Maternal effects on offspring growth indicate post-weaning juvenile dependence in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus).
Liran SamuniPatrick J TkaczynskiTobias DeschnerTherese LöhrrichRoman M WittigCatherine CrockfordPublished in: Frontiers in zoology (2020)
Chimpanzee mothers have an extended and multi-faceted influence on offspring phenotypes. Our results suggest that maternal investment extends beyond lactation and into early adulthood and has clear benefits to offspring physical development. Therefore, prolonged juvenile dependence, although unique in its form in human societies, may be a trait with deeper evolutionary origins.
Keyphrases
- high fat diet
- birth weight
- endothelial cells
- genome wide
- pregnancy outcomes
- physical activity
- mental health
- depressive symptoms
- mechanical ventilation
- human milk
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- weight gain
- pluripotent stem cells
- metabolic syndrome
- gestational age
- body mass index
- preterm infants
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- preterm birth
- low birth weight