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View article: Socially integrated female chimpanzees have lower offspring mortality
Socially integrated female chimpanzees have lower offspring mortality Open
In humans and other social mammals, more socially connected females often have higher fitness. Yet evidence linking female sociality to offspring survival remains inconsistent, and is limited to a handful of primate species in which female…
View article: Socially integrated female chimpanzees have lower offspring mortality
Socially integrated female chimpanzees have lower offspring mortality Open
Summary In humans and other social mammals, more socially connected females often have higher fitness. Yet evidence linking female sociality to offspring survival remains inconsistent, and is limited to a handful of primate species in whic…
View article: Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals
Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals Open
To address claims of human exceptionalism, we determine where humans fit within the greater mammalian distribution of reproductive inequality. We show that humans exhibit lower reproductive skew (i.e., inequality in the number of surviving…
View article: Reproductive inequality among males in the genus<i>Pan</i>
Reproductive inequality among males in the genus<i>Pan</i> Open
Reproductive inequality, or reproductive skew, drives natural selection, but has been difficult to assess, particularly for males in species with promiscuous mating and slow life histories, such as bonobos ( Pan paniscus ) and chimpanzees …
View article: Barriers to chimpanzee gene flow at the south‐east edge of their distribution
Barriers to chimpanzee gene flow at the south‐east edge of their distribution Open
Populations on the edge of a species' distribution may represent an important source of adaptive diversity, yet these populations tend to be more fragmented and are more likely to be geographically isolated. Lack of genetic exchanges betwe…
View article: Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals
Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals Open
To address claims of human exceptionalism, we determine where humans fit within the greater mammalian distribution of reproductive inequality. We show that humans exhibit lower reproductive skew (i.e., inequality in the number of surviving…
View article: Personality traits, rank attainment, and siring success throughout the lives of male chimpanzees of Gombe National Park
Personality traits, rank attainment, and siring success throughout the lives of male chimpanzees of Gombe National Park Open
Personality traits in many taxa correlate with fitness. Several models have been developed to try to explain how variation in these traits is maintained. One model proposes that variation persists because it is linked to trade-offs between…
View article: New data for Nonac's B, M, and most successful sire's share from Reproductive inequality among males in the genus <i>Pan</i>
New data for Nonac's B, M, and most successful sire's share from Reproductive inequality among males in the genus <i>Pan</i> Open
Reproductive inequality, or reproductive skew, drives natural selection, but has been difficult to assess, particularly for males in species with promiscuous mating and slow life histories, such as bonobos (Pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (P…
View article: New paternity data from Reproductive inequality among males in the genus <i>Pan</i>
New paternity data from Reproductive inequality among males in the genus <i>Pan</i> Open
Reproductive inequality, or reproductive skew, drives natural selection, but has been difficult to assess, particularly for males in species with promiscuous mating and slow life histories, such as bonobos (Pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (P…
View article: Predictors and consequences of gestation length in wild chimpanzees
Predictors and consequences of gestation length in wild chimpanzees Open
Objectives Energetics are widely recognized to influence timing of birth in humans and other eutherian mammals, yet considerable variation exists in the relationship between energetic constraints and gestation length. In humans, poor nutri…
View article: Warlike chimpanzees and peacemaking bonobos
Warlike chimpanzees and peacemaking bonobos Open
Microbial communities are found throughout the biosphere, from human guts to glaciers, from soil to activated sludge. Understanding the statistical properties of such diverse communities can pave the way to elucidate the common mechanisms …
View article: Female reproductive aging in seven primate species: Patterns and consequences
Female reproductive aging in seven primate species: Patterns and consequences Open
Significance Age-related changes in the capability to produce healthy young are common in humans and are increasingly well documented in nonhuman animals. However, differences among species in the nature of these age-related changes remain…
