Re-emergence of the leaf clip gesture during an alpha takeover affects variation in male chimpanzee loud calls

Loud calls are used by many species as long-distance signals for group defense, mate attraction, and inter- and intragroup spacing. Chimpanzee loud calls, or pant hoots, are used in a variety of contexts including group coordination and during male contests. Here, we observed an alpha male takeover...

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Main Authors: Ammie K. Kalan, Christophe Boesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5079.pdf