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Longitudinal Structure of a Unit-group of Bonobos: Male Philopatry and Possible Fusion of Unit-groups
Bonobos and chimpanzees have a male-philopatric social structure (Nishida 1979, Itani 1985, Goodall 1986, Wrangham 1986, Pusey and Packer 1987, Kano 1992, Wallis 1997, Reynolds 2005, Furuichi 2006). Demographi...
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Seasonal Changes in Fruit Production and Party Size of Bonobos at Wamba
Because chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) have a unique fission-fusion social structure, many researchers have investigated the nature of foraging parties. They have reported that chimpanzees form foraging parties wh...
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Relationships among Fruit Abundance, Ranging Rate, and Party Size and Composition of Bonobos at Wamba
As close relatives, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) share some important characteristics in their social structure. Both species form male philopatric unit-groups, with males remain in th...