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Melissa Emery Thompson

Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
Evolutionary Anthropology

Scholarly Works - Conferences


Social Bonds and resilience in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2026 Link to item Cite

Leaf-juicing by chimpanzees reveals a sour taste preference

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2026 Link to item Cite

Age, sex and site-specific differences in wild chimpanzee mortality causes

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2026 Link to item Cite

Female dominance is explained by age and muscle mass in African sanctuary chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2026 Link to item Cite

Wild chimpanzees selectively attend to tool use by adults

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2025 Link to item Cite

Strategic aggression among wild male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2025 Link to item Cite

Contact aggression differently predicts injury risk in male and female chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2024 Link to item Cite

Friends or Frenemies: Understanding the Quality of Male Bonds Among Wild Chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2024 Link to item Cite

Reproductive tactics in aging male chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2024 Link to item Cite

Sex differences in aggression and status competition in Kanyawara chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2022 Link to item Cite

Viral infection and life history trade-offs in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2022 Link to item Cite

Age-related changes in adult chimpanzee social network integration

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2021 Link to item Cite

Paternal care and growth rates in Shodagor children

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY · March 2021 Link to item Cite

Matriliny predicts lower inflammation for women in the Mosuo of Southwest China

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2020 Link to item Cite

Urinary markers of oxidative stress respond to infection and aging in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2020 Link to item Cite

Aging of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2020 Link to item Cite

Aggression, coalition formation, and aging in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2019 Link to item Cite

Wild female chimpanzees are more social and feed less often when they have young infants

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2018 Link to item Cite

Variables influencing cortisol levels during motherhood in wild Bornean orangutans

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2018 Link to item Cite

The development of male-female dominance relationships in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2018 Link to item Cite

Does the Energetic Status of Wild Orangutan Mothers vary with Infant Age?

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2017 Link to item Cite

Musculoskeletal growth patterns in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2015 Link to item Cite

Tradeoffs between reproductive rate and offspring growth in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2015 Link to item Cite

ENERGETIC AND SOCIAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE LIFE HISTORIES OF CHIMPANZEES

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY · September 2014 Link to item Cite

Consistent Familial Warmth Predicts Child Cortisol Levels

Conference BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY · May 1, 2014 Link to item Cite

Male sexual coercion and female mating preferences in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2014 Link to item Cite

Immunosenescence in Tsimane forager-horticulturalists

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2014 Link to item Cite

Seasonal fluctuation of men's testosterone levels and body composition in rural Poland

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2014 Link to item Cite

Strong group effects on energetic balance in redtail monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius)

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2014 Link to item Cite

The development of aggressive play behavior in wild chimpanzees.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2013 Link to item Cite

Male bi-maturism and the costs of reproduction in wild Bornean orangutans

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2013 Link to item Cite

Physiological costs of dominance and mating effort in male chimpanzees.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2013 Link to item Cite

Context of copulation calls in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2013 Link to item Cite

Testosterone, development and aging in wild chimpanzees.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2012 Link to item Cite

C-peptide and the cost of reproduction in Bornean orangutans.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2012 Link to item Cite

Energetic costs of reproduction in wild female chimpanzees.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2011 Link to item Cite

Reproduction and resistance to stress in wild chimpanzees.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2010 Link to item Cite

Inter- and intra-population variation in aggression by adult male chimpanzees.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2010 Link to item Cite

Male coercion and female choice in wild chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2009 Link to item Cite

Male mating interest varies with female fecundity in Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii of Kanyawara, Kibale National Park

Conference International Journal of Primatology · August 1, 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 cue of female fertilization poten ... Full text Cite

Female competition over core areas in Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, Kibale National Park, Uganda

Conference International Journal of Primatology · August 1, 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 that contest competition might occu ... Full text Cite

A comparison of female mating strategies in Pan troglodytes and Pongo spp.

Conference International Journal of Primatology · August 1, 2008 Orangutans and chimpanzees differ in many aspects of their mating and social systems. Nevertheless, because both great apes require enormous maternal investment in offspring and because female reproductive potential is limited, female orangutans and chimpa ... Full text Cite

Sexual coercion and mating strategies of wild bornean orangutans.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2007 Link to item Cite