The hormonal and immunological correlates of social dominance in wild male chimpanzees

In social primates, the acquisition and maintenance of social dominance may augment reproductive success while incurring immunological costs. This trade-off is hypothetically facilitated by hormones that modulate both status-enhancing behavior and immune function. In the three studies comprising thi...

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Main Author: Negrey, Jacob Douglas
Other Authors: Knott, Cheryl D.
Language:en_US
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/39005