View article: Correlates of individual participation in boundary patrols by male chimpanzees
Correlates of individual participation in boundary patrols by male chimpanzees Open
Group territory defence poses a collective action problem: individuals can free-ride, benefiting without paying the costs. Individual heterogeneity has been proposed to solve such problems, as individuals high in reproductive success, rank…
View article: Data from: Female reproductive aging in seven primate species: patterns and consequences
Data from: Female reproductive aging in seven primate species: patterns and consequences Open
Age-related changes in fertility have increasingly been documented in wild animal populations: in many species the youngest and oldest reproducers are disadvantaged relative to prime adults. How do these effects evolve, and what explains t…
View article: Social bonds provide multiple pathways to reproductive success in wild male chimpanzees
Social bonds provide multiple pathways to reproductive success in wild male chimpanzees Open
In most male mammals, fitness is strongly shaped by competitive access to mates, a non-shareable resource. How, then, did selection favor the evolution of cooperative social bonds? We used behavioral and genetic data on wild chimpanzees (P…
View article: The Gombe Ecosystem Health Project: 16 years of program evolution and lessons learned
The Gombe Ecosystem Health Project: 16 years of program evolution and lessons learned Open
Infectious disease outbreaks pose a significant threat to the conservation of chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) and all threatened nonhuman primates. Characterizing and mitigating these threats to support the sustainability and welfare of wi…
View article: Culture‐enriched community profiling improves resolution of the vertebrate gut microbiota
Culture‐enriched community profiling improves resolution of the vertebrate gut microbiota Open
Vertebrates harbour gut microbial communities containing hundreds of bacterial species, most of which have never been cultivated or isolated in the laboratory. The lack of cultured representatives from vertebrate gut microbiotas limits the…
View article: The long lives of primates and the ‘invariant rate of ageing’ hypothesis
The long lives of primates and the ‘invariant rate of ageing’ hypothesis Open
Is it possible to slow the rate of ageing, or do biological constraints limit its plasticity? We test the ‘invariant rate of ageing’ hypothesis, which posits that the rate of ageing is relatively fixed within species, with a collection of …
View article: Female monopolizability promotes within-community killing in chimpanzees
Female monopolizability promotes within-community killing in chimpanzees Open
Male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) defend group territories and sometimes kill members of rival communities — a pattern often compared to human warfare1-3. Male chimpanzees also sometimes kill grown males from their own community4-9. Such …
View article: The evolutionary landscape of primate longevity
The evolutionary landscape of primate longevity Open
Is it possible to slow the rate of aging, or do biological constraints limit its plasticity? We test this ‘invariant rate of aging’ hypothesis with an unprecedented collection of 39 human and nonhuman primate datasets across seven genera. …
View article: Maternal death and offspring fitness in multiple wild primates
Maternal death and offspring fitness in multiple wild primates Open
Significance Extensive care of offspring by mothers is a fundamental trait of all mammals, including humans, and the loss of a mother can be catastrophic for offspring. Here, we identify previously undocumented ways in which the death of a…
View article: Data from: Beyond orphaned infants: novel effects of maternal death in wild primates
Data from: Beyond orphaned infants: novel effects of maternal death in wild primates Open
Primate offspring often depend on their mothers well beyond the age of weaning, and offspring that experience maternal death in early life can suffer substantial reductions in fitness across the lifespan. Here we leverage data from eight w…
View article: Urine as a high‐quality source of host genomic DNA from wild populations
Urine as a high‐quality source of host genomic DNA from wild populations Open
The ability to generate genomic data from wild animal populations has the potential to give unprecedented insight into the population history and dynamics of species in their natural habitats. However, for many species, it is impossible le…
View article: Beyond orphaned infants: novel effects of maternal death in wild primates
Beyond orphaned infants: novel effects of maternal death in wild primates Open
Primate offspring often depend on their mothers well beyond the age of weaning, and offspring that experience maternal death in early life can suffer substantial reductions in fitness across the lifespan. Here we leverage data from eight w…