Professor
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
I received my PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1994 on the introduction of Sika deer to Scotland. I went to Gabon in 1993 as a postdoctoral researcher and became Director of the Station d’Etudes des Gorilles et Chimpanzés (SEGC) in Lopé National Park, in 2000, a post I held until 2007. I spent several years studying ape ecology before pioneering research into the ecology of mandrills and supervising several PhDs on large mammal ecology and conservation. Working alongside colleagues from the Wildlife Conservation Society, during my time resident in Lopé from 1994-2008, I supported ecological research training activities in Lopé, including building the CEDAMM training centre which is still operational today, training ecoguards and early career field researchers. We also set up community outreach projects, an Eco-museum and a mandrill tourism project, which have all continued to this day. I have influenced environmental policy in Central Africa, through national administrations, and also through engagement with donors and international agencies, such as IUCN, WCMC and the European Commission. I am also a successful botanical artist and my work is widely published. I am an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Primate Specialist Group, a appointed member of the Darwin Expert Committee, Central Africa representative for the Africa Chapter of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, and an Associate Researcher for the National Centre for Research in Science and Technology in Gabon (CENAREST).
British Ecological Society President's Medal 2023
The British Ecological Society
The President's Medal awards an individual for a significant career contribution to ecological science and conservation.
Note of Thanks Address, Edinburgh Medal
City of Edinburgh Council
Edinburgh Medal awarded to Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka. I was invited by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh to give the address
GCRF TRADE, Development and the Environment (TRADE) Hub
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Long term trends in Central African Forest phenology
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux
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Census of the Gorilla and Chimpanzee Populations
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: CIRMF
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Evaluation of WWF African Bushmeat Initiative, West Central and East Africa
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: WWF International
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Development of a National Strategy for Management of Bushmeat use in Gabon
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Wildlife Conservation Society
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Darwin Initiative
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
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Article
Regional patterns of wild animal hunting in African tropical forests
Ingram DJ, Froese GZL, Carroll D, Bürkner PC, Maisels F, Abugiche AS, Allebone-Webb S, Balmford A, Cornelis D, Dethier M, Dounias E, Ekodeck HG, Emogor CA, Fa JE & Abernethy K (2025) Regional patterns of wild animal hunting in African tropical forests. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01494-5
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Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests
Abernethy K & Jeffery K (2025) Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08663-2
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McQuade J, Nguelet F, Lilian Brice M, Abernethy K, Cusack J, Do Linh San E, Lehmann D, Midoko Iponga D, Trouvé C, Whytock R & Akomo‐Okoue E (2024) Range Extension and Behavioural Observations of the Flat‐Headed Cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) in Gabon. African Journal of Ecology, 62 (4), Art. No.: e13332. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13332
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Sullivan MK, Vleminckx J, Bissiemou PAM, Niangadouma R, Mayoungou MI, Temba JL, Bénédet F, Abernethy K, Queenborough SA & Comita LS (2024) Low-intensity logging alters species and functional composition, but does not negatively impact key ecosystem services in a Central African tropical forest. Global Ecology and Conservation, 53, Art. No.: e02996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02996
Technical Report
Dempsey et al 2024 Cercocebus and Mandrillus conservation action plan 2024–2028
Dempsey A, Fernandez D, McCabe G, Abernethy K, Abwe EE, Gonedele Bi S, Kivai SM, Ngoubangoye B, Maisels F, Matsuda Goodwin R, McGraw WS, McLester E, ter Meulen T, Oates JF & Paddock CL (2024) Dempsey et al 2024 Cercocebus and Mandrillus conservation action plan 2024–2028. IUCN. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.2305/TKFB8167
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Din Dipita A, Missoup AD, Aguillon S, Lecompte E, Momboua BR, Chaber A, Abernethy K, Njiokou F, Tindo M, Ntie S & Gaubert P (2024) Genetic tracing of the illegal trade of the white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) in western Central Africa. Scientific Reports, 14, Art. No.: 13131. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63666-9
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Keany JM, Burns P, Abraham AJ, Jantz P, Makaga L, Saatchi S, Maisels F, Abernethy K & Doughty CE (2024) Using multiscale lidar to determine variation in canopy structure from African forest elephant trails. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Early View, pp. 1-14. https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/rse2.395; https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.395
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Updated distribution of spotted hyaenas in Gabon reveals resident populations
