Single aggressive interactions increase urinary glucocorticoid levels in wild male chimpanzees.

A basic premise in behavioural ecology is the cost-benefit arithmetic, which determines both behavioural decisions and evolutionary processes. Aggressive interactions can be costly on an energetic level, demanding increased energy or causing injuries, and on a psychological level, in the form of inc...

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Main Authors: Roman M Wittig, Catherine Crockford, Anja Weltring, Tobias Deschner, Klaus Zuberbühler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4340946?pdf=render