[New Publication] Modeling habitat suitability for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in the Greater Nimba Landscape, Guinea, West Africa

Fitzgerald M, Coulson R, Lawing A, Matsuzawa T, Koops K (2018) Primates, doi: 10.1007/s10329-018-0657-8

[New Publication] Is Hair Cortisol Useful for Animal Welfare Assessment? Review of Studies in Captive Chimpanzees

Yamanashi Y (2018) Aquatic Mammals, 44(2):201-210, doi: 10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.201

Presentation Award

Our Students Win Presentation Award at the 9th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science

Zoouniversity 8 in Hiroshima

Date: Wednesday March 21, 2018 / Venue：Asa Zoological Park Now Accepting Poster Submissions (Deadline: Feb 28)

WRC 10th Anniversary Symposium

On Monday, June 11, 2018 / At Kyoto University Shiran Kaikan

[New Publication] Collective behaviour of wild Asian elephants in risky situations: how do social groups cross roads?

Mizuno K, Sharma N, Idani G, Sukumar R (2017) Behaviour, 154(12), 1215-1237. doi:10.1163/1568539X-00003465

[New Publication] Social relationship and hair cortisol level in captive male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Yamanashi Y, Teramoto M, Morimura N, Nogami E, Hirata S (2017) Primates, doi: 10.1007/s10329-017-0641-8

[New Publication] Emigration of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) from Mikura Island, Japan

Tsuji K, Kogi K, Sakai M, and Morisaka T. (2017) Emigration of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) from Mikura Island, Japan. Aquatic Mammals, 43(6), 585-593. doi: 10.1578/AM.43.6.2017.585

The 7th International Seminar on Biodiversity and Evolution: Genetic and hormonal analyses on wild animals

November 20, 2017. 13:00-18:00
Science Seminar House, Kyoto University

[New Publication] Adult-adult social play in captive chimpanzees: is it indicative of positive animal welfare?

Yamanashi, Y., Nogami, E., Teramoto, M., Morimura, N., & Hirata, S. (2017). Adult-adult social play in captive chimpanzees: is it indicative of positive animal welfare? Applied Animal Behaviour Science. doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2017.10.006

Job Vacancy Announcement

Program-Specific Assistant Professor [Leading graduate program of Primatology and Wildlife Science] Deadline: November 8, 2017, 17:00 (JST)

Poster Award

WRC Students Win Poster Presentation Award at the 8th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science.

[New Publication] Evolution of the alternative AQP2 gene: acquisition of a novel protein-coding sequence in dolphins

Kishida T, Suzuki M, Takayama A (2017) Molecural Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.012

[New Publication] Chimpanzees recognize their own delayed self-image

Hirata S, Fuwa K, Myowa M (2017) Royal Society Open Science 4: 170370 doi: 10.1098/rsos.170370

New Publication

Abe H, Aoya D, Takeuchi HA, Inoue-Murayama M (2017) Gene expression patterns of chicken neuregulin 3 in association with copy number variation and frameshift deletion. BMC Genetics 18(1):69. 10.1186/s12863-017-0537-z

New Publication

Sato Y, Ogden R, Komatsu M, Maeda T, Inoue-Murayama M (2017) Integration of wild and captive genetic management approaches to support conservation of the endangered Japanese golden eagle. Biological Conservation Volume 213, Part A, Pages 175-184. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.07.008

Dr Jane Goodall to be awarded the 2017 Cosmos Prize.

[New Publication] : Submentalizing Cannot Explain Belief-Based Action Anticipation in Apes

Kano F, Krupenye C, Hirata S, Call J, Tomasell M (2017) Trends in Cognitive Sciences Volume 21, Issue 9, p633-634 doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.06.011

[Publication] Comparison of the social systems of primates and feral horses: data from a newly established horse research site on Serra D’Arga, northern Portugal

Ringhofer M, Inoue S, Mendonça RS. , Pereira C, Matsuzawa T, Hirata S, Yamamoto S (2017) Comparison of the social systems of primates and feral horses: data from a newly established horse research site on Serra D’Arga, northern Portugal Primates. doi: 10.1007/s10329-017-0614-y