Orbell C, Abernethy KA, Akomo‐Okoue EF, Bourgeois S, Bunnefeld N, Dloniak SM, Ebang‐Mbele A, Nguema AGE, Ebouta F, Fonteyn D, Kakoua J, Maganga P, Mamboundou Koiuma G, White LJT & Whytock RC (2024) Updated distribution of spotted hyaenas in Gabon reveals resident populations. African Journal of Ecology, 62 (2), Art. No.: e13272. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13272
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Tsetagho G, Bradfer-Lawrence T, Taku AI, Abernethy KA, Abwe EE, Angwafo ET, Atuo F, Fichtler M, Fotso R, Shirley MH, Morgan BJ, Languy M, Maisels F, Oslisly R & Whytock RC (2023) Modeling the potential distribution of the threatened Grey-necked Picathartes Picathartes oreas across its entire range. Bird Conservation International, 33, Art. No.: e65. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959270923000175
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Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia
Tinsman JC, Gruppi C, Bossu CM, Prigge T, Harrigan RJ, Zaunbrecher V, Koepfli K, LeBreton M, Njabo K, Wenda C, Xing S, Abernethy K, Ades G, Akeredolu E, Andrew IB, Barrett TA, Bernáthová I, Černá Bolfíková B, Diffo JL, Difouo Fopa G, Ebong LE, Godwill I, Koumba Pambo AF, Labuschagne K, Nwobegahay Mbekem J, Momboua BR, Mousset Moumbolou CL, Ntie S, Rose-Jeffreys E, Simo FT, Sundar K, Swiacká M, Takuo JM, Talla VNK, Tamoufe U, Dingle C, Ruegg K, Bonebrake TC & Smith TB (2023) Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia. Science, 382 (6676), pp. 1282-1286. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi5066
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Weber A, Lighten J, van Oosterhout C, Guibinga Mickala A, Ntie S, Mickala P, Lehmann D, Abernethy K & Anthony N (2023) What mandrills leave behind: using fecal samples to characterize the major histocompatibility complex in a threatened primate. Conservation Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01587-2
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The biogeography of Gabonese savannas: Evidence from termite community richness and composition
Evouna Ondo F, Jeffery KJ, Whytock R, Abernethy K, Couteron P, Eggleton P, Griffin C, Ostle NJ, Koumba Pambo A, Ngomanda A, Edzang Ndong J & Parr CL (2023) The biogeography of Gabonese savannas: Evidence from termite community richness and composition. Journal of Biogeography, 50 (9), pp. 1505-1518. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14671
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Wilfried G, Ella E, Takenoshita Y, Brice L, Koumba M, Loïque F, Nguelet M, Iwata Y, Ando C, Mavoungou J & Abernethy K (2023) Diet Composition and Feeding Ecology of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in a Lowland Tropical Forest in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon. African Study Monographs, 43. https://doi.org/10.34548/asm.43.42
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Introduction to grassland ecosystems: Life, fire and the carbon cycle
Subke J & Abernethy K (2023) Introduction to grassland ecosystems: Life, fire and the carbon cycle. timeforgeography.co.uk [Video] 01.05.2023. https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos-container/grassland-ecosystems-life-fire-and-the-carbon-cycle/
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Whytock RC, Suijten T, van Deursen T, Świeżewski J, Mermiaghe H, Madamba N, Mouckoumou N, Zwerts JA, Pambo AFK, Bahaa‐el‐din L, Brittain S, Lehmann D, Orbell C, White LJT & Abernethy KA (2023) Real‐time alerts from AI‐enabled camera traps using the Iridium satellite network: A case‐study in Gabon, Central Africa. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14 (3), pp. 867-874. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14036
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Ementine Durand-Bessart C, Cordeiro NJ, Chapman CA, Abernethy K, Forget P, Fontaine C & ßois Bretagnolle F (2023) Trait matching and sampling effort shape the structure of the frugivory network in Afrotropical forests. New Phytologist, 237 (4), pp. 1446-1462. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18619
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Can diet niche partitioning enhance sexual dimorphism?
Bauld JT, Abernethy KA, Newton J, Lehmann D, Jones IL & Bussière LF (2022) Can diet niche partitioning enhance sexual dimorphism?. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (12), Art. No.: e9599. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9599
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The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change
Chapman CA, Abernethy K, Chapman LJ, Downs C, Effiom EO, Gogarten JF, Golooba M, Kalbitzer U, Lawes MJ, Mekonnen A, Omeja P, Razafindratsima O, Sheil D, Tabor GM, Tumwesigye C & Sarkar D (2022) The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, Art. No.: 790552. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.790552
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Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change
Aguirre‐Gutiérrez J, Berenguer E, Oliveras Menor I, Bauman D, Corral-Rivas JJ, Nava-Miranda MG, Both S, Ndong JE, Ondo FE, Bengone NN, Mihinhou V, Dalling JW, Abernethy K, Jeffery KJ & White LJT (2022) Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6, pp. 878-889. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01747-6
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Willis J, Ingram DJ, Abernethy K, Kemalasari D, Muchlish U, Sampurna Y, Iponga DM & Coad L (2022) WILDMEAT interventions database: A new database of interventions addressing unsustainable wild meat hunting, consumption and trade. African Journal of Ecology, 60 (2), pp. 205-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13000
