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Reproductive energetics in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

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Murray, CM; Lonsdorf, EV; Eberly, LE; Pusey, AE
Published in: Behavioral Ecology
November 30, 2009

Mammalian females generally carry the bulk of reproductive costs. They gestate for relatively long periods of time and provide the majority of parental care for dependent offspring. For this reason, many studies have examined how females deal with the energetic costs of reproduction. Here, we examine the influence of reproductive state on activity budgets, diet quality, and sociality in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Gombe National Park, Tanzania. After controlling for dominance rank, we found that pregnant and lactating females consumed higher quality foods than nonpregnant, nonlactating females. However, pregnant females also traveled less. This result did not reflect differences in sociality, as the pregnant female group sizes included in our analyses were comparable to those in other reproductive categories.

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Behavioral Ecology

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1465-7279

ISSN

1045-2249

Publication Date

November 30, 2009

Volume

20

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1211 / 1216

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 3104 Evolutionary biology
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 0608 Zoology
  • 0603 Evolutionary Biology
  • 0602 Ecology
 

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Murray, C. M., Lonsdorf, E. V., Eberly, L. E., & Pusey, A. E. (2009). Reproductive energetics in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii). Behavioral Ecology, 20(6), 1211–1216. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp114
Murray, C. M., E. V. Lonsdorf, L. E. Eberly, and A. E. Pusey. “Reproductive energetics in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii).” Behavioral Ecology 20, no. 6 (November 30, 2009): 1211–16. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp114.
Murray CM, Lonsdorf EV, Eberly LE, Pusey AE. Reproductive energetics in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii). Behavioral Ecology. 2009 Nov 30;20(6):1211–6.
Murray, C. M., et al. “Reproductive energetics in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii).” Behavioral Ecology, vol. 20, no. 6, Nov. 2009, pp. 1211–16. Scopus, doi:10.1093/beheco/arp114.
Murray CM, Lonsdorf EV, Eberly LE, Pusey AE. Reproductive energetics in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii). Behavioral Ecology. 2009 Nov 30;20(6):1211–1216.
Journal cover image

Published In

Behavioral Ecology

DOI

EISSN

1465-7279

ISSN

1045-2249

Publication Date

November 30, 2009

Volume

20

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1211 / 1216

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 3104 Evolutionary biology
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 0608 Zoology
  • 0603 Evolutionary Biology
  • 0602 Ecology