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March 5, 2013
Sulawesi Tarsiers:Revealing the Most Complex Biogeographical Region
with the Most Unusual Primate
Dr. Myron Shekelle
tarsier.org
Portland State University
November 19, 2009
Livi in Indonesia 2013!
A brief introduction . . .
•1994: Began a phylogeographic
study of tarsiers
1994-2008: 10+ years in SE Asia, living, researching, and
working as a primatologist.
travelled Sulawesi for 14
years, researching tarsiers
A brief introduction . . .
1994
1995
1996
1997
2000
2001
2005
2004
= 100 km
about 2000 km from end to
end
Some conclusions from my research. . .
Eastern tarsiers are a cluster of 16+ related species within a
population formerly classified as a single subspecies!
• Old fashioned science (taxonomy, biogeography)
• New technology (genetics, bioacoustics)
• Greatly improved understanding of the true scope of biodiversity
Shekelle et al. (2008)
tumparaStephen
Nash
Biodiversity on Sulawesi
underestimated by an
order of magnitude?!?
Old science
+
new technology
=
greatly improved
conservation priority setting
Take Home Message:
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What’s next?
Short video of research on Siau Island
“Myths, Monsters, and Hobbits”
by
Union Productions
Filmed March, 2005. Original air date in Britain
and Europe on Sky TV, June 20, 2005.
Siau Island Tarsier, Tarsius tumpara.New Species, Critically Endangered
“Top 25 Most Endangered Primates”2006-2008, 2008-2010, 2010-2012
Shekelle and Salim, 2009 (Oryx)
. . . and the locals eat them!
What’s next?
Livi in Indonesia 2013!
Field Methods in Tropical Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation
Taught in beautiful North Sulawesi, Indonesia!
Field Methods in Tropical Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation
Taught in beautiful North Sulawesi, Indonesia!
Week 1: Plants—Habitat Mapping and Near Sensingrapid biodiversity survey techniques and citizen science approaches.plant sampling collection techniques for various purposes, including morphological descriptions, digital, and DNA.analysis and integration into existing web resources.
Week 2: Animal Capture and Survey Techniquesmistnetting birds, bats and tarsiers…safely.conducting density surveys.
Week 3: Radiotelemetry and behavior radiotelemetry: direct follows vs. triangulation, calculating home rangebehavior: activity patterns (forage, travel etc), interobserver reliability tests.
Field Methods in Tropical Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation
Taught in beautiful North Sulawesi, Indonesia!
Dr. Myron Shekelle
Dr. Sharon Gursky
Dr. Chuck Cannon
March 5, 2013
Thank you!