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Animal innovation defined and operationalized by Ramsey, Grant, Bastian, Meredith L, van Schaik, Carel

“…Innovation is a key component of most definitions of culture and intelligence. Additionally, innovations may affect a species' ecology and evolution…”
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Life history costs and benefits of encephalization: a comparative test using data from long-term studies of primates in the wild by Barrickman, Nancy L., Bastian, Meredith L., Isler, Karin, van Schaik, Carel P.

“…The correlation between brain size and life history has been investigated in many previous studies, and several viable explanations have been proposed…”
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Call cultures in orang-utans? by Wich, Serge A, Krützen, Michael, Lameira, Adriano R, Nater, Alexander, Arora, Natasha, Bastian, Meredith L, Meulman, Ellen, Morrogh-Bernard, Helen C, Atmoko, S Suci Utami, Pamungkas, Joko, Perwitasari-Farajallah, Dyah, Hardus, Madeleine E, van Noordwijk, Maria, van Schaik, Carel P

“…Several studies suggested great ape cultures, arguing that human cumulative culture presumably evolved from such a foundation. These focused on conspicuous…”
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Diet traditions in wild orangutans by Bastian, Meredith L., Zweifel, Nicole, Vogel, Erin R., Wich, Serge A., van Schaik, Carel P.

“…This study explores diet differences between two populations of wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) to assess whether a signal of social learning…”
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Innovative behaviors in wild Bornean orangutans revealed by targeted population comparison by Bastian, Meredith L, van Noordwijk, Maria A, van Schaik, Carel P

“…The aim of this study was to assess whether geographic variation in wild orangutan behavior reflected the presence of innovations or merely variation induced…”
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Beyond Dimorphism: Body Size Variation Among Adult Orangutans Is Not Dichotomous by Sex by Kralick, Alexandra E, O'Connell, Caitlin A, Bastian, Meredith L, Hoke, Morgan K, Zemel, Babette S, Schurr, Theodore G, Tocheri, Matthew W

“…Synopsis Among extant great apes, orangutans are considered the most sexually dimorphic in body size. However, the expression of sexual dimorphism in…”
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Effects of a recurring late‐night event on the behavior and welfare of a population of zoo‐housed gorillas by Bastian, Meredith L., Glendinning, David R., Brown, Janine L., Boisseau, Nicole P., Edwards, Katie L.

“…The impact of visitors on the well‐being of captive animals presents both positive and potentially negative consequences. While some amount of novelty through…”
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Nest location preferences in zoo-housed orangutans by Bastian, Meredith L., Glendinning, David R., Reddy, Alexandra J., Herrelko, Elizabeth S., Brown, Melba, Renner, Elizabeth, Thompson, Laurie

“…•Night nest behavior patterns predict social preferences in zoo-housed orangutans.•Orangutans across zoos rarely share night nests and typically nest at ground…”
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Maximum ingested food size in captive anthropoids by Perry, Jonathan M.G., Bastian, Meredith L., St Clair, Elizabeth, Hartstone-Rose, Adam

“…ABSTRACT Objectives Maximum ingested food size (Vb) is an empirically tested performance variable that can shed light on feeding energetics and adaptation in…”
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Long-term effects of infant rearing condition on the acquisition of dominance rank in juvenile and adult rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) by Bastian, Meredith L., Sponberg, Anne C., Sponberg, Anne C., Suomi, Stephen J., Higley, J. Dee

“…We examined the effects of early rearing experience on the development of dominance status in 53 juvenile (age 3) and then in 38 adult (ages 5–8) rhesus…”
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Paternal Care in Propithecus verreauxi coquereli by Bastian, Meredith L., Brockman, Diane K.

“…Alloparental behavior is documented for several anthropoid primates, but few researchers have investigated the extent or variability of such behavior in…”
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The Gunung Palung Orangutan Project: Twenty-five years at the intersection of research and conservation in a critical landscape in Indonesia by Knott, Cheryl D., Kane, Erin E., Achmad, Mariamah, Barrow, Elizabeth J., Bastian, Meredith L., Beck, Josephine, Blackburn, Andrea, Breeden, Terri L., Brittain, Nancy Lou Conklin, Brousseau, Jennifer J., Brown, Ella R., Brown, Michelle, Brubaker-Wittman, Laura A., Campbell-Smith, Gail A., de Sousa, Andrew, DiGiorgio, Andrea L., Freund, Cathryn A., Gehrke, Victoria I., Granados, Alys, Harting, John, Harwell, Faye S., Johnson, Andrea, Kanisius, Petrus, Kemsey, James R., Kurniawan, Sulidra Frederik, Kurniawati, Desi, Laman, Timothy G., Marshall, Andrew J., Naruri, Ranti, O'Connell, Caitlin A., Philp, Brodie J., Rahman, Edi, Riyandi, Robinson, Natalie J., Scott, Amy M., Scott, Katherine S., Setia, Tatang Mitra, Setiadi, Wuryantari, Setiawan, Endro, Sumardi, Ibrahim, Suro, Robert Rodriguez, Tamariska, Frederik Wendi, Thompson, Melissa Emery, Yaap, Betsy, Susanto, Tri Wahyu

“…The Gunung Palung Orangutan Project has conducted research on critically endangered wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) since 1994 in Gunung…”
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From earthquakes to island area: multi‐scale effects upon local diversity by Trethowan, Liam A., Brambach, Fabian, Cámara‐Leret, Rodrigo, Laumonier, Yves, Sheil, Douglas, Ferry Slik, J. W., Webb, Campbell O., Murdjoko, Agustinus, Bastian, Meredith L., Kartawinata, Kuswata, Mansor, Asryaf, Mansur, Muhammad, Mirmanto, Edi, Nurtjahya, Eddy, Permana, Andrea, Rozak, Andes H., Wilkie, Peter, Rahmad, Zakaria, Arifiani, Deby, Putu Gede P. Damayanto, I., Puglisi, Carmen, Asmarayani, Rani, Benu, Nithanel M. H., Bramley, Gemma L. C., Dharma, Wira, Heatubun, Charlie D., Hidayat, Arief, Kuswandi, Relawan, Mathews, Sarah, Megawati, Rustiami, Himmah, Santika, Yessi, Santoso, Wahyudi, Setiawan, Endro, Triono, Teguh, Wambrauw, Kalvin, Wanma, Jimmy F., Hery Yanto, Acun, Siregar, Mustaid, Sadili, Asep, Dewi Atikah, Tika, Kintamani, Endang, Tjoa, Aiyen, Culmsee, Heike, Girmansyah, Deden, Gunawan, Hendra, Pitopang, Ramadanil, Utteridge, Timothy M. A., Morley, Robert, Schrader, Julian, Brearley, Francis Q.

“…Tropical forests occupy small coral atolls to the vast Amazon basin. They occur across bioregions with different geological and climatic history. Differences…”
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