Vic Martignac

Sequence organization of mother–infant interactions in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the wild | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Sequence organization is a fundamental feature of human communication, shaping our interactions. This organization underlies interactions with and without language, appears early in human development ...

New Paper out in Proceedings of the Royal Society B! 🎉 Sequence organization of mother–infant interactions in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the wild. See the thread below for a quick explanation, and check out the paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Primatologie : ce que nous enseigne l'amitié entre gorilles L'étude du comportement des grands singes nous permet d’en savoir plus sur l’évolution de notre propre espèce. C'est l'objet d'une discipline : l'anthropologie évolutive. Mais comment sont menées les ...

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Study finds female mountain gorillas prefer to join 'buddies' When female gorillas leave one social group and join another, they tend to seek out groups with other females that they've lived with in the past, showing the power of long-term relationships.

When female gorillas leave one social group and join another, they tend to seek out groups with other females that they've lived with in the past, showing the power of long-term relationships.

Relationships can continue to matter even after years apart!

This not only reframes our understanding of sociality in species that can disperse multiple times but also offers great insights into the evolutionary roots of our own flexibly society.

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YET, the presence of familiar females was a highly important factor in guiding female choices.

The fact that they prefer to join groups with familiar females highlight the importance of same-sex relationships.

These pre-existing relationships might help these females integrate better and faster.

With more than 150 dispersals, we show the deeply social nature of these decisions.

Females avoid groups which contain males they have grown up with, potentially as an inbreeding avoidance strategy.

Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Dispersal is a fundamental aspect of many animal societies, impacting gene flow, knowledge transmission, culture and individual fitness. However, little is known about the information individuals use when dispersing. Mountain gorillas exhibit a flexible ...

So happy to see my first PhD paper out royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

With my amazing supervisor @robinmorrison.bsky.social and the @savinggorillas.bsky.social, we examined female dispersal decisions in mountain gorillas.

Gorillas seek out old female friends when they move A study in Rwanda reveals the significance of a social connection between female mountain gorillas.

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