Angela Meder

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Angela Meder (* 1956 ) is a German primatologist who specializes in gorillas and an environmentalist.

Live and act

Angela Meder studied biology at the University of Heidelberg from 1976 to 1982 with a focus on botany , zoology and ecology . After graduating, she did research and did her doctorate on the topic of “Development of young gorillas in various zoos”. The focus was on the comparison of the behavioral development and social integration of hand-reared and naturally reared gorillas in childhood and early adolescence as well as on influencing the fertility of captive gorillas.

Since 1991 Meder has been involved in the Berggorilla & Regenwald Direkthilfe e. V. (B&RD), in which she has also been a board member since 1992. Another focus is on the exchange with other organizations and scientists as well as the publication of the Gorilla Journal . This is an internationally known, bilingual newsletter that appears every six months.

In 1996 she worked on the television documentary The Last Gentle Giants about Bwindi National Park in Uganda and its gorillas.

Publications (selection)

Article in the Gorilla Journal

  • International Primatological Society Meeting in Nairobi. In: Gorilla Journal. No. 57, 2018, pp. 23–24 ( PDF ).
  • Angela Meder, Colin P. Groves: Differences between Gorilla Species and Subspecies. In: Gorilla Journal. No. 44, 2012, pp. 20-25 ( PDF ).
  • Report on my trip to Uganda. In: Gorilla Journal. No. 33, 2006, pp. 13-14 ( PDF ).
  • Angela Meder, Colin P. Groves: Where Are the Gorillas? In: Gorilla Journal. No. 30, 2005, pp. 21-27 ( PDF ).
  • Gorilla Conservation in Rio Muni. In: Gorilla Journal. No. 16, 1998, pp. 7-8 ( PDF ).
  • Rain Forests and Gorillas in Gabon. In: Gorilla Journal. No. 11, 1995, pp. 3-5 ( PDF ).

Contributions to the International Stud Book for the Gorilla

  • Duration of pregnancy and birth weights. In: Kirchshofer, R. International stud book for the gorilla. Frankfurt, 1991, p. 195.
  • Birth intervals and young animal mortality in the first year of life in lowland gorillas in zoos. In: Kirchshofer, R. International stud book for the gorilla. Frankfurt, 1992, pp. 286-289.
  • Rearing method and reproductive success of lowland gorillas in captivity. In: Kirchshofer, R. International stud book for the gorilla. Frankfurt, 1990.

Others

  • Ebola in gorillas. In: Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau. No. 60, 2007, pp. 20-25.
  • Tool use in gorillas. In: Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau. No. 59, 2006, p. 37.
  • The role of familiarity, age, dominance and rearing style in the reproduction of gorillas in zoos. In: The Zoological Garden. No. 65, 1995, pp. 153-164.
  • Mountain Gorilla & Rainforest Direct Aid. In: Workplace Zoo. No. 3, 1992, pp. 12-14.
  • Salonga in the Congo. In: Kosmos. No. 6, 1990, pp. 64-67.
  • How the virgin comes to the child. In: Kosmos. No. 9, 1990, pp. 76-81.
  • The behavior of Gerbillus perpallidus, setters (Mammalia) in captivity. In: Stuttgart contributions to natural history. Series A, No. 439, 1989.
  • Social relationships in a group of lowland gorillas in captivity. In: Journal of Mammals. No. 51, 1986, pp. 15-26.
  • Investigations into the social behavior of the young lowland gorillas in the Cologne Zoo. In: Journal of the Cologne Zoo. No. 28, 1986, pp. 151-161.
  • Moseka - the first months of a gorilla child. In: The zoo friend. No. 56, 1985, pp. 7-9.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Berggorilla & Regenwald Direkthilfe e. V .: Angela Meder: Uganda 2006. Retrieved April 22, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Meder, Angela
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German primatologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1956