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Guibinga Mickala A, Weber A, Ntie S, Gahlot P, Lehmann D, Mickala P, Abernethy K & Anthony N (2022) Estimation of the census (Nc) and effective (Ne) population size of a wild mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) horde in the Lopé National Park, Gabon using a non-invasive genetic approach. Conservation Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-022-01458-2
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Sullivan MK, Biessiemou PAM, Niangadouma R, Abernethy K, Queenborough SA & Comita L (2022) A decade of diversity and forest structure: Post-logging patterns across life stages in an Afrotropical forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 513, Art. No.: 120169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120169
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MASTREE+: time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents
Hacket-Pain A, Foest JJ, Pearse IS, LaMontagne JM, Koenig WD, Vacchiano G, Bogdziewicz M, Caignard T, Celebias P, van Dormolen J, Fernández-Martínez M, Moris JV, Abernethy K, Jeffery K & White LJT (2022) MASTREE+: time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents. Global Change Biology, 28 (9), pp. 3066-3082. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16130
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Duncanson L, Kellner JR, Armston J, Dubayah R, Minor DM, Hancock S, Healey SP, Patterson PL, Saarela S, Marselis S, Silva CE, Bruening J, Abernethy K, Jeffery KJ & White LJT (2022) Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission. Remote Sensing of Environment, 270, Art. No.: 112845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112845
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Long-term monitoring of wildlife populations for protected area management in Southeast Asia
Nuttall MN, Griffin O, Fewster RM, McGowan PJK, Abernethy K, O'Kelly H, Nut M, Sot V & Bunnefeld N (2022) Long-term monitoring of wildlife populations for protected area management in Southeast Asia. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (2), Art. No.: e614. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.614
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The role of incentive-based instruments and social equity in conservation conflict interventions
Rakotonarivo SO, Bell AR, Abernethy K, Minderman J, Duthie AB, Redpath S, Keane A, Travers H, Bourgeois S, Moukagni L, Cusack JJ, Jones IL, Pozo RA & Bunnefeld N (2021) The role of incentive-based instruments and social equity in conservation conflict interventions. Ecology and Society, 26 (2), Art. No.: 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12306-260208
Book Chapter
Status, Trends, and Scenarios of Invasive Alien Species in Gabon
Mikissa JB, Pambo AFK, Ngoyi EB, Jeffery KJ, White L & Abernethy K (2021) Status, Trends, and Scenarios of Invasive Alien Species in Gabon. In: Invasive Alien Species: Observations and Issues from Around the World, Volume 1: Issues and Invasions in Africa. Oxford: Wiley, pp. 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119607045.ch4
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Ingram DJ, Coad L, Milner-Gulland EJ, Parry L, Wilkie D, Bakarr MI, Benítez-López A, Bennett EL, Bodmer R, Cowlishaw G, El Bizri HR, Eves HE, Fa JE, Golden CD & Abernethy K (2021) Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 46, pp. 221-254. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-041020-063132
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Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots
Blundo C, Carilla J, Grau R, Malizia A, Malizia L, Osinaga-Acosta O, Bird M, Bradford M, Catchpole D, Ford A, Graham A, Hilbert D, Kemp J, Abernethy K & Jeffery K (2021) Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots. Biological Conservation, 260, Art. No.: 108849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108849
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Fine root dynamics across pantropical rainforest ecosystems
Huaraca Huasco W, Riutta T, Girardin CAJ, Hancco Pacha F, Puma Vilca BL, Moore S, Rifai SW, Del Aguila Pasquel J, Araujo Murakami A, Freitag R, Morel AC, Demissie S, Jeffery KL, White LJT & Abernethy KA (2021) Fine root dynamics across pantropical rainforest ecosystems. Global Change Biology, 27 (15), pp. 3657-3680. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15677
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Robust ecological analysis of camera trap data labelled by a machine learning model
Whytock RC, Świeżewski J, Zwerts JA, Bara‐Słupski T, Koumba Pambo AF, Rogala M, Bahaa‐el‐din L, Boekee K, Brittain S, Cardoso AW, Henschel P, Lehmann D, Momboua B, Orbell C & Abernethy KA (2021) Robust ecological analysis of camera trap data labelled by a machine learning model. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12 (6), pp. 1080-1092. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13576
Article
A distinct ecotonal tree community exists at central African forest-savanna transitions
Cardoso AW, Oliveras I, Abernethy KA, Jeffery KJ, Glover S, Lehmann D, Edzang Ndong J, White LJT, Bond WJ & Malhi Y (2021) A distinct ecotonal tree community exists at central African forest-savanna transitions. Journal of Ecology, 109 (3), pp. 1170-1183. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13549
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Pantropical modelling of canopy functional traits using Sentinel-2 remote sensing data
Aguirre-Gutiérrez J, Rifai S, Shenkin A, Oliveras I, Bentley LP, Svátek M, Girardin CAJ, Both S, Riutta T, Berenguer E, Kissling WD, Bauman D, Abernethy K, Jeffery KJ & White LJT (2021) Pantropical modelling of canopy functional traits using Sentinel-2 remote sensing data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 252, Art. No.: 112122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112122
Article
Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests
