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Chimpanzees are not more aggressive than bonobos but target sexes differently.
| Τίτλος: | Chimpanzees are not more aggressive than bonobos but target sexes differently. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Bryon E; Animal Behaviour and Cognition, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CA Utrecht, Netherlands., Roth TS; Animal Behaviour and Cognition, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CA Utrecht, Netherlands., Torfs JRR; Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.; Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Koningin Astridplein 26, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium.; Laboratory for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium., Eens M; Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium., van Leeuwen EJC; Animal Behaviour and Cognition, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CA Utrecht, Netherlands.; Department for Comparative Cultural Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany., Staes N; Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.; Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Koningin Astridplein 26, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Πηγή: | Science advances [Sci Adv] 2026 Mar 13; Vol. 12 (11), pp. eadz2433. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 11. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101653440 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2375-2548 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 23752548 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Adv Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Washington, DC : American Association for the Advancement of Science, [2015]- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Pan paniscus*/physiology , Pan paniscus*/psychology , Pan troglodytes*/physiology , Pan troglodytes*/psychology , Aggression* , Behavior, Animal*, Animals ; Female ; Male ; Social Behavior ; Bayes Theorem ; Humans |
| Περίληψη: | The long-standing view that bonobos (Pan paniscus) are peaceful while chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are aggressive has shaped our understanding of primate and human social evolution. However, recent observations from the wild challenge this dichotomy, warranting standardized comparative analyses of aggression in the Pan species. Here, we examined aggressive interactions across 22 zoo-housed groups of chimpanzees (N = 9 groups, 101 individuals) and bonobos (N = 13 groups, 88 individuals) using Bayesian social network analysis. We find no species differences in overall or contact aggression rates, accounting for group size and sex ratio. However, aggression patterns diverge by sex: Bonobos exhibit higher female-to-male aggression, while chimpanzees show the reverse. Notably, absolute aggression rates varied substantially between groups within each species, reinforcing recent evidence on group-specific social structures in Pan. These findings challenge the traditional aggression dichotomy between bonobos and chimpanzees and provide insights into the evolutionary dynamics of social conflict strategies in great apes, including humans. |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260311 Date Completed: 20260710 Latest Revision: 20260813 |
| Update Code: | 20260813 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12978231 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/sciadv.adz2433 |
| PMID: | 41811957 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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