Max-Planck-InstitutDepartment of Primatology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (341) 3550 - 200
fax: +49 (341) 3550 - 299
Publications
Heinicke, S., Mundry, R., Boesch, C., Amarasekaran, B., Barrie, A., Brncic, T., Brugière, D., Campbell, G., Carvalho, J., Danquah, E., Dowd, D., Eshuis, H., Fleury-Brugière, M.-C., Gamys, J., Ganas, J., Gatti, S., Ginn, L., Goedmakers, A., Granier, N., Herbinger, I., Hillers, A., Jones, S., Junker, J., Kouakou, C., Lapeyre, V., Leinert, V., Maisels, F., Marrocoli, S., Molokwu-Odozi, M., N'Goran, P. K., Pacheco, L., Regnaut, S., Sop, T., Ton, E., van Schijndel, J., Vergnes, V., Voigt, M., Welsh, A., Wessling, E. G., Williamson, E. A., & Kühl, H. S. (2019). Advancing conservation planning for western chimpanzees using IUCN SSC A.P.E.S.—the case of a taxon-specific database. Environmental Research Letters,14(6): 064001.  Open Access DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Wessling, E. G., Oelze, V. M., Eshuis, H., Pruetz, J. D., & Kühl, H. S. (2019). Stable isotope variation in savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) indicate avoidance of energetic challenges through dietary compensation at the limits of the range. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,168(4), 665-675. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Kühl, H. S., Boesch, C., Kulik, L., Haas, F., Arandjelovic, M., Dieguez, P., Bocksberger, G., McElreath, M. B., Agbor, A., Angedakin, S., Ayimisin, A. E., Bailey, E., Barubiyo, D., Bessone, M., Brazzola, G., Chancellor, R., Cohen, H., Coupland, C., Danquah, E., Deschner, T., Dowd, D., Dunn, A., Egbe, V. E., Eshuis, H., Goedmakers, A., Granjon, A.-C., Head, J. S., Hedwig, D., Hermans, V., Imong, I., Jeffery, K. J., Jones, S., Junker, J., Kadam, P., Kambere, M., Kambi, M., Kienast, I., Kujirakwinja, D., Langergraber, K., Lapuente, J., Larson, B., Lee, K., Leinert, V., Llana, M., Maretti, G., Marrocoli, S., Martin, R., Mbi, T. J., Meier, A., Morgan, B., Morgan, D., Mulindahabi, F., Murai, M., Neil, E., Niyigaba, P., Ormsby, L. J., Orume, R., Pacheco, L., Piel, A., Preece, J., Regnaut, S., Rundus, A., Sanz, C., van Schijndel, J., Sommer, V., Stewart, F., Tagg, N., Vendras, E., Vergnes, V., Welsh, A., Wessling, E. G., Willie, J., Wittig, R. M., Yuh, Y. G., Yurkiw, K., Zuberbuehler, K., & Kalan, A. K. (2019). Human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioral diversity. Science,363(6434), 1453-1455. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Heinicke, S., Mundry, R., Boesch, C., Amarasekaran, B., Barrie, A., Brncic, T., Brugière, D., Campbell, G., Carvalho, J., Danquah, E., Dowd, D., Eshuis, H., Fleury-Brugière, M.-C., Gamys, J., Ganas, J., Gatti, S., Ginn, L., Goedmakers, A., Granier, N., Herbinger, I., Hillers, A., Jones, S., Junker, J., Kouakou, C. Y., Lapeyre, V., Leinert, V., Marrocoli, S., Molokwu-Odozi, M., N'Goran, P. K., Normand, E., Pacheco, L., Regnaut, S., Sop, T., Ton, E., van Schijndel, J., Vendras, E., Vergnes, V., Welsh, A., Wessling, E. G., & Kühl, H. S. (2019). Characteristics of positive deviants in western chimpanzee populations. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,7: 16. Open Access DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Kühl, H. S., Boesch, C., Kulik, L., Haas, F., Arandjelovic, M., Dieguez, P., Bocksberger, G., Agbor, A., Angedakin, S., Ayimisin, A. E., Bessone, M., Brazzola, G., Chancellor, R., Cohen, H., Coupland, C., Danquah, E., Deschner, T., Dowd, D., Goedmakers, A., Granjon, A.-C., Head, J. S., Hedwig, D., Hermans, V., Jones, S., Junker, J., Langergraber, K. E., Lapuente, J., Lee, K., Llana, M., Marrocoli, S., Martin, R., McCarthy, M., Meier, A., Morgan, D., Murai, M., Neil, E., Normand, E., Ormsby, L. J., Pacheco, L., Piel, A., Regnaut, S., Rundus, A., Sanz, C., Stewart, F., Tagg, N., Vergnes, V., Welsh, A., Wessling, E. G., Willie, J., Wittig, R. M., Yuh, Y. G., Yuh, Y. G., Yurkiw, K., & Kalan, A. K. (2019). Inclusive chimpanzee conservation—Response. Science,364(6445), 1040-1041. DOI BibTeX Endnote |
| Wessling, E. G., Kühl, H. S., Mundry, R., Deschner, T., & Pruetz, J. D. (2018). The costs of living at the edge: Seasonal stress in wild savanna-dwelling chimpanzees. Journal of Human Evolution,121, 1-11. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Tagg, N., McCarthy, M., Dieguez, P., Bocksberger, G., Willie, J., Mundry, R., Stewart, F., Arandjelovic, M., Widness, J., Landsmann, A., Agbor, A., Angedakin, S., Ayimisin, A. E., Bessone, M., Brazzola, G., Corogenes, K., Heegde, M. t., Deschner, T., Dilambaka, E., Eno-Nku, M., Eshuis, H., Goedmakers, A., Granjon, A.-C., Head, J. S., Hermans, V., Jones, S., Kadam, P., Kambi, M., Langergraber, K., Lapeyre, V., Lapuente, J., Lee, K., Leinert, V., Maretti, G., Marrocoli, S., Meier, A., Nicholl, S., Normand, E., Ormsby, L. J., Piel, A., Robinson, O., Sommer, V., Tickle, A., Ton, E., van Schijndel, J., Vanleeuwe, H., Vergnes, V., Wessling, E. G., Wittig, R. M., Zuberbuehler, K., Kühl, H. S., & Boesch, C. (2018). Nocturnal activity in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Evidence for flexible sleeping patterns and insights into human evolution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,166(3), 510-529. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Wessling, E. G. (2018). Challenging the notion of chimpanzees as a strictly forest-adapted species: Biomarker variation of chimpanzees on the edge. PhD Thesis, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig. BibTeX Endnote | |
