Publications by authors named "Mbangi Kambere"
Strontium isotope (Sr/Sr) analysis with reference to strontium isotope landscapes (Sr isoscapes) allows reconstructing mobility and migration in archaeology, ecology, and forensics. However, despite the vast potential of research involving Sr/Sr analysis particularly in Africa, Sr isoscapes remain unavailable for the largest parts of the continent. Here, we measure the Sr/Sr ratios in 778 environmental samples from 24 African countries and combine this data with published data to model a bioavailable Sr isoscape for sub-Saharan Africa using random forest regression.
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- Scientists study how animals change to survive in different places, which is really important for understanding biology.
- They looked at chimpanzees, our closest relatives, who live in many types of environments like rainforests and savannahs.
- By examining genetic information from wild chimpanzees, they discovered that some chimps have adapted to fight off malaria in similar ways to humans, showing how important genetic diversity is for endangered animals.
Habitat destruction and over-hunting are increasingly threatening the arboreal primates of Central Africa. To establish effective conservation strategies, accurate assessments of primate density, abundance, and spatial distribution are required. To date, the method of choice for primate density estimation is line transect distance sampling.
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- This study provides the first comprehensive catalog of chimpanzee genetic diversity using non-invasive samples collected from 48 sites in Africa, focusing on chromosome 21.
- The research reveals clear genetic differences among the four recognized chimpanzee subspecies and indicates unexpected local genetic exchanges, while also mapping patterns of population isolation, migration, and connectivity.
- Unlike humans, chimpanzees lack a history of long-distance migrations, which may affect their cultural transmission, and the study introduces a precise geolocation method for identifying the origins of confiscated chimpanzees.
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- Chimpanzees are known for having many different ways of acting and culture, similar to humans.!
- The "disturbance hypothesis" says that when humans disturb chimpanzee habitats, it harms their ability to learn and share behaviors.!
- A study showed that chimpanzees living in places with a lot of human activity behave much less normally, meaning we need to protect both their homes and their cultures for conservation efforts.!
To improve our understanding of the evolutionary origins of culture and technology in humans, it is vital that we document the full extent of behavioural diversity in our great ape relatives. About half of the world's remaining chimpanzees (Pan spp.) live in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), yet until now we have known almost nothing about their behaviour.
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