Death of a wild chimpanzee community member
Possible outcome of intense sexual competition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22899033 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katie Fawcett (University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), Geresomu Muhumuza |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 243-247 |
| Publication date | 2000-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-2565 • E-ISSN: 1098-2345 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1098-2345(200008)51:4<243::aid-ajp3>3.0.co;2-p |
| PMID | 10941440 |
| OpenAlex | W2034591264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 11 |
Our observations strongly support the view that a lethal gang attack occurred against a young adult male within a wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) community. This is the first report of such an occurrence. At least three adult male chimpanzees are believed to have been involved in the attack. This case is unusual because the attack was fatal, involved directed group aggression within a community, and was not linked to the overthrow of the alpha male. During the period before the attack, the percentage of cycling females in the community was very low (15 males:17 females, a maximum of two regularly cycling). This fact, coupled with the presence of one female in full genital tumescence, may have incited and escalated the violence of the attack. The lethal attack is interpreted as an act of intra-community male sexual competition resulting in the complete exclusion of one male from estrous females.
Adult male · Aggression · Biology · Competition (biology) · Developmental psychology · Estrous cycle · Penis · Troglodytes · Tumescence · Zoology · Animal Behavior and Reproduction · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Demography · Ecology · Endocrinology · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.35 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |