Fidele Muhayeyezu

Results Wild chimpanzees construct a new nest each evening for sleeping, and these nests play an important role in buffering individuals against environmental conditions.5,6,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 Previous studies have shown that nest structure and nest-site selection vary with climatic factors such as temperature, humidity, wind, and rainfall, highlighting the thermoregulatory function of chimpanzee nests.6,12,13,15,16,18,19,20,21,22 However, most previous studies have focused on low- to...