Browsing by Author "Thompson, Melissa Emery"
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Diet and Reproductive Function in Wild Female Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes Schweinfurthii)at Kibale National Park, Uganda
Thompson, Melissa Emery; Wrangham, Richard W. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)Human female reproductive function is highly sensitive to current energetic condition, indicating adaptation to modulate reproductive effort in accordance with changing ecological conditions that might favor or disfavor ... -
Female Competition over Core Areas in Pan Troglodytes Schweinfurthii, Kibale National Park, Uganda
Kahlenberg, Sonya Marie; Thompson, Melissa Emery; Wrangham, Richard W. (Springer Verlag, 2008)Aggression is rare among wild female chimpanzees. However, in the Kanyawara chimpanzee community in Kibale National Park, Uganda, stable use of food-rich core areas is linked to increased reproductive success, suggesting ... -
Immigration Costs for Female Chimpanzees and Male Protection as an Immigrant Counterstrategy to Intrasexual Aggression
Kahlenberg, Sonya Marie; Thompson, Melissa Emery; Muller, Martin N.; Wrangham, Richard W. (Elsevier, 2008)In chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes, females transfer from their natal group shortly after sexual maturity to permanently join another group. A conflict of interest exists between female and male residents over the immigration ... -
Male Mating Interest Varies with Female Fecundity in Pan Troglodytes Schweinfurthii of Kanyawara, Kibale National Park
Thompson, Melissa Emery; Wrangham, Richard W. (Springer Verlag, 2008)Female chimpanzees mate promiscuously during a period of extended receptivity marked by prominent sexual swelling. Recent studies of wild chimpanzees indicate that subtle variations in swelling size could act as a reliable ... -
Sexual Coercion by Male Chimpanzees Shows That Female Choice May Be More Apparent than Real
Muller, Martin N.; Thompson, Melissa Emery; Kahlenberg, Sonya Marie; Wrangham, Richard W. (Springer, 2011)The extent to which active female mating preferences influence male reproductive success in mammals is unclear, particularly for promiscuously breeding species like chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Previous studies from ... -
Urinary C-Peptide Tracks Seasonal and Individual Variation in Energy Balance in Wild Chimpanzees
Thompson, Melissa Emery; Muller, Martin N.; Wrangham, Richard W.; Lwanga, Jeremiah S.; Potts, Kevin B. (Elsevier, 2009)C-peptide of insulin presents a promising new tool for behavioral ecologists that allows for regular, noninvasive assessment of energetic condition in wild animals. C-peptide is produced on an equimolar basis with insulin, ...