnes Ferisa; Ivona Foitová; Gabriella M. Fredriksson; Nilofer Ghaffar; Benoît Goossens; Melvin Gumal; Dwi P. Handayani; Madeleine Hardus; Andrew J. Hearn; Matt Heydon; Michael A. Huffman; Simon J. Husson; Fairus Jalil; Sheena S. James; Tomoko Kanamori; Cheryl D. Knott; Purwo Kuncoro; Noko Kuze; Isabelle Lackman-Ancrenaz; Robert C. Lacy; Adriano R. Lameira; Mark Leighton; Andrew J. Marshall; Kim McConkey; Erik Meijaard; Tatang Mitra Setia; Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard; Nuzuar; Kisar Odom; Milan Olšanský; Lori Perkins; Didik Prasetyo; Peter Pratje; John Proctor; Hatta Ramlee; Peter Rodman; Norm Rosen; Anne E. Russon; Ramlan bin Sakong; Simone E. B. Sauren; Azrie Sawang; Robert W. Shumaker; Kade Sidiyasa; Togu Simorangkir; Ian Singleton; Suzette Stephens; Akira Suzuki; Andrea B. Taylor; Melissa Emery Thompson; Susannah K. Thorpe; Kathy Traylor-Holtzer; S. Suci Utami Atmoko; Maria A. van Noordwijk; Carel P. van Schaik; Erin Vogel; Han de Vries; Serge A. Wich; Nurcahyo Wisnu; Carey P. Yeager