The energetics of lactation and the return to fecundity in wild chimpanzees

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1234-1241

  Thompson, Melissa Emery ^a   Muller, Martin N ^a   Wrangham, Richard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C peptide of insulin; energy balance; interbirth intervals; lactation; reproduction; weaning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOENERGETICS; BIRTH INTERVAL; FECUNDITY; FOOD PROVISIONING; HOMINID; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK PRODUCTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PEPTIDE; TRADE-OFF; WEANING; WILD POPULATION;

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

EID: 84867825177     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars107     Document Type: Article

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