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Small room for compromise between oil palm cultivation and primate conservation in Africa by Strona, Giovanni, Stringer, Simon D., Vieilledent, Ghislain, Szantoi, Zoltan, Garcia-Ulloa, John, Wich, Serge A.

“…Despite growing awareness about its detrimental effects on tropical biodiversity, land conversion to oil palm continues to increase rapidly as a consequence of…”
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The historical range and drivers of decline of the Tapanuli orangutan by Meijaard, Erik, Ni'matullah, Safwanah, Dennis, Rona, Sherman, Julie, Onrizal, Wich, Serge A

“…The Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is the most threatened great ape species in the world. It is restricted to an area of about 1,000 km2 of upland…”
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Vocal fold control beyond the species-specific repertoire in an orang-utan by Lameira, Adriano R., Hardus, Madeleine E., Mielke, Alexander, Wich, Serge A., Shumaker, Robert W.

“…Vocal fold control was critical to the evolution of spoken language, much as it today allows us to learn vowel systems. It has, however, never been…”
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Will Oil Palm’s Homecoming Spell Doom for Africa’s Great Apes? by Wich, Serge A., Garcia-Ulloa, John, Kühl, Hjalmar S., Humle, Tatanya, Lee, Janice S.H., Koh, Lian Pin

“…Expansion of oil palm plantations has led to extensive wildlife habitat conversion in Southeast Asia [1]. This expansion is driven by a global demand for palm…”
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Small Drones for Community-Based Forest Monitoring: An Assessment of Their Feasibility and Potential in Tropical Areas by Jaime Paneque-Gálvez, Michael K. McCall, Brian M. Napoletano, Serge A. Wich, Lian Pin Koh

“…Data gathered through community-based forest monitoring (CBFM) programs may be as accurate as those gathered by professional scientists, but acquired at a much…”
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An Evaluation of the Factors Affecting ‘Poacher’ Detection with Drones and the Efficacy of Machine-Learning for Detection by Doull, Katie E., Chalmers, Carl, Fergus, Paul, Longmore, Steve, Piel, Alex K., Wich, Serge A.

“…Drones are being increasingly used in conservation to tackle the illegal poaching of animals. An important aspect of using drones for this purpose is…”
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Anticipated climate and land‐cover changes reveal refuge areas for Borneo's orang‐utans by Struebig, Matthew J, Fischer, Manuela, Gaveau, David L. A, Meijaard, Erik, Wich, Serge A, Gonner, Catherine, Sykes, Rachel, Wilting, Andreas, Kramer‐Schadt, Stephanie

“…Habitat loss and climate change pose a double jeopardy for many threatened taxa, making the identification of optimal habitat for the future a conservation…”
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Analysis of deforestation and protected area effectiveness in Indonesia: A comparison of Bayesian spatial models by Brun, Cyrille, Cook, Alex R., Lee, Janice Ser Huay, Wich, Serge A., Koh, Lian Pin, Carrasco, Luis R.

“…•Biodiversity-focused protected areas do not slow down deforestation in Indonesia.•Logging concessions and forest plantations slow down…”
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Ecological correlates of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) density in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania by Chitayat, Adrienne B, Wich, Serge A, Lewis, Matthew, Stewart, Fiona A, Piel, Alex K

“…Understanding the ecological factors that drive animal density patterns in time and space is key to devising effective conservation strategies. In Tanzania,…”
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Understanding External Influences on Target Detection and Classification Using Camera Trap Images and Machine Learning by Westworth, Sally O. A., Chalmers, Carl, Fergus, Paul, Longmore, Steven N., Piel, Alex K., Wich, Serge A.

“…Using machine learning (ML) to automate camera trap (CT) image processing is advantageous for time-sensitive applications. However, little is currently known…”
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Speech-like rhythm in a voiced and voiceless orangutan call by Lameira, Adriano R, Hardus, Madeleine E, Bartlett, Adrian M, Shumaker, Robert W, Wich, Serge A, Menken, Steph B J

“…The evolutionary origins of speech remain obscure. Recently, it was proposed that speech derived from monkey facial signals which exhibit a speech-like rhythm…”
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Correction: Ecological correlates of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) density in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania by Chitayat, Adrienne B, Wich, Serge A, Lewis, Matthew, Stewart, Fiona A, Piel, Alex K

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246628.]…”
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Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on group densities of Thomas' langurs (Presbytis thomasi) within a lowland tropical forest, north Sumatra by Hankinson, Emma, Korstjens, Amanda H., Hill, Ross A., Wich, Serge A., Slater, Helen D., Abdullah, Abdullah, Supradi, Supradi, Marsh, Christopher D., Nijman, Vincent

“…Ecosystems around the globe are facing irreversible impacts due to climate change, habitat destruction, hunting, and an ever‐increasing human population…”
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Metabolic adaptation for low energy throughput in orangutans by Pontzer, Herman, Raichlen, David A., Shumaker, Robert W., Ocobock, Cara, Wich, Serge A., Ellison, Peter T.

