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