Serge Wich

Behavioural Biology

Serge A. Wich

Post-doc research associate

email: swich@greatapetrust.org

Brief biography

Serge A. Wich studied Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) feeding behaviour as an undergraduate in Sumatra, Indonesia. Subsequently he briefly studied feeding ecology of bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Max-Planck Insitute. After this he returned to Sumatra to study the structure and function of Thomas langur (Presbytis thomasi) male loud calls for his PhD which he obtained from Utrecht University in 2002. Currently he is studying cultural behaviour in two orangutan populations in Indonesia as a post-doc at Utrecht University. In addition he is setting up a database containing data from more than 30 years of orangutan reseach at the Ketambe research site in Sumatra.

Main Research Interests

Primate vocal behaviour and in particular the function of loud calls, sexual selection, orangutan behaviour, forest ecology, and conservation.

Publications

Wich, S. A. and van Schaik, C.P.van. (2000) The impact of El Niño on mast fruiting in Sumatra and elsewhere in Malesia Journal of Tropical Ecology 16 (4), 563-577.
Wich, S. A., Fredriksson, G., Sterck, E. H. M. (2002) Measuring fruit patch size for three sympatric Indonesian primate species. Primates 43: 19-28.
Wich, S. A. , Assink, P. R. , Becher, F. and Sterck, E. H. M. (2002) Playbacks of loud calls to wild Thomas langurs (Primates; Presbytis thomasi): the effect of location. Behaviour 139: 65-78.
Wich, S. A. , Assink, P. R. , Becher, F. and Sterck, E. H. M. (2002) Playbacks of loud calls to wild Thomas langurs (Primates; Presbytis thomasi): the effect of familiarity. Behaviour 139: 79-87.
Wich, S. A., Koski, S. , de Vries, H. and van Schaik, C. P.(2003) Individual and contextual variation in Thomas langur male loud calls. Ethology 109: 1-13.
Wich, S. A., Singleton, I., Utami-Atmoko, S. S., Geurts, M. L., Rijksen, H. D. and van Schaik, C. P. (2003) The status of the Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii: an update. Oryx 37 (1): 49-54.
Wich, S.A. & de Vries, H. (2006) Male monkeys remember which group members have given alarm calls. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 735-740

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	email: swich@greatapetrust.org *Brief biography* Serge A. Wich studied Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) feeding behaviour as an undergraduate in Sumatra, Indonesia. Subsequently he briefly studied feeding ecology of bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Max-Planck Insitute. After this he returned to Sumatra to study the structure and function of Thomas langur (Presbytis thomasi) male loud calls for his PhD which he obtained from Utrecht University in 2002. Currently he is studying cultural behaviour in two orangutan populations in Indonesia as a post-doc at Utrecht University. In addition he is setting up a database containing data from more than 30 years of orangutan reseach at the Ketambe research site in Sumatra. *Main Research Interests* Primate vocal behaviour and in particular the function of loud calls, sexual selection, orangutan behaviour, forest ecology, and conservation. *Publications* Wich, S. A. and van Schaik, C.P.van. (2000) The impact of El Niño on mast fruiting in Sumatra and elsewhere in Malesia Journal of Tropical Ecology 16 (4), 563-577. Wich, S. A., Fredriksson, G., Sterck, E. H. M. (2002) Measuring fruit patch size for three sympatric Indonesian primate species. Primates 43: 19-28. Wich, S. A. , Assink, P. R. , Becher, F. and Sterck, E. H. M. (2002) Playbacks of loud calls to wild Thomas langurs (Primates; Presbytis thomasi): the effect of location. Behaviour 139: 65-78. Wich, S. A. , Assink, P. R. , Becher, F. and Sterck, E. H. M. (2002) Playbacks of loud calls to wild Thomas langurs (Primates; Presbytis thomasi): the effect of familiarity. Behaviour 139: 79-87. Wich, S. A., Koski, S. , de Vries, H. and van Schaik, C. P.(2003) Individual and contextual variation in Thomas langur male loud calls. Ethology 109: 1-13. Wich, S. A., Singleton, I., Utami-Atmoko, S. S., Geurts, M. L., Rijksen, H. D. and van Schaik, C. P. (2003) The status of the Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii: an update. Oryx 37 (1): 49-54. Wich, S.A. & de Vries, H. (2006) Male monkeys remember which group members have given alarm calls. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 735-740 *List of publications*

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