Hubau W, Lewis SL, Phillips OL, Affum-Baffoe K, Beeckman H, Cuní-Sanchez A, Daniels A, Ewango CEN, Fauset S, Mukinzi JM, Sheil D, Sonké B, White LJT, Abernethy K & Jeffery K (2020) Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests. Nature, 579, pp. 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2035-0
Website Content
Cercopithecus cephus ssp. cephus
Maisels F & Abernethy K (2020) Cercopithecus cephus ssp. cephus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [IUCN website] 2020. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136882A17985034.en
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Cercopithecus cephus ssp. cephodes
Maisels F & Abernethy K (2020) Cercopithecus cephus ssp. cephodes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [IUCN website] 2020. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136915A17985059.en
Article
Long-term collapse in fruit availability threatens Central African forest megafauna
Bush ER, Whytock RC, Bahaa-el-din L, Bourgeois S, Bunnefeld N, Cardoso AW, Dikangadissi JT, Dimbonda P, Dimoto E, Edzang Ndong J, Jeffery KJ, Lehmann D, Makaga L, Momboua B, Momont LRW, Tutin CEG, White LJT, Whittaker A & Abernethy K (2020) Long-term collapse in fruit availability threatens Central African forest megafauna. Science, 370 (6521), pp. 1219-1222. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc7791
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Evaluating the Potential of Full-waveform Lidar for Mapping Pan-Tropical Tree Species Richness
Marselis SM, Abernethy K, Alonso A, Armston J, Baker T, Bastin J, Bogaert J, Boyd D, Boeckx P, Burslem D, Chazdon R, Clark D, Coomes D, Duncanson L & Hancock S (2020) Evaluating the Potential of Full-waveform Lidar for Mapping Pan-Tropical Tree Species Richness. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29 (10), pp. 1799-1816. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13158
Article
COVID-19, Systemic Crisis, and Possible Implications for the Wild Meat Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa
McNamara J, Robinson EJZ, Abernethy K, Midoko Iponga D, Sackey HNK, Wright JH & Milner-Gulland EJ (2020) COVID-19, Systemic Crisis, and Possible Implications for the Wild Meat Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Environmental and Resource Economics, 76 (4), p. 1045–1066. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00474-5
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Rare ground data confirm significant warming and drying in western equatorial Africa
Bush ER, Jeffery K, Bunnefeld N, Tutin C, Musgrave R, Moussavou G, Mihindou V, Malhi Y, Lehmann D, Edzang Ndong J, Makaga L & Abernethy K (2020) Rare ground data confirm significant warming and drying in western equatorial Africa. PeerJ, 8, Art. No.: e8732. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8732
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The Role of Forest Elephants in Shaping Tropical Forest-Savanna Coexistence
Cardoso AW, Malhi Y, Oliveras I, Lehmann D, Ndong JE, Dimoto E, Bush E, Jeffery K, Labriere N, Lewis SL, White LTJ, Bond W & Abernethy K (2020) The Role of Forest Elephants in Shaping Tropical Forest-Savanna Coexistence. Ecosystems, 23 (3), p. 602–616. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-019-00424-3
Article
Monitoring Mega-Crown Leaf Turnover from Space
Bush ER, Mitchard ETA, Silva TSF, Dimoto E, Dimbonda P, Makaga L & Abernethy K (2020) Monitoring Mega-Crown Leaf Turnover from Space. Remote Sensing, 12 (3), Art. No.: 429. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12030429
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Allochrocebus solatus (errata version published in 2019)
Abernethy K, Maisels F & Coad L (2019) Allochrocebus solatus (errata version published in 2019). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [IUCN website] 2019. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T4230A154209091.en
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Abernethy K & Maisels F (2019) Mandrillus sphinx. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [IUCN website] 2019. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T12754A17952325.en
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Cercopithecus cephus (amended version of 2019 assessment)
Abernethy K & Maisels F (2019) Cercopithecus cephus (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [IUCN website] 2019. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T4214A166614362.en
Research Report
Towards a sustainable, participatory and inclusive wild meat sector
Coad L, Fa JE, Abernethy K, Van Vliet N, Santamaria C, Wilkie D, El Bizri HR, Ingram DJ, Cawthorn D & Nasi R (2019) Towards a sustainable, participatory and inclusive wild meat sector. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Bogor, Indonesia. https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor/007046
Letter
Marselis SM, Tang H, Armston J, Abernethy KA, Alonso A, Barbier N, Bissiengou P, Jeffery KJ, Kenfack D, Labrière N, Lee SK, Lewis SL, Memiaghe H, Poulsen JR, White L & Dubayah R (2019) Exploring the relation between remotely sensed vertical canopy structure and tree species diversity in Gabon. Environmental Research Letters, 14 (9), Art. No.: 094013. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab2dcd
Website Content
Abernethy K, Maisels F & Coad L (2019) Allochrocebus solatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 (e.T4230A92346555) [Blog post] 31.03.2019. https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.uk.2019-1.rlts.t4230a92346555.en
Article
Changes in livelihood practices, strategies and dependence on bushmeat in two provinces in Gabon
van Gils EJT, Ingram VJ, Midoko Iponga D & Abernethy K (2019) Changes in livelihood practices, strategies and dependence on bushmeat in two provinces in Gabon. International Forestry Review, 21 (1), pp. 108-127.
