Projektnummer

0055613

Zusammenfassung

Humans are distinguished from other species by high levels of sociality and cooperation among unrelated individuals. This research will explore the behavioral endocrinology of social bonds in a close phylogenetic relative that exhibits high levels of cooperation among unrelated females, the bonobo (Pan paniscus). During a three-year collaboration with scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA), the applicant will: 1) Characterize the quality and diversity of social relationships among female bonobos, 2) Test between competing hypotheses to explain p...