| Reproductive parameters in Bossou group chimpanzees during 32 years (1976-2008) | |||||||||
| Reproductive parameters | N | Mean | SD | Range | Study pereod | source | |||
| Age at first maximal swelling*1 (yrs.) | 5 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 7.1-8.3 | 1976-2001 | [77] | |||
| Age at first birth (yrs.) | 5 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 9.7-13.9 | |||||
| Age of emigration from natal group*1(yrs.) | no data | ||||||||
| Mean birth rate between 9-41 yrs. per year (all) | 170 female-years | 0.19 | |||||||
| (> 4 yrs. survival of previous offspring) | 0.17 | ||||||||
| Interbirth interval (yr.) (all) | 22 mother-offspring pairs | 4.6 | |||||||
| (> 4 yrs. survival of previous offspring) | 17mother-offspring pairs | 5.3 | 2.3 | ||||||
| The number of live birth during lifetime*2 | 4.25 | ||||||||
| The age at final birth (yrs.) | -41 | ||||||||
| Age at first maximal swelling*1 (yrs.) | 5 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 7.1-8.3 | 1976-2008 | [89] | |||
| Age at first birth (yrs.) | 6 | 10.6 | 9.5-13 | ||||||
| Age of emigration from natal group*1(yrs.) | 3 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 8-10 | |||||
| Mean birth rate between 9-46 yrs. per year (all) | 0.15 | ||||||||
| (> 4 yrs. survival of previous offspring) | 0.11 | ||||||||
| Interbirth interval (yr.) (all) | 24 births | 4.5 | |||||||
| (> 4 yrs. survival of previous offspring) | 18 births | 5.2 | |||||||
| The number of live birth during lifetime*2 | 2.94 | ||||||||
| The age at final birth (yrs.) | -51 | ||||||||
| *1 The four parameter are related to the age at first birth. | |||||||||
| *2 These were calculated from other sevral parameters. | |||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||
| [77] Sugiyama Y. (2004) Demographic parameters and life history of chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 124: 154-165 | |||||||||
| [89]Sugiyama Y. & Fujita S. (2011) The demography and reproductive parameters of Bossou chimpanzees. In: Matsuzawa T., Humle T. & Sugiyama Y. (eds.) The Chimpanzees of Bossou and Nimba. Springer, pp. 23-34 | |||||||||