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