Recent developments in the study of wild chimpanzee behavior

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Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and ReviewsVolume 11, Issue 1 p. 9-25 Original Article Recent developments in the study of wild chimpanzee behavior John C. Mitani, John C. Mitani John C. Mitani is in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. His research involves studies of primate behavioral ecology and vocal communication. He has conducted fieldwork on all five species of living apes, including gibbons and orangutans in Indonesia, gorillas in Rwanda, bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and chimpanzees in Tanzania and Uganda. Along with David Watts, he currently co-directs the Ngogo chimpanzee project, Kibale National Park, Uganda.Search for more papers by this authorDavid P. Watts, David P. Watts David Watts received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MA and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. He is currently a Professor of Anthropology at Yale. He has done fieldwork on white-faced capuchin monkeys in Panama and, for many years, on the social behavior and ecology of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. He also served as Director of the Karisoke Research Centre in Rwanda for two years. Since 1993, he has been conducting research on the behavior and ecology of chimpanzees at Ngogo, in Kibale National Park, Uganda, in collaboration with Dr. John Mitani and Dr. Jeremiah Lwanga.Search for more papers by this authorMartin N. Muller, Martin N. Muller Martin N. Muller has studied chimpanzees in Tanzania and Uganda. He recently completed his dissertation, “Endocrine Aspects of Aggression and Dominance in Chimpanzees of the Kibale Forest,” for the Department of Anthropology, University of Southern California. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, where he continues his research on the behavior of wild chimpanzees.Search for more papers by this author John C. Mitani, John C. Mitani John C. Mitani is in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. His research involves studies of primate behavioral ecology and vocal communication. He has conducted fieldwork on all five species of living apes, including gibbons and orangutans in Indonesia, gorillas in Rwanda, bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and chimpanzees in Tanzania and Uganda. Along with David Watts, he currently co-directs the Ngogo chimpanzee project, Kibale National Park, Uganda.Search for more papers by this authorDavid P. Watts, David P. Watts David Watts received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MA and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. He is currently a Professor of Anthropology at Yale. He has done fieldwork on white-faced capuchin monkeys in Panama and, for many years, on the social behavior and ecology of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. He also served as Director of the Karisoke Research Centre in Rwanda for two years. Since 1993, he has been conducting research on the behavior and ecology of chimpanzees at Ngogo, in Kibale National Park, Uganda, in collaboration with Dr. John Mitani and Dr. Jeremiah Lwanga.Search for more papers by this authorMartin N. Muller, Martin N. Muller Martin N. Muller has studied chimpanzees in Tanzania and Uganda. He recently completed his dissertation, “Endocrine Aspects of Aggression and Dominance in Chimpanzees of the Kibale Forest,” for the Department of Anthropology, University of Southern California. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, where he continues his research on the behavior of wild chimpanzees.Search for more papers by this author First published: 06 February 2002 https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.10008Citations: 120 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume11, Issue12002Pages 9-25 RelatedInformation