Apes in the Anthropocene: flexibility and survival

Kimberley J. Hockings; Matthew R. McLennan; Susana Carvalho; Marc Ancrenaz; René Bobe; R.W. Byrne; Robin I.M. Dunbar; Tetsuro Matsuzawa; William C. McGrew; Elizabeth A. Williamson; Michael L. Wilson; Bernard Wood; Richard W. Wrangham; Catherine M. Hill

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2015.02.002

Apes in the Anthropocene: flexibility and survival

Kimberley J. Hockings, Matthew R. McLennan, Susana Carvalho, Marc Ancrenaz, René Bobe, R.W. Byrne, Robin I.M. Dunbar, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, William C. McGrew, Elizabeth A. Williamson, Michael L. Wilson, Bernard Wood, Richard W. Wrangham, Catherine M. Hill

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Abstract

We are in a new epoch, the Anthropocene, and research into our closest living relatives, the great apes, must keep pace with the rate that our species is driving change. While a goal of many studies is to understand how great apes behave in natural contexts, the impact of human activities must increasingly be taken into account. This is both a challenge and an opportunity, which can importantly inform research in three diverse fields: cognition, human evolution, and conservation. No long-term great ape research site is wholly unaffected by human influence, but research at those that are especially affected by human activity is particularly important for ensuring that our great ape kin survive the Anthropocene.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215-222
Number of pages	8
Journal	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	30
Issue number	4
Early online date	9 Mar 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.02.002
Publication status	Published - Apr 2015

Keywords

Great apes
Anthropogenic disturbance
Behavioural flexibility
Ape cognition
Hominin coexistence
Human–wildlife interaction

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