Article
ENSO Drives interannual variation of forest woody growth across the tropics
Rifai SW, Girardin CAJ, Berenguer E, del Aguila-Pasquel J, Dahlsjö CAL, Doughty CE, Jeffery KJ, Moore S, Oliveras I, Riutta T, Rowland LM, Murakami AA, Addo-Danso SD, Abernethy KA & White LJT (2018) ENSO Drives interannual variation of forest woody growth across the tropics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373 (1760), Art. No.: 20170410. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0410
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Cardoso AW, Oliveras I, Abernethy KA, Jeffery KJ, Lehmann D, Edzang Ndong J, McGregor I, Belcher CM, Bond WJ & Malhi YS (2018) Grass Species Flammability, Not Biomass, Drives Changes in Fire Behavior at Tropical Forest-Savanna Transitions. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 1, Art. No.: 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2018.00006
Technical Report
Towards a Sustainable, Participatory and Inclusive Wild Meat Sector
Coad L, Fa JE, Abernethy K, Van Vliet N, Santamaria C, Wilkie D, El Bizri HR, Ingram DJ, Cawthorn D & Nasi R (2018) Towards a Sustainable, Participatory and Inclusive Wild Meat Sector. Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat. Montreal, Canada. https://www.cbd.int/doc/c/8ca9/8f95/d06a6f4d99339baebd13648a/cop-14-inf-07-en.pdf
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Silva CA, Saatchi SS, Garcia M, Labriere N, Klauberg C, Ferraz A, Meyer V, Jeffery KJ, Abernethy K, White L, Zhao K, Lewis S & Hudak AT (2018) Comparison of Small- and Large-Footprint Lidar Characterization of Tropical Forest Aboveground Structure and Biomass: A Case Study From Central Gabon. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11 (10), pp. 3512-3526. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2816962
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Labriere N, Tao S, Chave J, Scipal K, Toan TL, Abernethy K, Alonso A, Barbier N, Bissiengou P, Casal T, Davies SJ, Ferraz A, Hérault B, Jeffery KJ & White LJT (2018) In Situ Reference Datasets From the TropiSAR and AfriSAR Campaigns in Support of Upcoming Spaceborne Biomass Missions. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11 (10), pp. 3617-3627. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2018.2851606
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The emergence of a commercial trade in pangolins from Gabon
Mambeya MM, Baker F, Momboua BR, Koumba Pambo AF, Hega M, Okouyi Okouyi VJ, Onanga M, Challender DWS, Ingram DJ, Wang H & Abernethy K (2018) The emergence of a commercial trade in pangolins from Gabon. African Journal of Ecology, 56 (3), pp. 601-609. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12507
Article
Current issues in tropical phenology: a synthesis
Abernethy K, Bush ER, Forget P, Mendoza I & Morellato LPC (2018) Current issues in tropical phenology: a synthesis. Biotropica, 50 (3), pp. 477-482. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12558
Article
Annual cycles are the most common reproductive strategy in African tropical tree communities
Adamescu GS, Plumptre AJ, Abernethy KA, Polansky L, Bush ER, Chapman CA, Shoo LP, Fayolle A, Janmaat KRL, Robbins MM, Ndangalasi HJ, Cordeiro NJ, Gilby IC, Jeffery K & White L (2018) Annual cycles are the most common reproductive strategy in African tropical tree communities. Biotropica, 50 (3), pp. 418-430. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12561
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Rethinking tropical phenology: insights from long‐term monitoring and novel analytical methods
Morellato LPC, Abernethy K & Mendoza I (2018) Rethinking tropical phenology: insights from long‐term monitoring and novel analytical methods. Biotropica, 50 (3), pp. 371-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12562
Article
Bush ER, Bunnefeld N, Dimoto E, Dikangadissi J, Jeffery K, Tutin C, White L & Abernethy KA (2018) Towards effective monitoring of tropical phenology: maximizing returns and reducing uncertainty in long‐term studies. Biotropica, 50 (3), pp. 455-464. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12543
Article
Assessing Africa-wide pangolin exploitation by scaling local data
Ingram DJ, Coad LM, Abernethy K, Maisels F, Stokes E, Bobo KS, Breuer T, Gandiwa E, Ghiurghi A, Greengrass E, Holmern T, Kamgaing TOW, Ndong Obiang AM, Poulsen JR & Schleicher J (2018) Assessing Africa-wide pangolin exploitation by scaling local data. Conservation Letters, 11 (2), Art. No.: e12389. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12389
Article
Single-nucleotide polymorphism discovery and panel characterization in the African forest elephant
Bourgeois S, Senn H, Kaden J, Taggart J, Ogden R, Jeffery KJ, Bunnefeld N, Abernethy K & McEwing R (2018) Single-nucleotide polymorphism discovery and panel characterization in the African forest elephant. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (4), pp. 2207-2217. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3854
