Why chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) mothers are less gregarious than nonmothers and males: The infant safety hypothesis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 561-570

  Otali, Emily ^a,b   Gilchrist, Jason S ^c,d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Gregariousness; Mother offspring; Pan troglodytes; Proximity

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL CARE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

MAMMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII;

EID: 30944449472     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0081-0     Document Type: Article

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