Socially integrated female chimpanzees have lower offspring mortality

Summary: In humans and other social mammals, more socially connected females often have higher fitness. Yet evidence linking female sociality to offspring survival remains inconsistent, and is limited to a handful of primate species in which females depend on close female kin for social status. Here...

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Published in:iScience
Main Authors: Joseph T. Feldblum, Kara K. Walker, Margaret A. Stanton, Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Deus C. Mjungu, Carson M. Murray, Anne E. Pusey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225011241