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Philopatry and reproductive success in Bornean orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus).
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2006
Goossens B, Setchell J M, James S S, Funk S M, Chikhi L, Abulani A, Ancrenaz M, Lackman-Ancrenaz I, Bruford M W
Abstract excerpt
Behavioural observations suggest that orang-utans are semi-solitary animals with females being philopatric and males roaming more widely in search of receptive partners, leading to the prediction that females are more closely related than males at any given site. In contrast, our study presents evidence for male and female philopatry in the orang-utan. We examined patterns of relatedness and parentage in a wild...
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