Elodie Freymann (PhD)
@elodiefreymann.bsky.social
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Researching botanical self-medication in wild chimpanzees🌿
Surreal to have a piece in BBC News about our research! Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
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Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says.
https://bbc.in/3RD3TvD
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🚨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...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10764-024-00445-3
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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...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305219
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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!
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🚨💫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
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Perspectives Collective Journal
https://perspectivescollectivejournal.com
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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
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https://www.perspectivescollectivejournal.com/%F0%9F%A6%8B
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🚨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!
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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...
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23603
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