The chimpanzees of Rubondo Island : apes set free / Josephine Nadezda Msindai and Volker Sommer.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

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Josephine Nadezda Msindai obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences from King's College London (2005), an MSc in Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University (2008) and a PhD in Anthropology from University College London (2018). The Chimpanzees of Rubondo Island is based on her doctoral work at UCL that included almost two years of field research in Tanzania. Volker Sommer is Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at UCL,UK. He obtained his PhD in Anthropology at Gt̲tingen University (1985) and has conducted extensive primatological field studies in India (since 1981), Thailand (since 1984) and Nigeria (since 1999).

"This book tells the story of a group of chimpanzees released from captivity in Europe onto a forested island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, about half a century ago. It combines information gathered from extensive fieldwork, laboratory and archival research. Originating from a small number of founder animals, the chimpanzee population on Rubondo island today is thriving. The authors situate their wild life within the ecological context of the island and describe the ranging behaviour of the apes, their fission-fusion-society, the architecture of constructing night nests, and their diet and gut microbiome. A comparison of the ecology, behaviour and genetics of the Rubondo apes with communities of wild chimpanzees provides exciting insights into how our closest relatives adjust to changing environments. At the same time a reconstruction of the historical circumstances that led to the Rubondo experiment reflects on its chequered colonial heritage and the operation is contextualised in the light of current threats to the survival of apes in their wild habitats. The book will be of interest to scholars and professionals working in primatology, animal behaviour, reintroduction and conservation biology"-- Provided by publisher.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

Print version: Msindai, Josephine Nadezda. Chimpanzees of Rubondo Island Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023

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