Elodie Freymann (PhD)
@elodiefreymann.bsky.social
Researching botanical self-medication in wild chimpanzees🌿
Surreal to have a piece in BBC News about our research!
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants bbc.in/3RD3TvD
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants bbc.in/3RD3TvD
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says.
bbc.in
November 18, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Surreal to have a piece in BBC News about our research!
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants bbc.in/3RD3TvD
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants bbc.in/3RD3TvD
🚨New paper out today on bark feeding behaviors in chimpanzees and the possible medicinal value of this behavior ✨ 🐵 🌳 💊
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The Adaptive Role of Bark in the Diet of Budongo Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) - International Journal of Primatology
The ingestion of bark has been observed across the animal kingdom and is well documented in free-ranging chimpanzees. Thus far, the best-supported hypothesis for the adaptive function of this behavior...
link.springer.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
🚨New paper out today on bark feeding behaviors in chimpanzees and the possible medicinal value of this behavior ✨ 🐵 🌳 💊
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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NEW PAPER OUT🙉🦠🌱! In our new study in PLOSONE, we combined behavioral observations with pharmacological testing to highlight several plant species as suspect medicinal resources for the wild chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Pharmacological and behavioral investigation of putative self-medicative plants in Budongo chimpanzee diets
Wild chimpanzees consume a variety of plants to meet their dietary needs and maintain wellbeing. While some plants have obvious value, others are nutritionally poor and/or contain bioactive toxins whi...
doi.org
November 18, 2024 at 8:16 PM
NEW PAPER OUT🙉🦠🌱! In our new study in PLOSONE, we combined behavioral observations with pharmacological testing to highlight several plant species as suspect medicinal resources for the wild chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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It was an absolute honor getting to present my research alongside so many brilliant scientists at The Explorers Club
annual meeting in NYC. Thanks for having me!
annual meeting in NYC. Thanks for having me!
November 18, 2024 at 8:13 PM
It was an absolute honor getting to present my research alongside so many brilliant scientists at The Explorers Club
annual meeting in NYC. Thanks for having me!
annual meeting in NYC. Thanks for having me!
🚨💫It's happening! The Perspectives Collective Journal is a multi-media platform, where field staff can share expertise and insights on the natural world! Check out our website, and keep an eye out for some new material 👀
perspectivescollectivejournal.com
perspectivescollectivejournal.com
Perspectives Collective Journal
perspectivescollectivejournal.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 PM
🚨💫It's happening! The Perspectives Collective Journal is a multi-media platform, where field staff can share expertise and insights on the natural world! Check out our website, and keep an eye out for some new material 👀
perspectivescollectivejournal.com
perspectivescollectivejournal.com
Our new journal, Perspectives, has launched Volume II! Run by the amazing field staff at Budongo Conservation Field Station, Perspectives aims to provide a venue for the voice of local knowledge to be heard 👊
Check it out 🦋
www.perspectivescollectivejournal.com
Check it out 🦋
www.perspectivescollectivejournal.com
www.perspectivescollectivejournal.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Our new journal, Perspectives, has launched Volume II! Run by the amazing field staff at Budongo Conservation Field Station, Perspectives aims to provide a venue for the voice of local knowledge to be heard 👊
Check it out 🦋
www.perspectivescollectivejournal.com
Check it out 🦋
www.perspectivescollectivejournal.com
🚨New paper🚨 In this study we present two new methods for evaluating non-random food combinations in primate diets🐒🫒 doi.org/10.1002/ajp....
Huge thanks to my many amazing collaborators and the incredible Budongo field staff!
Huge thanks to my many amazing collaborators and the incredible Budongo field staff!
Applying collocation and APRIORI analyses to chimpanzee diets: Methods for investigating nonrandom food combinations in primate self‐medication
Our paper presents two effective methodological tools for investigating nonrandom food combinations in nonhuman primate diets: Multiple distinctive collocation analysis and the APRIORI algorithm. Thi...
doi.org
November 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
🚨New paper🚨 In this study we present two new methods for evaluating non-random food combinations in primate diets🐒🫒 doi.org/10.1002/ajp....
Huge thanks to my many amazing collaborators and the incredible Budongo field staff!
Huge thanks to my many amazing collaborators and the incredible Budongo field staff!