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Obstacles and catalysts to peaceful coexistence in chimpanzees and bonobos

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: As our closest living relatives, comparisons of the social lives and behavioural ecologies of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) provide relevant insights into the evolutionary constraints of peaceful coexistence in Hominid societies. In this review, we compare and contrast findings from the twoPanspecies in order to examine some of the obstacles and catalysts for peaceful behaviour in our ape relatives. Through comparing the social structures, behavioural mechanisms and ecological drivers for peaceful behaviours inPan, we develop hypotheses regarding the evolutionary constraints of peaceful co-existence in hominid societies.

Source: Behaviour

DOI: 10.1163/1568539x-00003335

Authors: Zanna Clay, Takeshi Furuichi, Frans B.M. de Waal

Institutions: University of Birmingham, Kyoto University, Emory University, Emory National Primate Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Primate Behavior and Ecology

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Awards: Evaluation of roles of groups and local populations in hominids: from analyses on intergroup relations and female transfer between groups, Ecological study of the African great apes under human disturbance, Comparison of Primate Communities Including Great Apes and Forest Structure, Study on the reproductive strategy in wild chimpanzees and bonobos by analyzing sexual hormonal dynamics and sexual behavior