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Acknowledgements
This page needs an update. Sorry!! We all
lack
time this year and therefore focus on data necessary for the
animals first.
General
Thanks for all help and data provided for the loris and potto conservation database by coauthors and friends! The loris conservation project at Ruhr-University was started in 1979 by Bernhard Meier, supported by Holger Preuschoft, Ruhr-University, Department for Functional Morphology. Work for the present database under constructio would have been impossible without the support of Karl-Ludwig and Lore Schulze who provided computer equipment and financial support. Diana Pöppelmann, Birgit Grütering, Stefanie Frank, Torsten Milinski, Dominica Zydek and others helped and partly still help to care for the slender lorises of the colony at Ruhr-University. K. Anna I. Nekaris is an active coauthor and contributes actual field data about slender loris behaviour, distribution, taxonomy and conservation. Helena Fitch-Snyder and coworkers of San Diego Zoo (Lena Larsson, Karen Worley and others) and veterinarian Ulrike Streicher from the Endangered Primate Rescue Center cooperate in compiling data. Kaberi Kar Gupta (India) sent literature. Annette Zitzmann and Frank Wiens contributed field experience, literature and unpublished data. P. M. Goonan sent behavioural and health information. Coworkers of zoos and breeding facilities, for instance Ruediger Dmoch (Frankfurt Zoo), Karl-Heinz Schweigert, Helene Ribjer and Sophie Verner-Carlsson (Skansen-Akvariet), Carol Sodaro and the veterinarian staff of Brookfield Zoo and animal keepers of several zoos helped with information and discussion. Prof. Eberhard Curio, Conservation Biology Unit, Ruhr-University Bochum, helps with advice and literature. G. Moritzen and Dr. D. Roeßler (University Library Bochum) helped with literature search in online data bases. B. Meier and H.-U. Hoffmann and coworkers of the German Primate Center, particularly the librarian, provided information and provided literature. The work was encouraged and supported by Gerald A. Doyle, Lon Alterman and M. Kay Izard (editors of "Creatures of the Dark"). Robin Crompton (Folia Primatologica) and Fiona Anne Fisken (International Zoo Yearbook) helped to improve and publish first data.
I apologize to anybody not mentioned here in spite of deserving it!
More complete record of
contributions:
see references of chapters.
Coautors, contributions, help for chapters:
Disease database
Dr. Roland Plesker (Paul-Ehrlich-Institute) revised and improved
the
health database, helps with advise, literature and postmortem
examinations.
Data from Helena Fitch-Snyder and coworkers of San Diego Zoo (Meg
Sutherland-Smith
and Ilse Stalis), published in the Asian loris husbandry manual,
led to
a considerable improvement of information. Observations and
postmortem
reports were sent by coworkers of zoos and institutions
participating in
breeding of slender lorises, for instance from Karl-Heinz
Schweigert,
Helene Ribjer and Sophie Verner-Carlsson (Skansen-Akvariet), Carol
Sodaro
and the veterinarian staff of Brookfield Zoo and others. Dr. J.
Leidinger,
Ruhr-University, helped with post-mortem examination. Dr.
Vohleitner sent
information about medicine. Prof. Krüger (Veterinarian Academy
Leipzig)
and veterinarian student Kathrin Petry provide support,
particularly with
regard to intestinal flora. P. M. Goonan sent Loris health data.
The veterinarian
Dr. Bittner cared for the slender loris colony at Ruhr-University
for many
years with treatment and advice. Veterinarian Dr. Hartmann helped
with
knowledge about dysbacteriosis and other diseases in primates. Dr.
Baars,
Prof. Mehlhorn, Prof. Werchau (Ruhr-University Bochum) and Dr.
Müller
(LaboKlin) made microbial analyses of faeces; Prof. Mehlhorn in
addition
provided literature about parasites. Prof. Schaub (Ruhr-University
Bochum)
provided information and practical support in the question of
taking blood
samples with the help of laboratory-bred tropical bugs.
Captive care and handrearing Helena Fitch-Snyder, Lena
Larsen
and other coworkers of San Diego Zoo and other zoos (see also:
Fitch-Snyder,
H.; Schulze, H.; Larson, L. et al., in press: Management of
Lorises in
captivity) developed a husbandry manual for Asian lorises parts of
which
are quoted here. Cooperating breeders and zoos contributed
important data.
The veterinarian Dr. Ellinger and family sent handrearing data
from confiscated
animals.
Distribution maps
Anna Nekaris contributes data from field studies and provides new
literature
and other information. Helena Fitch-Snyder, Lena Larsen and other
coworkers
of San Diego Zoo (see also: Fitch-Snyder, H.; Schulze, H.; Larson,
L. et
al., in press: Management of Lorises in captivity) contributed
literature
references and locality information. Mewa Singh helped with
distribution
information. Bernhard Meier contributed considerable amounts of
literature
and unpublished information from a survey. Frank Wiens and Annette
Zitzmann
helped with distribution data from field studies. Ardith Eudey,
Asian section
of Primate Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, IUCN,
sent information
and addresses. John Oates, African section of Primate Specialist
Group,
Species Survival Commission, IUCN sent information about changes
of potto
taxonomy. Rüdiger Dmoch, Zoo Frankfurt provided literature,
information
about Sri Lankan lorises and origin of captive zoo animals.
Rüdiger
Lippe provided information about the origin of captive specimens,
Radoslaw
Ratajszczak, Poznan Zoo, identified localities as trade origin.
Eberhard
Curio, Conservation Biology Unit, Ruhr-University Bochum, and
Holger Preuschoft,
Ruhr-University Bochum provide literature. Ulrike Streicher, Cuc
Phuong
Primate Rescue Center, presently collects data. Coworkers of the
University
library Bochum (G. Moritzen, G. Roessler, G. Sander and others)
helped
with literature search and acquisition.
Taxonomy, population data: K. Anna I. Nekaris contributes
field
data about slender lorises. S. and L. Cieciura, Ch. and V. Keß, J.
Zimmerer and others provided data and figures from the native
countries
of the animals. Ellingers sent photos of infant N. c.
bengalensis and
N.
pygmaeus. H. Fitch-Snyder sent information about slow loris
localities.
M. Gaulke sent photos of a Philippine slow loris from Tawitawi.
Annette
Zitzmann and Frank Wiens contributed measurements, weight data and
photos
of N. coucang coucang from Malaysia. G. Anzenberger and
R. Spira
provided data and photos of N. pygmaeus. Prof. Rumpler
helped to
improve parts of the first draft of the population database. Ch.
Roos is
working on loris taxonomy, results are supposed to be included in
the future.
Renate Herrenbrueck (Haar-Studio im Uni-Center), Gerd Luenskens
(hair dressers
equipment "Cash & Carry"and Haar Stens, Bochum, Germany,
donated hair
samples with different colours for development of a hair colour
table for
loris description.
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