Behavioural Diversity in Chimpanzees and Bonobos

A fascinating text describing the behavioural diversity of chimpanzees and bonobos (the pygmy chimpanzee).

Christophe Boesch (Edited by), Gottfried Hohmann (Edited by), Linda Marchant (Author)

9780521006132, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 1 August 2002

300 pages, 84 b/w illus. 51 tables
24.7 x 18.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.668 kg

'Most primatologists will find something of interest and value in this edited volume, and at the unusually low price at which it is offered, I can recommend it highly.' Folia Primatologica

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus), otherwise known as pygmy chimpanzees, are the only two species of the genus Pan. As they are our nearest relatives, there has been much research devoted to investigating the similarities and differences between them. This book offers an extensive review of the most recent observations to come from field studies on the diversity of Pan social behaviour, with contributions from many of the world's leading experts in this field. A wide range of social behaviours is discussed including tool use, hunting, reproductive strategies and conflict management as well as demographic variables and ecological constraints. In addition to interspecies behavioural diversity, this text describes exciting new research into variations between different populations of the same species. Researchers and students working in the fields of primatology, anthropology and zoology will find this a fascinating read.

Preface G. Hohmann, C. Boesche and L. F. Marchant
Main introduction C. Boesche
Part I. Behavioural Flexibility: Introduction T. Matsuzawa
1. Multivariate and phylogenetic approaches to understanding chimpanzee and bonobo behavioural diversity D. M. Doran, W. L. Jungers, Y. Sugiyama, J. G. Fleagle and C. P. Heesy
2. Chimpanzees in the dry habitats of Mont Assirik, Senegal and Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda K. D. Hunt and W. C. McGrew
3. Behavioural adaptations to water scarcity in Tongo chimpanzees A. Lanjouw
4. Bonobos of the Lukuru Wildlife Research Project J. Myers-Thompson
5. Grooming-hand-clasp in Mahale M Group chimpanzees: implications for culture in social behaviours M. Nakamura
Part II. Social Relations: Introduction V. Reynolds
6. Factors influencing fission-fusion grouping in chimpanzees in the Tai National Park, Cote d'Ivoire D. P. Anderson, E. V. Nordheim and C. Boesch
7. Ecological and social correlates of chimpanzee party size and composition J. C. Mitani, D. P. Watts and J. S. Lwanga
8. Agonistic relations among Kanyawara chimpanzees M. N. Muller
9. Relationships of male chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda N. E. Newton-Fisher
10. Dynamics in social organisation of bonobos (Pan paniscus) G. Hohmann and B. Fruth
Part III. Female Strategies: The Females That Did Evolve: Introduction M. F. Small
11. Why female bonobos have a lower copulation rate during estrus than chimpanzees T. Furuichi and C. Hashimoto
12. Social relationships between cycling females and adult males in Mahale chimpanzees A. Matsumoto-Oda
13. Seasonal aspects of reproduction and sexual behaviour in two chimpanzee populations: a comparison of Gombe (Tanzania) and Budongo (Uganda) J. Wallis
14. Costs and benefits of grouping for female chimpanzees at Gombe J. M. Williams, H.-Y. Liu and A. E. Pusey
15. The cost of sexual attraction: is there a trade-off in female Pan between sex appeal and received coercion? R. Wrangham
Part IV. Hunting and Food Sharing: Introduction L. F. Marchant
16. Variations in chimpanzee–red colobus interactions C. Boesch, S. Uehara and H. Ihobe
17. How bonobos handle hunts and harvests: why share food? B. Fruth and G. Hohmann
18. Hunting and meat sharing by chimpanzees at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda D. P. Watts and J. C. Mitani
Part V. Genetic Diversity: 19. The evolutionary genetics and molecular ecology of chimpanzees and bonobos B. J. Bradley and L. Vigilant
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Primates [PSVW79], Animal behaviour [PSVP], Behavioural theory [Behaviourism JMAL]