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Variation in Adult Male-Juvenile Affiliative Behavior in Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) by Gartland, Kylen N, Brand, Colin M, Ulibarri, Lawrence R, White, Frances J

“…Adult males of some primate species are known to positively interact with juveniles. In cases where paternal certainty is high, these behaviors have been…”
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Sex differences in tool use acquisition in bonobos (Pan paniscus) by Boose, Klaree J., White, Frances J., Meinelt, Audra

“…All the great ape species are known tool users in both the wild and captivity, although there is great variation in ability and behavioral repertoire…”
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Female feeding priority in bonobos, Pan paniscus, and the question of female dominance by White, Frances J., Wood, Kimberley D.

“…The question of whether bonobos show feeding priority and female dominance has been proposed and examined, both in the wild and in captive studies, with…”
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Evaluating Native American Bird Use and Bird Assemblage Variability along the Oregon Coast by Bovy, Kristine M., Moss, Madonna L., Watson, Jessica E., J. White, Frances, Jones, Timothy T., Ulrich, Heather A., Parrish, Julia K.

“…Native American use of birds on the Oregon coast is not well known and has never been synthesized to present a regional understanding. We rectify this by…”
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Biochronology of South African hominin-bearing sites: A reassessment using cercopithecid primates by Frost, Stephen R, White, Frances J, Reda, Hailay G, Gilbert, Christopher C

“…Despite recent advances in chronometric techniques (e.g., Uranium-Lead [U-Pb], cosmogenic nuclides, electron spin resonance spectroscopy [ESR]), considerable…”
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Reply to Granger et al.: Multiple, independent lines of evidence suggest Sterkfontein is less than 2.8 My old by Frost, Stephen R, White, Frances J, Reda, Hailay G, Gilbert, Christopher C

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Survey of current group demographics and management practices of bachelor groups of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) across North America by Gartland, Kylen N., Carrigan, Jodi, White, Frances J.

“…Recommendations for the successful management and maintenance of bachelor groups of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in zoological settings…”
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Estimating bonobo ( Pan paniscus ) and chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes ) evolutionary history from nucleotide site patterns by Brand, Colin M, White, Frances J, Rogers, Alan R, Webster, Timothy H

“…Admixture appears increasingly ubiquitous in the evolutionary history of various taxa, including humans. Such gene flow likely also occurred among our closest…”
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A comparison of faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentration and gut microbiota diversity in bonobos (Pan paniscus) by Hickmott, Alexana J., Boose, Klaree J., Wakefield, Monica L., Brand, Colin M., Snodgrass, J. Josh, Ting, Nelson, White, Frances J.

“…Sex, age, diet, stress and social environment have all been shown to influence the gut microbiota. In several mammals, including humans, increased stress is…”
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Dominance rank, female choice, and reproductive success in semi‐free ranging adult male Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) by Gartland, Kylen N., Biggs, Nichole, Shreeve, Caitlin M., White, Frances J.

“…The assumed evolutionary advantage of dominance is increased reproductive success. However, the efficacy of dominance as a mating strategy may be interrupted…”
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Obstacles and catalysts of cooperation in humans, bonobos, and chimpanzees: behavioural reaction norms can help explain variation in sex roles, inequality, war and peace by Jaeggi, Adrian V, Boose, Klaree J, White, Frances J, Gurven, Michael

“…Our closest living relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees, along with small-scale human societies figure prominently in debates about human nature. Here we…”
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Seasonality and Socioecology: The Importance of Variation in Fruit Abundance to Bonobo Sociality by White, Frances J

“…The assumption that nonseasonal, evergreen, rain forests contain more continuously available food resources than seasonal rain forests is fundamental to…”
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Stable isotope data from bonobo (Pan paniscus) faecal samples from the Lomako Forest Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Loudon, James E., Wakefield, Monica L., Kimel, Heather M., Waller, Michel T., Hickmott, Alexana J., White, Frances J., Sponheimer, Matt

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Sex differences in bonobo (Pan paniscus) terrestriality: implications for human evolution by White, Frances J, Brand, Colin M, Hickmott, Alexana J, Minton, India R

“…Recent finds in hominin fossil environments place the transition to terrestriality in a wooded or forested habitat. Therefore, forest-dwelling apes can aid in…”
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Comparison of captive and wild fascicularis‐group macaques (Primates, Cercopithecidae) provides insight into cranial form changes in response to rapid environmental changes by Arenson, Julia L., Simons, Evan A., Anderson, Monya, Eller, Andrea R., White, Frances J., Frost, Stephen R.

“…Objectives Geographic variation is an important feature among primates, but the mechanisms underlying it are not well understood. Macaques are geographically…”
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Hair plucking, stress, and urinary cortisol among captive bonobos (Pan paniscus) by Brand, Colin M., Boose, Klaree J., Squires, Erica C., Marchant, Linda F., White, Frances J., Meinelt, Audra, Snodgrass, J. Josh

“…Hair plucking has been observed in many captive primate species, including the great apes; however, the etiology of this behavioral pattern is poorly…”
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Laterality of Grooming and Tool Use in a Group of Captive Bonobos (Pan paniscus) by Brand, Colin M, Marchant, Linda F, Boose, Klaree J, White, Frances J, Rood, Tabatha M, Meinelt, Audra

“…Humans exhibit population level handedness for the right hand; however, the evolution of this behavioral phenotype is poorly understood. Here, we compared the…”
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Fishhook variability and cultural transmission in East Polynesia by O'CONNOR, JOHN T., WHITE, FRANCES J., HUNT, TERRY L.

“…The colonisation of East Polynesia unfolded as a rapid dispersal by culturally related groups on a massive geographical scale. In settling distant oceanic…”
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Sex ratio at birth and age-reversed dominance among female Varecia by White, Frances J

“…Analysis of 283 offspring born at the Duke University Primate Center show that young female ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata, produce significantly more…”
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Paleocoastal Lithic use on Western Santarosae Island, California by Jew, Nicholas P., Erlandson, Jon M., White, Frances J.

“…California's Northern Channel Islands have produced several Paleocoastal assemblages that include some of the most intricate and finely crafted lithic…”
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