“…Energy is the fundamental currency of life—needed for growth, repair, and reproduction—but little is known about the metabolic physiology and evolved energy…”
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Using Drones to Determine Chimpanzee Absences at the Edge of Their Distribution in Western Tanzania by Wich, Serge A., Bonnin, Noémie, Hutschenreiter, Anja, Piel, Alex K., Chitayat, Adrienne, Stewart, Fiona A., Pintea, Lilian, Kerby, Jeffrey T.

“…Effective species conservation management relies on detailed species distribution data. For many species, such as chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), distribution…”
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Understanding the impacts of land-use policies on a threatened species: is there a future for the Bornean orang-utan? by Wich, Serge A, Gaveau, David, Abram, Nicola, Ancrenaz, Marc, Baccini, Alessandro, Brend, Stephen, Curran, Lisa, Delgado, Roberto A, Erman, Andi, Fredriksson, Gabriella M, Goossens, Benoit, Husson, Simon J, Lackman, Isabelle, Marshall, Andrew J, Naomi, Anita, Molidena, Elis, Nardiyono, Nurcahyo, Anton, Odom, Kisar, Panda, Adventus, Purnomo, Rafiastanto, Andjar, Ratnasari, Dessy, Santana, Adi H, Sapari, Imam, van Schaik, Carel P, Sihite, Jamartin, Spehar, Stephanie, Santoso, Eddy, Suyoko, Amat, Tiju, Albertus, Usher, Graham, Atmoko, Sri Suci Utami, Willems, Erik P, Meijaard, Erik

“…The geographic distribution of Bornean orang-utans and its overlap with existing land-use categories (protected areas, logging and plantation concessions) is a…”
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Ebola in great apes – current knowledge, possibilities for vaccination, and implications for conservation and human health by Leendertz, Siv Aina J., Wich, Serge A., Ancrenaz, Marc, Bergl, Richard A., Gonder, Mary K., Humle, Tatyana, Leendertz, Fabian H.

“…Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a threat to human health and to the survival of African great apes. The disease has led to major population declines in…”
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Restoring the orangutan in a Whole- or Half-Earth context by Meijaard, Erik, Sheil, Douglas, Sherman, Julie, Chua, Liana, Ni'matullah, Safwanah, Wilson, Kerrie, Ancrenaz, Marc, Liswanto, Darmawan, Wich, Serge A., Goossens, Benoit, Kühl, Hjalmar S., Voigt, Maria, Rayadin, Yaya, Kurniawan, Yuyun, Trianto, Agus, Priatna, Dolly, Banes, Graham L., Massingham, Emily, Payne, John, Marshall, Andrew J.

“…Various global-scale proposals exist to reduce the loss of biological diversity. These include the Half-Earth and Whole-Earth visions that respectively seek to…”
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Alternative futures for Borneo show the value of integrating economic and conservation targets across borders by Runting, Rebecca K., Meijaard, Erik, Abram, Nicola K., Wells, Jessie A., Gaveau, David L.A., Ancrenaz, Marc, Possingham, Hugh P., Wich, Serge A., Ardiansyah, Fitrian, Gumal, Melvin T., Ambu, Laurentius N., Wilson, Kerrie A.

“…Balancing economic development with international commitments to protect biodiversity is a global challenge. Achieving this balance requires an understanding…”
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Forest fruit production is higher on Sumatra than on Borneo by Wich, Serge A, Vogel, Erin R, Larsen, Michael D, Fredriksson, Gabriella, Leighton, Mark, Yeager, Carey P, Brearley, Francis Q, van Schaik, Carel P, Marshall, Andrew J

“…Various studies have shown that the population densities of a number of forest vertebrates, such as orangutans, are higher on Sumatra than Borneo, and that…”
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