Tolerant Food Sharing and Reciprocity Is Precluded by Despotism Among Bonobos But Not Chimpanzees Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Tolerant food sharing among human foragers can largely be explained by reciprocity. In contrast, food sharing among chimpanzees and bonobos may not always reflect reciprocity, which could be explained by different dominance styles: in egalitarian societies reciprocity is expressed freely, while in more despotic groups dominants may hinder reciprocity. We tested the degree of reciprocity and the influence of dominance on food sharing among ...