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9 - Demography and life history of five chimpanzee communities in Taï National Park

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2019

By
Roman Wittig  and
Christophe Boesch
Edited by
Christophe Boesch  and
Roman Wittig
Edited in association with
Catherine Crockford ,
Linda Vigilant ,
Tobias Deschner  and
Fabian Leendertz
Christophe Boesch
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie, Germany
Roman Wittig
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie, Germany
Catherine Crockford
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie, Germany
Linda Vigilant
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie, Germany
Tobias Deschner
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie, Germany
Fabian Leendertz
Affiliation:
Robert Koch-Institut, Germany
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Summary

Demography and life-history data provide key information for our interpretation of the evolution and ecology of a species. Gathering reliable data can be a challenge, especially in species with long life spans such as the great apes. Only long-term field projects can compile trustworthy demography data, allowing us to access life-history measures. Here, we present the demography of four communities of wild chimpanzees (North, South, Middle and East Groups) located in Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire, following observations of individual chimpanzees for almost 40 years. We will provide demography data on birth, mortality, community size, age and sex ratios, among others, and translate these into life-history measures related to reproductive strategies (age of mother at birth of first infant, interbirth interval, etc.) and fitness (reproductive success, longevity, etc.). A comparison with available data from other long-term chimpanzee study sites will be made and we will discuss the life-history adaptations of Taï chimpanzees to the challenges they are facing.

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Community sizeBirth rateDeath rateInterbirth intervalMigration
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The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest
40 Years of Research
 , pp. 125 - 140
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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