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Influence of ecological and social factors on body mass of wild chimpanzees

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Pusey, AE; Oehlert, GW; Williams, JM; Goodall, J
Published in: International Journal of Primatology
February 1, 2005

The chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of Gombe National Park, Tanzania, were weighed regularly over a period of 33 yr, resulting in 1286 measurements on 31 males and 26 females aged 2-43 yr. Female growth slowed at 10 yr and that of males at 13 yr. Median adult body mass is 39 kg for males and 31.3 kg for females. Body mass varied between years. Chimpanzees were heaviest during a period of frequent banana provisioning. They were also heavier when community range size was large and population density within the range was low. Chimpanzees were heavier in the wet than in the dry season and body mass tracked rainfall in the preceding mo except for May in which mass was anomalously low. Dominance rank is significantly correlated with body mass for females but not males. High-ranking individuals tended to maintain more stable mass. Variability in body mass was greater for young and old individuals than for prime adults. © 2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

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International Journal of Primatology

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0164-0291

Publication Date

February 1, 2005

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26

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1

Start / End Page

3 / 31

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 0608 Zoology
 

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Pusey, A. E., Oehlert, G. W., Williams, J. M., & Goodall, J. (2005). Influence of ecological and social factors on body mass of wild chimpanzees. International Journal of Primatology, 26(1), 3–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-005-0721-2
Pusey, A. E., G. W. Oehlert, J. M. Williams, and J. Goodall. “Influence of ecological and social factors on body mass of wild chimpanzees.” International Journal of Primatology 26, no. 1 (February 1, 2005): 3–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-005-0721-2.
Pusey AE, Oehlert GW, Williams JM, Goodall J. Influence of ecological and social factors on body mass of wild chimpanzees. International Journal of Primatology. 2005 Feb 1;26(1):3–31.
Pusey, A. E., et al. “Influence of ecological and social factors on body mass of wild chimpanzees.” International Journal of Primatology, vol. 26, no. 1, Feb. 2005, pp. 3–31. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s10764-005-0721-2.
Pusey AE, Oehlert GW, Williams JM, Goodall J. Influence of ecological and social factors on body mass of wild chimpanzees. International Journal of Primatology. 2005 Feb 1;26(1):3–31.
Journal cover image

Published In

International Journal of Primatology

DOI

ISSN

0164-0291

Publication Date

February 1, 2005

Volume

26

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 31

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 0608 Zoology