Course PrimBio 01/02
Course of Essentials
01-04/02/2010
We are happy to advertise a special highlight: The Course of Essentials
From February 1-4, 2010 we will conduct a course with a wide range of primate related topics.
Therefore we re-invite some speakers of former courses, e.g.:
| Monday, 01.02.. |
| 12:45 am |
Registration |
| 01:30 pm |
Welcome, Information about EUPRIM-Net and the Course Series
Eckhard Heymann, Deike Terruhn
„Please, introduce yourself!“ - making your acquaintance |
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| 02:00 |
Primate diversity and phylogenetics handout
Christian Roos, DPZ |
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Discussion
Break |
| 03.15 |
General Behaviour and Social behaviour handout
Karolina Westlund, SMI, Sweden
cancelled and replaced by:
Olfactory Communication handout
Eckhard W. Heymann, DPZ |
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Discussion
Break |
| 05:00 |
Vocal and Visual Communication handout
Kurt Hammerschmidt, DPZ |
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Discussion |
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| ca. 06:15 |
Buffet at DPZ
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| Tuesday, 02.02. |
| 09:00 am |
Primate feeding ecology handout, references
Jörg Ganzhorn , Hamburg University, Germany
paper 1, paper 2, paper 3, paper 4 |
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Discussion
Break |
| 11:00 |
Metabolism and digestive physiology handout 1, handout 2, handout 3, handout 4
Mike Power, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA |
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Discussion |
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| 12:30 |
Lunch at DPZ |
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| 02:00 pm |
Diseases and parasites of wild primates handout 1, handout 2
Thomas Gillespie, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
to prepare the lecture: paper 1, paper 2 |
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Discussion
Break |
| 04:00 |
Primate pathology handout
Franz-Josef Kaup, DPZ |
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Discussion |
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Transfer: Bus No. 5 from “Kellnerweg” to “Markt” at 5:09 or 5:39 |
| 06:00 |
Guided City Tour / Town of Göttingen |
| 07:30 |
Dinner in the "Kartoffelhaus" |
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| Wednesday, 03.02. |
| 09:00 am |
Non-invasive Endocrine Assessment in Primatology: Methodologies and Application
Michael Heistermann, DPZ handout |
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Discussion
Break |
| 11:00 |
Primate Mating and Social Systems handout
Julia Ostner, University of Göttingen, Germany |
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Discussion |
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| 12:30 |
Lunch at DPZ |
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Guided Tour through the DPZ Facilities |
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| 02:00 pm |
Physiology of Reproduction,
1st part: Fundamentals on the Physiology of Macaque Reproduction and Breeding in Captivity handout
Polani Seshagiri, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India |
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Discussion
Break |
| 04:00 |
Physiology of Reproduction,
2nd part: Folliculogenesis, Ovulation and early Development in Macaques handout
Polani Seshagiri, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India |
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Discussion |
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| 07:30 |
Dinner at Mazzoni |
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| Thursday, 04.02. |
| 09:00 am |
Immunogenetics handout
Ronald Bontrop, BPRC, Rijswijk, The Netherlands |
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Discussion
Break |
| 11:00 |
Stress and its impact on behaviour and cognition handout
Chris Pryce, Zurich, Switzerland |
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Discussion |
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| 12:30 |
Lunch at DPZ |
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| 02:00 pm |
Is housing stressful? Influence of animal technicians working style handout
Christian Schnell, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland |
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Discussion
Break |
| 04:00 |
Key issues in environmental enrichment – satisfying behavioural needs handout
Hannah Buchanan-Smith, University of Stirling, Scotland |
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Discussion |
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Optional Exam (1 hour) |
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07:30 |
Dinner at the castle Plesse |
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Subject to modifications |
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The course as a part of the EUPRIM-Net project is supported by the European Union. Therefore no course fee is needed. The costs for lunch, coffee breaks and the dinner on Monday are beared by the project.
Participants are responsible for paying their expenses if the like to attend to the dinners on the other days.
Registration is closed. |
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