Article
Fourier analysis to detect phenological cycles using long-term tropical field data and simulations
Bush E, Abernethy K, Jeffery KJ, Tutin CEG, White L, Dimoto E, Dikangadissi J, Jump A & Bunnefeld N (2017) Fourier analysis to detect phenological cycles using long-term tropical field data and simulations. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8 (5), pp. 530-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12704
Conference Paper (published)
Future perspectives from historical data; addressing the data-gap in Central Africa
Jeffery KJ, White L, Bush E, Moore S, Malhi Y, Lewis S, Dimoto E, Dikangadissi J, Evouna Ondo F, Edzang Ndong J, Ditoughou C, Lehmann D & Abernethy K (2016) Future perspectives from historical data; addressing the data-gap in Central Africa. In: Sist P, Carriere S, Parolin P & Forget P (eds.) 53rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Montpellier, France, 19.06.2016-23.06.2016. Paris, France: Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, p. 144. http://tropicalbiology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Proceedings-ATBC2016.pdf
Article
Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world’s mammals
Ripple WJ, Abernethy K, Betts MG, Chapron G, Dirzo R, Galetti M, Levi T, Lindsey PA, Macdonald DW, Machovina B, Newsome TM, Peres CA, Wallach AD, Wolf C & Young H (2016) Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world’s mammals. Royal Society Open Science, 3, Art. No.: 160498. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160498
Article
Environmental issues in Central Africa
Abernethy K, Maisels F & White L (2016) Environmental issues in Central Africa. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 41 (1), pp. 1-33. http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/eprint/ThBqVdjzNh7Hz8Emx3ud/full/10.1146/annurev-environ-110615-085415; https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-110615-085415
Article
African Savanna-Forest Boundary Dynamics: A 20-Year Study
Cuni-Sanchez A, White L, Calders K, Jeffery KJ, Abernethy K, Burt A, Disney M, Gilpin M, Gomez-Dans JL & Lewis SL (2016) African Savanna-Forest Boundary Dynamics: A 20-Year Study. PLoS ONE, 11 (6), Art. No.: e0156934. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156934
Article
Protected Areas in Tropical Africa: Assessing Threats and Conservation Activities
Tranquilli S, Abedi-Lartey M, Abernethy K, Amsini F, Asamoah A, Balangtaa C, Blake S, Bouanga E, Breuer T, Brncic TM, Campbell G, Chancellor R, Chapman CA, Davenport TRB & Dunn A (2014) Protected Areas in Tropical Africa: Assessing Threats and Conservation Activities. PLoS ONE, 9 (12), Art. No.: e114154. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114154
Article
Fire management in a changing landscape: a case study from Lopé National Park, Gabon
Jeffery KJ, Korte L, Palla F, Walters GM, White L & Abernethy K (2014) Fire management in a changing landscape: a case study from Lopé National Park, Gabon. PARKS. The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation, 20 (1), pp. 39-52. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2014.PARKS-20-1.KJJ.en
Book Chapter
Abernethy K & White L (2013) Mandrillus Sphinx Mandrill [Mandrills]. In: Butynski T, Kingdon J & Kalina J (eds.) Mammals of Africa, Volume II: Primates. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 192-196. http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mammals-of-africa-9781408122570/
Article
Abernethy K, Coad LM, Taylor G, Lee M & Maisels F (2013) Extent and ecological consequences of hunting in Central African rainforests in the twenty-first century. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 368 (1625), Art. No.: 20120303. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0303
Article
Notes on the distribution and status of small carnivores in Gabon
Bahaa-el-din L, Henschel P, Aba'a R, Abernethy K, Bohm T, Bout N, Coad LM, Head J, Inoue E, Lahm SA, Lee M, Maisels F, Rabanal L, Starkey M, Taylor G, Vanthomme H, Nakashima Y & Hunter LTB (2013) Notes on the distribution and status of small carnivores in Gabon. Small Carnivore Conservation, 48, pp. 19-29. http://www.smallcarnivoreconservation.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/SCC-48-2-Bahaa-el-din-et-al.pdf
Article
Social and Ecological Change over a Decade in a Village Hunting System, Central Gabon
Coad LM, Schleicher J, Milner-Gulland EJ, Marthews TR, Starkey M, Manica A, Balmford A, Mbombe W, Diop Bineni TR & Abernethy K (2013) Social and Ecological Change over a Decade in a Village Hunting System, Central Gabon. Conservation Biology, 27 (2), pp. 270-280. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12012
Presentation / Talk
Bushmeat hunting: Extent and consequences
