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Papers by Cleve Hicks
Environmental Management, 1977
American journal of primatology, Jan 1, 2012
In order to assess the impact of human activities on chimpanzee behavior, we compared reactions t... more In order to assess the impact of human activities on chimpanzee behavior, we compared reactions to humans of Eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) living in proximity to and at a distance from roads and settlements in the Bili-Uele landscape in Northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We found that chimpanzees in the remote Gangu Forest were more likely to show curious or neutral reactions to us and were less likely to flee than those living closer to roads. In addition, arboreal contact durations with Gangu chimpanzees lasted significantly longer than elsewhere. The most likely explanation for this phenomenon is that with increasing distance from roads, chimpanzees have in the recent past had fewer negative encounters with humans, and thus never learned to fear them. The discovery of this population of “naïve chimpanzees” presents us with an important research and conservation opportunity that may result in the installation of a long-term research site and increased protection of the population. Am. J. Primatol. 74:721-733, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
African Primates, Jan 1, 2010
American journal of …, Jan 1, 2005
Journal of Applied Animal …, Jan 1, 2009
New scientist, Jan 1, 2006
Environmental Management, 1977
American journal of primatology, Jan 1, 2012
In order to assess the impact of human activities on chimpanzee behavior, we compared reactions t... more In order to assess the impact of human activities on chimpanzee behavior, we compared reactions to humans of Eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) living in proximity to and at a distance from roads and settlements in the Bili-Uele landscape in Northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We found that chimpanzees in the remote Gangu Forest were more likely to show curious or neutral reactions to us and were less likely to flee than those living closer to roads. In addition, arboreal contact durations with Gangu chimpanzees lasted significantly longer than elsewhere. The most likely explanation for this phenomenon is that with increasing distance from roads, chimpanzees have in the recent past had fewer negative encounters with humans, and thus never learned to fear them. The discovery of this population of “naïve chimpanzees” presents us with an important research and conservation opportunity that may result in the installation of a long-term research site and increased protection of the population. Am. J. Primatol. 74:721-733, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
African Primates, Jan 1, 2010
American journal of …, Jan 1, 2005
Journal of Applied Animal …, Jan 1, 2009
New scientist, Jan 1, 2006
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Papers by Cleve Hicks