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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue 1, Pages 49-55Publisher
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1038
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chimpanzee behavior; Pan troglodytes; nesting; day nests; night nests
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Data on nesting behavior and nests of the Sonso community of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) living in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, were collected between October 1995 and December 1996. Analysis of the selection of nests shows a preference for particular tree species, especially Cynometra alexandri. Male chimpanzees nested lower than females. Day nests were found to be structurally simpler than night nests and were built in tree species used for feeding, at the same height as feeding activity. Day and night nests serve different functions, and should be clearly distinguished in studies of nesting behavior. Am. J. Primatol. 55:49-55, 2001. (C) 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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