Abernethy K, Coad LM, Starkey M, Wilkie DS, Hymas O, White L, Ndong Obiang AM, Ndong K, Nsame Effa E, Noungou A, Mbazonga M, Van Vliet N, Milner-Gulland EJ, Kuempel N & Maisels F (2012) Bushmeat hunting: Extent and consequences. Climate change, deforestation and the future of African forests, Oxford, UK, 04.01.2012-06.01.2012. http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/events/africa/downloads/session63.pdf
Book Chapter
Van Vliet N, Nasi R, Abernethy K, Fargeot C, Kuempel N, Ndong Obiang AM & Ringuet S (2012) Le rôle de la faune dans le cadre de la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique centrale: Une menace pour la Biodiversité? [The role of wildlife for food security in Central Africa: a threat to biodiversity?]. In: de Wasseige C, de Marcken P, Bayol N, Hiol F, Mayaux P, Desclée B B, Nasi R, Billand A, Defourny P P & Eba’a R (eds.) L’Etat des Forêts 2010. Luxembourg: Office des publications de l’Union Européenne, pp. 123-135. http://www.observatoire-comifac.net/docs/edf2010/FR/Etat-des-forets_2010.pdf
Article
Mitchard ETA, Saatchi SS, White L, Abernethy K, Jeffery KJ, Lewis SL, Collins M, Lefsky MA, Leal ME, Woodhouse IH & Meir P (2012) Mapping tropical forest biomass with radar and spaceborne LiDAR in Lope National Park, Gabon: overcoming problems of high biomass and persistent cloud. Biogeosciences, 9 (1), pp. 179-191. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-179-2012
Article
Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas
Laurance W, Useche C, Rendeiro J, Kalka M, Bradshaw C, Sloan S, Laurance S, Campbell M, Abernethy K, Alvarez P, Arroyo-Rodriguez V, Ashton P, Benitez-Malvido J, Blom A & Maisels F (2012) Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas. Nature, 489 (7415), pp. 290-294. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11318
Article
Anthony NM, Mickala P, Abernethy K, Atteke C, Bissiengou P, Bruford MW, Dallmeier F, Decaens T, Dudu A, Freedman A, Gonder MK, Hardy OJ, Hart J, Jeffery KJ & Johnson M (2012) Biodiversity and conservation genetics research in Central Africa: new approaches and avenues for international collaboration. Conservation Genetics Resources, 4 (2), pp. 523-525. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-011-9554-9
Article
Palla F, Picard N, Abernethy K, Ukizintambara T, White EC, Riera B, Rudant J & White L (2011) Structural and floristic typology of the forests in the forest-savanna mosaic of the Lopé National Park, Gabon. Plant Ecology and Evolution, 144 (3), pp. 255-266. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2011.478
Article
Henschel P, Hunter LTB, Coad LM, Abernethy K & Muhlenberg M (2011) Leopard prey choice in the Congo Basin rainforest suggests exploitative competition with human bushmeat hunters. Journal of Zoology, 285 (1), pp. 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00826.x
Technical Report
Abernethy K & Ndong Obiang AM (2010) Bushmeat in Gabon. Ministry of Water and Forests, Government of Gabon.
Article
New range limits of the sun-tailed monkey, Cercopithecus solatus, in Central Gabon
Coad LM, Tanga J, Maisels F, Abernethy K, Bout N, Fay M, Henschel P, Lenglet G, Mihindou Y, Puit M, Starkey M, White L & Pauwels OSG (2010) New range limits of the sun-tailed monkey, Cercopithecus solatus, in Central Gabon. Primate Conservation, 25 (1), pp. 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1896/052.025.0108
Article
Distribution and Use of Income from Bushmeat in a Rural Village, Central Gabon
Coad LM, Abernethy K, Balmford A, Manica A, Airey L & Milner-Gulland EJ (2010) Distribution and Use of Income from Bushmeat in a Rural Village, Central Gabon. Conservation Biology, 24 (6), pp. 1510-1518. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01525.x
Article
Home-range Use by a Large Horde of Wild Mandrillus sphinx
White EC, Dikangadissi J, Dimoto E, Karesh WB, Kock MD, Abiaga NO, Starkey R, Ukizintambara T, White L & Abernethy K (2010) Home-range Use by a Large Horde of Wild Mandrillus sphinx. International Journal of Primatology, 31 (4), pp. 627-645. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-010-9417-3
Article
Senn HV, Barton NH, Goodman SJ, Swanson G, Abernethy K & Pemberton JM (2010) Investigating temporal changes in hybridization and introgression in a predominantly bimodal hybridizing population of invasive sika (Cervus nippon) and native red deer (C-elaphus) on the Kintyre Peninsula, Scotland. Molecular Ecology, 19 (5), pp. 910-924. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04497.x
Article
List of Plant species of the Lopé Reserve, Gabon, with emphasis on the northern half
White L, McPherson G, Tutin CEG, Williamson EA, Abernethy K, Reitsma JM, Wieringa JJ, Blom A & Harrison MJS (2009) List of Plant species of the Lopé Reserve, Gabon, with emphasis on the northern half. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 96.
