Inbreeding risk and maternal support have opposite effects on female chimpanzee dispersal.
Journal Article (Letter)
Sex-biased dispersal is usually driven by a combination of inbreeding avoidance and intrasexual competition. Walker and Pusey show that dispersal decisions in chimpanzees are most influenced by inbreeding avoidance and kin cooperation, instead of competition.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Walker, KK; Pusey, AE
Published Date
- January 2020
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 30 / 2
Start / End Page
- R62 - R63
PubMed ID
- 31962075
Pubmed Central ID
- 31962075
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1879-0445
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0960-9822
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.081
Language
- eng