Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in savanna landscapes.
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are the only great apes that inhabit
hot, dry, and open savannas. We review the environmental pressures of savannas on chimpanzees, such as food and water scarcity, and the
evidence for chimpanzees' behavioral responses to these landscapes. In
our analysis, savannas were generally associated with low chimpanzee population densities and large home ranges. In addition,
thermoregulatory behaviors that likely reduce hyperthermia risk, such
as cave use, were frequently observed in the hottest and driest
savanna landscapes. We hypothesize that such responses are evidence of
a "savanna landscape effect" in chimpanzees and offer pathways for
future research to understand its evolutionary processes and
mechanisms. We conclude by discussing the significance of research on
savanna chimpanzees to modeling the evolution of early hominin traits
and informing conservation programs for these endangered apes. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/evan.21924
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in savanna landscapes.
Op woensdag 27 oktober 2021 om 18:43:46 UTC+2 schreef Pandora:
Incredible, the old PAs keep producing prejudiced fantasies like (in the Introduction):
"The effects of such open & dry landscapes & the environmental pressures ass.x them may have contributed to the evol.split of the Homo & Pan lineages."
How is it possible that self-declared "scientists" can be so stupid??
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in savanna landscapes.
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are the only great apes that inhabit
hot, dry, and open savannas. We review the environmental pressures of
savannas on chimpanzees, such as food and water scarcity, and the
evidence for chimpanzees' behavioral responses to these landscapes. In
our analysis, savannas were generally associated with low chimpanzee
population densities and large home ranges. In addition,
thermoregulatory behaviors that likely reduce hyperthermia risk, such
as cave use, were frequently observed in the hottest and driest
savanna landscapes. We hypothesize that such responses are evidence of
a "savanna landscape effect" in chimpanzees and offer pathways for
future research to understand its evolutionary processes and
mechanisms. We conclude by discussing the significance of research on
savanna chimpanzees to modeling the evolution of early hominin traits
and informing conservation programs for these endangered apes.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/evan.21924
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