People

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David Beaune

• post-doc
• Consumption, dispersal and germination of seeds: the role of bonobos in the ecosystem of the Congo basin

Verena Behringer

• postdoc
• Live history patterns of bonobos and chimpanzees and their relation to modern humans

Zanna Clay

• post-doc
• Vocal communication in bonobos: insights into the evolution of language

Heidi Douglas

• PhD student
• female bonobo reproductive strategies and mate choice

Barbara Fruth

• senior scientist

Lucas Goldstone

• MSC
• food competition in male bonobos

Gottfried Hohmann

• group leader and supervisor of the bonobo research group

Paul Kuchenbuch

• PhD student
• Development of Gestural Communication in Bonobos in the Wild

Sean Lee

• PhD student
• development and maturation of wild bonobos

Liza Moscovice

• post doc
• endocrine correlates of social bonding and cooperation in female bonobos

Musuyu Muganza

• PhD student
• nutritional and pharmacological properties of wild forest plants

Niina Nurmi

• PhD student
• costs and benefits of sociality in wild female bonobos

Gilbert Ramos

• PhD student
• Positional Behavior of Pan paniscus at Lui Kotale

Isaac Schamberg

• PhD student
• Vocal Communication in Wild Bonobos

Martin Surbeck

• post doc
• Intersexual relationships in bonobos (Pan paniscus), a multi-male multi-female society with male-female co-dominance

• Nono Bondjengo: research assistant
• Laura Inigo: research assistant 
• Esperance Miezi: camp and research administration Luikotale
• Michele Mignini: research assistant
• Matthis Petit: research assistant
• Matthew Stritch: research assistant
• Rudolphe Violleau: research assistant
• Leanne Van der Weyde: research assistant

• Chloe Bourson
• Kati Castadi
• Heather Cohen
• Max Koelbl
• Gaby Kitengi
• Noemie Lamon
• Tim Lewis-Bale
• Robin Loveridge
• Pete Massey   
• Jonathan Merkle
• Simon-Pierre Ndimbo
• Juan Ortega
• Charlotte Payne
• Lucie Raveaux
• Amandine Renaud
• Wilson Scherer
• Kathrine Steward
• Osamu Terao
• Robin Thiessen-Bock
• Pauline Toni
• Sonja Trautmann
• Bastian van der Veer
• Marc van Zyl
• Jakob Villioth
• Ian Warrington