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R. M. Wittig

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Microbiology· 1 Zoology· 1

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Organism:chicken / avian· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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C. Crockford· 2 shared C. Girard-Buttoz· 2 shared T. Deschner· 2 shared A. D. Friederici· 1 shared A. Franke· 1 shared A. Preis· 1 shared C. Akoua-Koffi· 1 shared C. Bang· 1 shared

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C. Crockford

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Non-genetic maternal effects shape individual differences in cortisol phenotypes in wild chimpanzees

P. J. Tkaczynski, F. Mafessoni, C. Girard-Buttoz, L. Samuni, C. Y. Ackermann, P. Fedurek, C. Gomes, C. Hobaiter, T. Lohrich, V. Manin, A. Preis, P. Vale, E. G. Wessling, L. Wittiger, Z. Zommers, , C. Crockford

The paper examines maternal effects on cortisol phenotypes in wild chimpanzees, finding maternal influence explains 10% of variation, while genetic factors are not distinguishable from zero.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2021 · PreprintZoology

Primate phageomes are structured by superhost phylogeny and environment

J. F. Gogarten, M. Rühlemann, E. Archie, J. Tung, C. Akoua-Koffi, C. Bang, T. Deschner, J.-J. Muyembe-Tamfum, M. M. Robbins, G. Schubert, M. Surbeck, R. M. Wittig, K. Zuberbühler, J. F. Baines, A. Franke, , S. Calvignac-Spencer

The study examines primate phageomes across 23 wild non-human primate taxa, revealing phylosymbiotic patterns and social transmission of phages.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 5, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Chimpanzees use numerous flexible vocal sequences with more than two vocal units: A step towards language?

C. Girard-Buttoz, E. Zaccarella, T. Bortolato, A. D. Friederici, R. M. Wittig, C. Crockford

This study finds chimpanzees use vocal sequences with more than two units, suggesting a potential evolutionary step towards language.

bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2021 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition