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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Skeletal pathology in Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii in Kibale National Park, Uganda
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume 135, No. 4, Year 2008
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The ecological pressures shaping chimpanzee anatomy and behavior are the subject of much discussion in primatology and paleoanthropology, yet empirical data on fundamental parameters including body size, morbidity, and mortality are rare for wild chimpanzees. Here, we present skeletal pathology and body size data for 20 (19 crania, 12 postcrania) chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) from Kibale National Park, Uganda. We compare these data with other East African populations, especially Gombe National Park. Estimated body size for Kibale chimpanzees was similar to other East African populations and significantly larger than Gombe chimpanzees. The high rates of trauma and other skeletal pathology evident in the Kibale chimpanzee skeletons were similar to those in the Gombe skeletal sample. Much of the major skeletal trauma in the Kibale skeletons was attributable to falls, although other pathologies were noted as well, including apparent injuries from snares, degenerative arthritis, and minor congenital abnormalities. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pontzer, Herman
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Wrangham, Richard W.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Kerbis-Peterhans, Julian C.
United States, Chicago
Roosevelt University
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Statistics
Citations: 56
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ajpa.20758
ISSN:
10968644
Research Areas
Violence And Injury
Study Locations
Uganda