| Ndiaye, P. I., Lindshield, S. M., Badji, L., Pacheco, L., Wessling, E. G., Boyer, K. M., & Pruetz, J. D. (2018). Survey of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) outside protected areas in Southeastern Senegal. African Journal of Wildlife Research,48(1): 013007. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Wessling, E. G., Deschner, T., Mundry, R., Pruetz, J. D., Wittig, R. M., & Kühl, H. S. (2018). Seasonal variation in physiology challenges the notion of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) as a forest-adapted species. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,6: 60. Open Access DOI BibTeX Endnote |
| Kühl, H. S., Sop, T., Williamson, E. A., Mundry, R., Brugière, D., Campbell, G., Cohen, H., Danquah, E., Ginn, L., Herbinger, I., Jones, S., Junker, J., Kormos, R., Kouakou, C. Y., N'Goran, P. K., Normand, E., Shutt-Phillips, K., Tickle, A., Vendras, E., Welsh, A., Wessling, E. G., & Boesch, C. (2017). The critically endangered western chimpanzee declines by 80%. American Journal of Primatology,79(9): e22681. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Wessling, E. G., Kühl, H. S., Deschner, T., Mundry, R., & Pruetz, J. (2017). Seasonal variation in indicators of climatic and ecological stress in savannah-dwelling chimpanzees. Folia primatologica,88(2), 113. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Pruetz, J. D., Boyer Ontl, K., Cleaveland, E., Lindshield, S., Marshack, J., & Wessling, E. G. (2017). Intragroup lethal aggression in West African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus): Inferred killing of a former alpha male at Fongoli, Senegal. International Journal of Primatology,38(1), 31-57. DOI BibTeX Endnote |
| Oelze, V. M., Fahy, G. E., Hohmann, G., Robbins, M. M., Leinert, V., Lee, K., Eshuis, H., Seiler, N., Wessling, E. G., Head, J. S., Boesch, C., & Kühl, H. S. (2016). Comparative isotope ecology of African great apes. Journal of Human Evolution,101, 1-16. DOI BibTeX Endnote |
| Wessling, E. G., Kühl, H. S., Deschner, T., & Pruetz, J. D. (2015). Constraints associated with living in a savannah-woodland environment: Seasonal stress patterns in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Fongoli, Senegal. Folia primatologica,86(4), 380. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Pruetz, J. D., Bertolani, P., Boyer Ontl, K., Lindshield, S., Shelley, M., & Wessling, E. (2015). New evidence on the tool-assisted hunting exhibited by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in a savannah habitat at Fongoli, Sénégal. Royal Society Open Science,2(2): 140507. Open Access DOI BibTeX Endnote |
Presentations and lectures
E.G. Wessling, T. Deschner, H. Kühl, J.D. Pruetz. 2015. Constraints associated with living in a savanna-woodland environment: seasonal stress patterns in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Fongoli, Senegal. 6th European Federation for Primatology Meeting, Rome, August 2015.
Wessling, E.G. 2013. Déterminants de la limite de portée chimpanzé (Pan troglodytes verus) et les contraintes de l'Ouest africain savane boisée. Wenner Gren Engaged Anthropology Workshop : Atelier des Chimpanzés du Sénégal, Kedougou, Senegal.
M. Gaspersic, S. Lindshield, C. Tourkakis, E. Wessling, J. Pruetz. 2010. Tool use by Fongoli chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus): Navigating a savanna mosaic environment. Invited symposium, ‘Landscapes for Tool Use’ (D. Fragaszy, organizer) at the XXIII Congress of the International Primatological Society, Kyoto, Japan.
Wessling, E.G., J.D. Pruetz. 2010. Methodological considerations of daily path length measurements of West African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Midwest Primate Interest Group Conference, Chicago, IL.
Wessling, E.G. 2010. Status-dependent differences in home range use among Fongoli chimpanzees. GIS Poster Symposium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Wessling E.G., J.D. Pruetz. 2008. Selection of microhabitat and likelihood of germination for mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) dispersed Castilla elastica seeds. ISU Honors Poster Symposium, Ames, IA.
Public outreach
Wessling E.G. 2009. Video footage of a chimpanzee using a tool to extract a bushbaby from a cavity at Fongoli, Senegal. 92 seconds. Sold to National Geographic for inclusion in 2010 documentary about Fongoli chimpanzees titled “Chimps: Next of Kin”.
Chimp & See, (http://www.chimpandsee.org) Scientist/Moderator. Ongoing (2015-Present).
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