Publications by authors named "Helene Birot"
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- Gibbons are the smallest apes known for their unique songs, which are studied for their evolution and social behavior.
- The Borneo Nature Foundation is using recordings of gibbon songs to enhance conservation and educational outreach efforts.
- Utilizing primate acoustics can create engaging educational tools like apps and games to raise awareness about gibbons and promote their conservation.
Civet coffee is produced with coffee beans that have passed through the digestive tract of civets which are then processed for drinking. Outlets, known as civet coffee tourism plantations are popular tourist attractions in Bali, Indonesia. These outlets keep caged civets for public viewing and sell civet coffee.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnimals have evolved an array of spectacular weapons, including antlers, forceps, proboscises, stingers, tusks and horns [1]. Weapons can be present in males and females of species needing to defend critical limiting resources, including food (rhinoceros beetles, Trypoxylus) and territories (fang blennies, Meiacanthus) [1-3]. Chemicals, including sprays, ointments and injected venoms, are another defence system used by animals.
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- - Canopy bridges were constructed in Cipaganti, West Java, to connect fragmented habitats for the Javan slow loris, which struggles to move between trees in human-dominated areas.
- - Data from motion-triggered cameras showed that slow lorises began using the bridges about 12.9 days after installation, resulting in a slight increase in home range size and a significant reduction in time spent on the ground.
- - The waterline bridges not only supported slow lorises but also helped with local farmers' irrigation, highlighting the bridges' dual role in conservation and community benefits.