Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

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...