Book Chapter
Genetic studies of western gorillas
Clifford SL, Abernethy K, White L, Tutin CEG, Bruford MW & Wickings EJ (2008) Genetic studies of western gorillas. In: Taylor A & Goldsmith M (eds.) Gorilla Biology. A multidisciplinary perspective. Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 269-293. http://www.cambridge.org/ve/academic/subjects/life-sciences/biological-anthropology-and-primatology/gorilla-biology-multidisciplinary-perspective
Article
Ukizintambara T, White L, Abernethy K & Thebaud C (2007) Gallery forests versus bosquets: conservation of natural fragments at Lope National Park in central Gabon. African Journal of Ecology, 45 (4), pp. 476-482. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00757.x
Article
The role of Pleistocene refugia and rivers in shaping gorilla genetic diversity in central Africa
Anthony NM, Johnson-Bawe M, Jeffery KJ, Clifford SL, Abernethy K, Tutin CEG, Lahm SA, White L, Utley JF, Wickings EJ & Bruford MW (2007) The role of Pleistocene refugia and rivers in shaping gorilla genetic diversity in central Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104 (51), pp. 20432-20436. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0704816105
Article
Who killed Porthos? Genetic tracking of a gorilla death
Jeffery KJ, Abernethy K, Tutin CEG, Anthony NM & Bruford MW (2007) Who killed Porthos? Genetic tracking of a gorilla death. Integrative Zoology, 2 (2), pp. 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-4877.2007.00050.x
Article
Biological and environmental degradation of gorilla hair and microsatellite amplification success
Jeffery KJ, Abernethy K, Tutin CEG & Bruford MW (2007) Biological and environmental degradation of gorilla hair and microsatellite amplification success. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 91 (2), pp. 281-294. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00792.x
Article
Anthony NM, Clifford SL, Johnson-Bawe M, Abernethy K, Bruford MW & Wickings EJ (2007) Distinguishing gorilla mitochondrial sequences from nuclear integrations and PCR recombinants: Guidelines for their diagnosis in complex sequence databases. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43 (2), pp. 553-566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.013
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Wickings EJ, Anthony NM, Johnson-Bawe M, Clifford SL, Abernethy K, Maisels F & Bruford MW (2006) Population trends and distribution of genetic variation in western lowland gorillas: implications for conservation. Symposium on Molecular primatology, March 2006, New York, NY.
Article
Wilkie DS, Starkey M, Bennett EL, Abernethy K, Fotso R, Maisels F & Elkan P (2006) Can Taxation contribute to sustainable management of the bushmeat trade? Evidence from Gabon and Cameroon. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 9 (4), pp. 335-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/13880290601039287
Article
Why people eat bushmeat: Results from two-choice, taste tests in Gabon, Central Africa
Schenk M, Nsame Effa E, Starkey M, Wilkie DS, Abernethy K, Telfer P, Godoy R & Treves A (2006) Why people eat bushmeat: Results from two-choice, taste tests in Gabon, Central Africa. Human Ecology, 34 (3), pp. 433-445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9025-1
Article
Leopard food habits in the Lope National Park, Gabon, Central Africa
Henschel P, Abernethy K & White L (2005) Leopard food habits in the Lope National Park, Gabon, Central Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 43 (1), pp. 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00518.x
Article
Role of prices and wealth in consumer demand for bushmeat in Gabon, central Africa
Wilkie DS, Starkey M, Abernethy K, Nsame Effa E, Telfer P & Godoy R (2005) Role of prices and wealth in consumer demand for bushmeat in Gabon, central Africa. Conservation Biology, 19 (1), pp. 268-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00372.x
Article
Gorilla mtDNA - Sequences Unravelled and Secrets Revealed
Wickings EJ, Clifford SL, Anthony NM, Johnson-Bawe M, Abernethy K & Bruford MW (2004) Gorilla mtDNA - Sequences Unravelled and Secrets Revealed. Gorilla Journal: Journal of Berggorilla and Regenwald Direkthilfe, (29), pp. 21-26. http://www.berggorilla.de/fileadmin/gorilla-journal/gorilla-journal-29-english.pdf
Conference Abstract
Genetic relatedness of western lowland gorillas at Lope, Gabon
Jeffery KJ, Abernethy K, Tutin CEG, Anthony NM & Bruford MW (2004) Genetic relatedness of western lowland gorillas at Lope, Gabon. Folia Primatologica, 75 (Supplement 1), pp. 284-285. http://www.karger.com/Journal/Issue/230274
Conference Abstract
Molecular diversity and biogeography of the genus Mandrillus (Primates: Papionini)
Telfer P, Souquiere S, Clifford SL, Abernethy K, Bruford MW, Disotell TR, Sterner KN, Preston PR & Wickings EJ (2004) Molecular diversity and biogeography of the genus Mandrillus (Primates: Papionini). Folia Primatologica, 75 (Supplement 1), pp. 57-58.
