Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLES (peer reviewed):
De Nys, H.M., Calivignac-Spencer, S., Thiesen, U., Boesch, C., Wittig, R.M., Mundry, R. & Leendertz, F.H. (2013) Age-related effects on malaria parasite infection in wild chimpanzees. Biology Letters online. [pdf] [pdf supplement]
Crockford, C., Wittig, R.M., Langergraber, K., Ziegler, T.E., Zuberbühler, K. & Deschner, T. (2013). Urinary oxytocin and social bonding in related and unrelated wild chimpanzees. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B. [pdf] [supplementary information]
Crockford, C., Wittig, R.M., Mundry, R., Zuberbuehler, K. (2012). Wild chimpanzees inform ignorant group members of danger. Current Biology 22: 142-146.. [pdf] [supplementary information]
Langergraber, K.E., Prüferc, K., Rowney, C., Boesch, C., Crockford, C., Fawcette, K., Inoue, E., Inoue-Muruyama, M., Mitani, J.C. , Muller, M.N., Robbins, M.M., Schubert, G., Stoinski, T.S., Viola, B., Watts, D., Wittig, R.M., Wrangham, R.W., Zuberbühler, K., Pääbo, S. & Vigilant, L. (2012). Generation times in wild chimpanzees and gorillas suggest earlier divergence times in great ape and human evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 39: 15716-15721. [pdf]
Wittig, R.M. & Boesch, C. (2010). Receiving post-conflict affiliation from the enemy’s friend reconciles former opponents. PLoS ONE 5(11):e13995. [pdf]
Silk, J.B., Beehner, J.C., Bergman, T.J., Crockford, C., Engh, A.L., Moscovice, L.R., Wittig, R.M., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney D.L. (2010). Strong and consistent social bonds enhance the longevity og female baboons. Current Biology 20:1359-1361. [pdf]
Silk, J.B., Beehner, J.C., Bergman, T.J., Crockford, C., Engh, A.L., Moscovice, L.R., Wittig, R.M., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney D.L. (2010). Female chacma baboons form strong, equitable and enduring social bonds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64:1733-1747. [pdf]
Moscovice, L.R., DiFiorie, A., Crockford, C., Kitchen, D.M., Wittig, R., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney, D.L. (2010). Hedging their bets? Male and female chacma baboons form friendships based on likelihood of paternity. Animal Behaviour 79:1007-1015. [pdf]
Silk, J.B., Beehner, J.C., Bergman, T.J., Crockford, C., Engh, A.L., Moscovice, L.R., Wittig, R.M., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney D.L. (2009). The benefits of social capital: Close social bonds among female baboons enhance offspring survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276:3099-3104. [pdf]
Amati, S., Babweteera, F. & Wittig, R.M. (2008). Snare removal by a chimpanzee of the Sonso community, Budongo Forest (Uganda). Pan African News 15(1):6-8. [pdf]
Wittig, R.M., Crockford, C., Lehmann, J., Whitten, P.L., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney D.L. (2008). Focused grooming networks and stress alleviation in wild female baboons. Hormones & Behavior 54:170-177. [pdf]
Boesch, C., Crockford, C., Herbinger, I., Wittig, R., Moebius, Y. & Normand E. (2008). Intergroup conflicts among chimpanzees in the Taï National Park: Lethal violence and the female perspective. American Journal of Primatology 70:519-532. [pdf]
Crockford, C., Wittig, R.M., Whitten, P.L., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney, D.L. (2008). Social stressors and coping mechanisms in wild female baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus). Hormones & Behavior 53:254-265. [pdf]
Crockford, C., Wittig, R.M., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney, D.L. (2007). Baboons eavesdrop to deduce mating opportunities. Animal Behaviour 73:885-890. [pdf]
Wittig, R.M., Crockford, C., Wikberg, E., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney, D.L. (2007). Kin-mediated reconciliation substitutes for direct reconciliation in female baboons. Proceedings of the Royal Society B274:1109-1115. [pdf]
Wittig, R.M., Crockford, C., Seyfarth, R.M. & Cheney, D.L. (2007). Vocal support in Chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61:899-909. [pdf]
Wittig, R.M. & Boesch, C. (2005). How to repair relationships – reconciliation in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Ethology 111:736–763. [pdf]
Wittig, R.M. & Boesch, C. (2003). The choice of post-conflict interactions in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Behaviour 140:1527–1559. [pdf]
Wittig, R.M. & Boesch, C. (2003). “Decision-making” in conflicts of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): An extension of the Relational Model. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 54:491–504. [pdf] [pdfErratum]
Wittig, R.M. & Boesch C. (2003). Food competition and linear dominance hierarchy among female chimpanzees of the Taï National Park. International Journal of Primatology 24:847–867. [pdf]
REVIEWS
Wittig, R.M. (2011). Media Review:A comprehensive guide to chimpanzee behaviour. Review of the audio-visual encyclopedia on ‘Chimpanzee Behavior in the Wild’. American Journal of Primatology 73. [pdf]
Fraser, O.N., Koski, S.E., Wittig, R.M. & Aureli, F. (2009). Opinion Article: Why are bystanders friendly to recipients of aggression? Communicative and Integrative Biology 2(3):1-7. [pdf]
BOOK CHAPTERS & MONOGRAPHS
Zuberbuehler, K. & Wittig, R.M. (2011). Field experiments with non-human primates: A tutorial. In: Field and laboratory methods in primatology: A practical guide, 2nd edition, (Setchell, J.M. & Curtis, D.J., editors), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 207-224.
Wittig, R.M. (2010). Function and cognitive underpinnings of post-conflict affiliation in wild chimpanzees. In: Chimpanzee Mind (Lohnsdorf, E., Ross, S. & Matsuzawa, T., editors), Chicago, IL, Chicago University Press, pp. 208-219.
Kitchen, D.M., Cheney, D.L., Seyfarth, R.M., Beehner, J.C., Bergman, T.J., Crockford, C., Engh, A.L., Fischer, J. & Wittig, R.M. (2009). Costs and consequences of male aggression directed at female chacma baboons. In: Male Coercion in Primates, (Muller, M. & Wrangham, R., editors), Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp 128-156.
Wittig, R.M. (2004). Conflict management in wild chimpanzees. University of Leipzig, Leipzig pp.160 [pdf]
Wittig, R. (1996) Änderungen der Verhaltensprofile bei Schimpansen einer Gehegegruppe während der Integration zweier Artgenossen. University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld pp.95 [pdf]