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Mielke, A., Crockford, C., & Wittig, R. M. (2019). Snake alarm calls as a public good in sooty mangabeys. Animal Behaviour, 158, 201-209
Surbeck, M., Boesch, C., Girard-Buttoz, C., Crockford, C., Hohmann, G., & Wittig, R. M. (2019). Erratum: Comparison of male conflict behavior in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus), with specific regard to coalition and post-conflict behavior. American Journal of Primatology, 81(13): e23075.
Boesch, C., & Wittig, R. M. (2019). The chimpanzees of the Taï forest: 40 years of research. Cambridge University Press.
Gone Bi, Z. B., & Wittig, R. M. (2019). Long-term diet of the chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Taï National Park: inter-annual variations in consumption of some key food sources. In C. Boesch, & R. M. Wittig (Eds.), The chimpanzees of the Taï forest: 40 years of research (pp. 242-260). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Lemoine, S., Crockford, C., & Wittig, R. M. (2019). Spatial integration of unusually high numbers of immigrant females into the south group further support for the bisexually-bonded model in Tai chimpanzees. In C. Boesch, & R. M. Wittig (Eds.), The chimpanzees of the Taï forest: 40 years of research (pp. 159-177). Cambridge University Press.
Mielke, A., Crockford, C., & Wittig, R. M. (2019). Rank changes in female chimpanzees in Tai National Park. In C. Boesch, & R. M. Wittig (Eds.), The chimpanzees of the Taï forest: 40 years of research (pp. 290-300). Cambridge University Press.
Preis, A., Samuni, L., Deschner, T., Crockford, C., & Wittig, R. M. (2019). Group specific social dynamics affect urinary ocytocin levels in Tai male chimpanzees. In C. Boesch, & R. M. Wittig (Eds.), The chimpanzees of the Taï forest: 40 years of research (pp. 339-365). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Samuni, L., Wittig, R. M., & Crockford, C. (2019). Adoption in the Tai chimpanzees costs, benefits, and strong social relationships. In C. Boesch, & R. M. Wittig (Eds.), The chimpanzees of the Taï forest: 40 years of research (pp. 141-158). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wittig, R. M., & Boesch, C. (2019). Demography and life history of five chimpanzee communities in Taï National Park. In The chimpanzees of the Taï forest: 40 years of research (pp. 125-140). Cambridge University Press.
Wittig, R. M., & Boesch, C. (2019). Observation protocol and long-term data collection in Taï. In C. Boesch, & R. M. Wittig (Eds.), The chimpanzees of the Taï forest: 40 years of research (pp. 44-57). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Maibach, V., Langergraber, K., Leendertz, F. H., Wittig, R. M., & Vigilant, L. (2019). Differences in MHC-B diversity and KIR epitopes in two populations of wild chimpanzees. Immunogenetics, 71(10), 617-633.
McCarthy, M., Despres-Einspenner, M.-L., Farine, D. R., Samuni, L., Angedakin, S., Arandjelovic, M., Boesch, C., Dieguez, P., Havercamp, K., Knight, A., Langergraber, K. E., Wittig, R. M., & Kühl, H. S. (2019). Camera traps provide a robust alternative to direct observations for constructing social networks of wild chimpanzees. Animal Behaviour, 157, 227-238.
Gogarten, J. F., Düx, A., Mubemba, B., Pléh, K., Hoffmann, C., Mielke, A., Müller-Tiburtius, J., Sachse, A., Wittig, R. M., Calvignac-Spencer, S., & Leendertz, F. H. (2019). Tropical rainforest flies carrying pathogens form stable associations with social nonhuman primates. Molecular Ecology, 28(18), 4242-4258.
Stuhlträger, J., Schulz-Kornas, E., Wittig, R. M., & Kupczik, K. (2019). Ontogenetic dietary shifts and microscopic tooth wear in western chimpanzees. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 298.
Estienne, V., Cohen, H., Wittig, R. M., & Boesch, C. (2019). Maternal influence on the development of nut-cracking skills in the chimpanzees of the Taï forest, Côte d'Ivoire (Pan troglodytes verus). American Journal of Primatology, 81(7): e23022.
Eichner, C., Kirilina, E., Paquette, M., Mildner, T., Schlumm, T., Pine, K., Müller-Axt, C., Lipp, I., Möller, H. E., Gallardo, G., Wittig, R. M., Crockford, C., Weiskopf, N., Friederici, A. D., & Anwander, A. (2019). Evolution of white matter connectivity and cortical myelination in hominoids: Wild chimpanzee pilot. In Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM).
Samuni, L., Preis, A., Deschner, T., Wittig, R. M., & Crockford, C. (2019). Cortisol and oxytocin show independent activity during chimpanzee intergroup conflict. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 104, 165-173.
Behringer, V., Stevens, J. M. G., Wittig, R. M., Crockford, C., Zuberbühler, K., Leendertz, F. H., & Deschner, T. (2019). Elevated neopterin levels in wild, healthy chimpanzees indicate constant investment in unspecific immune system. BMC Zoology, 4: 2.
Schulz-Kornas, E., Stuhlträger, J., Clauss, M., Wittig, R. M., & Kupczik, K. (2019). Dust affects chewing efficiency and tooth waer in forest dwelling Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 169(1), 66-77.
Preis, A., Samuni, L., Deschner, T., Crockford, C. ǂ., & Wittig, R. M. (2019). Urinary cortisol, aggression, dominance and competition in wild, West African male chimpanzees. Frontiers im Ecology and Evolution, 7: 107.
Kalan, A. K., Hohmann, G., Arandjelovic, M., ... Willie, J., Wittig, R. M., & Kühl, H. S. (2019). Novelty response of wild African apes to camera traps. Current Biology, 29(7), 1211-1217.
Kühl, H. S., Boesch, C., Kulik, L., ... Willie, J., Wittig, R. M., Yuh, Y. G., Yurkiw, K., Zuberbuehler, K., & Kalan, A. K. (2019). Human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioral diversity. Science, 363(6434), 1453-1455.
Fröhlich, M., Wittig, R. M., & Pika, S. (2019). The ontogeny of intentional communication in chimpanzees in the wild. Developmental Science, 22(1): e12716.
Kühl, H. S., Boesch, C., Kulik, L., ... Willie, J., Wittig, R. M., Yuh, Y. G., Yuh, Y. G., Yurkiw, K., & Kalan, A. K. (2019). Inclusive chimpanzee conservation—Response. Science, 364(6445), 1040-1041.