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R. Wittig

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Physiology· 1

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Organism:chicken / avian· 4 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1

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A. Preis· 2 shared C. Crockford· 2 shared F. H. Leendertz· 2 shared M. Ulrich· 2 shared P. J. Tkaczynski· 2 shared T. Deschner· 2 shared A. Benjak· 1 shared A. Dux· 1 shared

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2020-2023 · peak 3/yr

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4 papers

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Functional host-specific adaptation of the intestinal microbiome in hominids

M. C. Rühlemann, C. Bang, J. F. Gogarten, B. M. Hermes, M. Groussin, S. M. Waschina, M. Poyet, M. Ulrich, C. Akoua-Koffi, T. Deschner, J.-J. Muyembe-Tamfum, M. M. Robbins, M. Surbeck, R. Wittig, K. Zuberbühler, , A. Franke

The paper analyzes gut microbiome composition and function across hominids to identify host-specific adaptations and evolutionary changes.

bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Leprosy in wild chimpanzees

K. J. Hockings, B. Mubemba, C. Avanzi, K. Pleh, A. Dux, E. Bersacola, J. Bessa, M. Ramon, S. Metzger, L. V. Patrono, J. E. Jaffe, A. Benjak, C. J. Bonneaud, P. Busso, E. Couacy-Hymann, , F. H. Leendertz

The paper reports leprosy-like lesions in wild chimpanzees and identifies M. leprae strains with rare genotypes, suggesting multiple introductions from an unknown source.

bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Early maternal loss affects diurnal cortisol slopes in immature but not mature wild chimpanzees

C. Girard-Buttoz, P. J. Tkaczynski, S. Liran, P. Fedurek, C. Gomes, T. Loehrich, V. Manin, A. Preis, P. Vale, T. Deschner, R. Wittig, C. Crockford

This study examines the impact of early maternal loss on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees, finding effects in immature but not mature individuals.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2020Physiology

Long-term repeatability in social behaviours suggests stable social phenotypes in wild chimpanzees

P. J. Tkaczynski, A. Mielke, L. Samuni, A. Preis, R. Wittig, C. Crockford

This study shows that social behaviors in wild chimpanzees remain stable over 20 years, suggesting long-term social phenotypes are consistent despite environmental and demographic changes.

bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition