Nest Grouping Patterns of Bonobos (Pan paniscus) in Relation to Fruit Availability in a Forest-Savannah Mosaic

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 4; p. e93742
• Main Authors: Serckx, Adeline, Huynen, Marie-Claude, Bastin, Jean-François, Hambuckers, Alain, Beudels-Jamar, Roseline C., Vimond, Marie, Raynaud, Emilien, Kühl, Hjalmar S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.04.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal behavior; Animals; Apes; Availability; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Biodiversity; Biological evolution; Biology and Life Sciences; Chimpanzees; Cohesion; Communities; Conservation biology; Ecology; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental factors; Environmental impact; Feeding Behavior - physiology; Food resources; Foraging behavior; Forests; Fruit; Fruits; Generalized linear models; Grassland; Home range; Landscape architecture; Monkeys & apes; Nesting; Pan paniscus; Pan paniscus - physiology; Political science; Population; Population density; Rainforests; Savannahs; Sibling species; Sleep; Social aspects; Social Behavior; Social behavior in animals; Species comparisons; Studies; Tropical forests; Variability; Belgium; Congo (Kinshasa); New York; Germany

A topic of major interest in socio-ecology is the comparison of chimpanzees and bonobos' grouping patterns. Numerous studies have highlighted the impact of social and environmental factors on the different evolution in group cohesion seen in these sister species. We are still lacking, however,...