2020-01-07Zeitschriftenartikel
Maternal effects on offspring growth indicate post-weaning juvenile dependence in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)
Samuni, Liran; Tkaczynski, Patrick; Deschner, Tobias; Löhrrich, Therese; Wittig, Roman M.; Crockford, Catherine
Background
In animals with altricial offspring, most growth occurs after birth and may be optimized by post-natal maternal care. Maternal effects on growth may be influenced by individual characteristics of the mothers, ...