The Bonobos: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation Book

Contributors     ix
Introduction   Takeshi Furuichi   Jo Thompson     1
Behavioral Study Section
Foreword   Frans B.M. de Waal     11
The Bonobo's Adaptive Potential: Social Relations under Captive Conditions   Jeroen M.G. Stevens   Hilde Vervaecke   Linda Van Elsacker     19
What Does Agonistic Dominance Imply in Bonobos?   Tommaso Paoli   Elisabetta Palagi     39
Social Play in Bonobos: Not Only an Immature Matter   Elisabetta Palagi   Tommaso Paoli     55
Gestures and Multimodal Signaling in Bonobos   Amy S. Pollick   Annette Jeneson   Frans B.M. de Waal     75
Ecological Study Section
Foreword   Richard Wrangham     97
Longitudinal Structure of a Unit-group of Bonobos: Male Philopatry and Possible Fusion of Unit-groups   Chie Hashimoto   Yasuko Tashiro   Emi Hibino   Mbangi Mulavwa   Kumugo Yangozene   Takeshi Furuichi   Gen'ichi Idani   Osamu Takenaka     107
Seasonal Changes in Fruit Production and Party Size of Bonobos at Wamba   Mbangi Mulavwa   Takeshi Furuichi   Kumugo Yangozene   Mikwaya Yamba-Yamba   Balemba Motema-Salo   Gen'ichi Idani   Hiroshi Ihobe   Chie Hashimoto   Yasuko Tashiro   Ndunda Mwanza     121
Relationships among Fruit Abundance, Ranging Rate, and Party Size and Composition of Bonobos at Wamba   Takeshi Furuichi   Mbangi Mulavwa   Kumugo Yangozene   Mikwaya Yamba-Yamba   Balemba Motema-Salo   Gen'ichi Idani   Hiroshi Ihobe   Chie Hashimoto   Yasuko Tashiro   Ndunda Mwanza     135
Bonobo (Pan paniscus) Density Estimation in the SW-Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo: Common Methodology Revisited   Meike Mohneke   Barbara Fruth     151
Ecological Factors Influencing Bonobo Density and Distribution in the Salonga National Park: Applications for Population Assessment   Gay Edwards Reinartz   Patrick Guislain   T.D. Mboyo Bolinga   Edmond Isomana   Bila-Isia Inogwabini   Ndouzo Bokomo   Maufta Ngamankosi   Lisalama Wema Wema     167
Range Occupation and Population Estimates of Bonobos in the Salonga National Park: Application to Large-scale Surveys of Bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo   Falk Grossmann   John A. Hart   Ashley Vosper   Omari Ilambu     189
Conservation Study Section
Foreword   Cosma Wilungula Balongelwa     219
Traditional Land-use Practices for Bonobo Conservation   Jo Myers Thompson   Lubuta Mbokoso Nestor   Richard Bovundja Kabanda     227
Human Hunting and its Impact on Bonobos in the Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo   John A. Hart   Falk Grossmann   Ashley Vosper   Jose Ilanga     245
The Bonobos of the Lake Tumba-Lake Maindombe Hinterland: Threats and Opportunities for Population Conservation   Bila-Isia Inogwabini   Matungila Bewa   Mbende Longwango   Mbezo Abokome   Miezi Vuvu     273
Changes in the Status of Bonobos, their Habitat, and the Situation of Humans at Wamba in the Luo Scientific Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo   Gen'ichi Idani   Ndunda Mwanza   Hiroshi Ihobe   Chie Hashimoto   Yasuko Tashiro   Takeshi Furuichi     291
The Conservation Value of Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary   Claudine Andre   Crispin Kamate   Pierrot Mbonzo   Dominique Morel   Brian Hare     303
Index     323