Alloparental Behavior in Wild Chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania
作者:
Toshisada Nishida,
期刊:
Folia Primatologica
(Karger Available online 1983)
卷期:
Volume 41,
issue 1-2
页码: 1-33
ISSN:0015-5713
年代: 1983
DOI:10.1159/000156117
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Pan troglodytes;Alloparental behavior;Infant handling;Learn-to-mother hypothesis;Care;Play;Sex difference
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Handling of smaller infants by individuals other than the mothers was studied for wild chimpanzees. Nulliparous subadult females, who are related or unrelated to the infants, are most earnest caretakers, while parous females usually are indifferent to infants other than their own. Adult males also take care of infants, although more briefly than nulliparae. Mothers screen alloparental candidates by sex and kin relationship. ‘Learn-to-mother’ hypothesis is supported for alloparental behavior by nulliparae. Costs and benefits of alloparental behavior by various age/sex classes are discus
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