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Nikolaos Smit

University of TurkuORCID 0000-0003-0440-1998Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Martha M. RobbinsiD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 1/yr

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Animal Behavior & CognitioneLifePeer-reviewedAug 22, 2025

Risk-taking incentives predict aggression heuristics in female gorillas

Nikolaos Smit, Martha M. Robbins

This study shows that female gorillas adjust their aggression towards higher or lower-ranking groupmates based on social context and individual conditions like pregnancy.

DOI 10.7554/elife.107093

non-human primatebehavioral assay

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