Early maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees

The biological embedding model (BEM) suggests that fitness costs of maternal loss arise when early-life experience embeds long-term alterations to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. Alternatively, the adaptive calibration model (ACM) regards physiological changes during ontogeny as...

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Autores principales: Cédric Girard-Buttoz, Patrick J Tkaczynski, Liran Samuni, Pawel Fedurek, Cristina Gomes, Therese Löhrich, Virgile Manin, Anna Preis, Prince F Valé, Tobias Deschner, Roman M Wittig, Catherine Crockford
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8b737503b9b04e0699c95476c673ab462021-11-25T14:34:51ZEarly maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees10.7554/eLife.641342050-084Xe64134https://doaj.org/article/8b737503b9b04e0699c95476c673ab462021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://elifesciences.org/articles/64134https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084XThe biological embedding model (BEM) suggests that fitness costs of maternal loss arise when early-life experience embeds long-term alterations to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. Alternatively, the adaptive calibration model (ACM) regards physiological changes during ontogeny as short-term adaptations. Both models have been tested in humans but rarely in wild, long-lived animals. We assessed whether, as in humans, maternal loss had short- and long-term impacts on orphan wild chimpanzee urinary cortisol levels and diurnal urinary cortisol slopes, both indicative of HPA axis functioning. Immature chimpanzees recently orphaned and/or orphaned early in life had diurnal cortisol slopes reflecting heightened activation of the HPA axis. However, these effects appeared short-term, with no consistent differences between orphan and non-orphan cortisol profiles in mature males, suggesting stronger support for the ACM than the BEM in wild chimpanzees. Compensatory mechanisms, such as adoption, may buffer against certain physiological effects of maternal loss in this species.Cédric Girard-ButtozPatrick J TkaczynskiLiran SamuniPawel FedurekCristina GomesTherese LöhrichVirgile ManinAnna PreisPrince F ValéTobias DeschnerRoman M WittigCatherine CrockfordeLife Sciences Publications Ltdarticlechimpanzeesbiological embedding modelearly life adversitystress physiologyorphanlong-lived mammalsMedicineRScienceQBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENeLife, Vol 10 (2021)
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topic chimpanzees
biological embedding model
early life adversity
stress physiology
orphan
long-lived mammals
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Biology (General)
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spellingShingle chimpanzees
biological embedding model
early life adversity
stress physiology
orphan
long-lived mammals
Medicine
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Science
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Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Cédric Girard-Buttoz
Patrick J Tkaczynski
Liran Samuni
Pawel Fedurek
Cristina Gomes
Therese Löhrich
Virgile Manin
Anna Preis
Prince F Valé
Tobias Deschner
Roman M Wittig
Catherine Crockford
Early maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees
description The biological embedding model (BEM) suggests that fitness costs of maternal loss arise when early-life experience embeds long-term alterations to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. Alternatively, the adaptive calibration model (ACM) regards physiological changes during ontogeny as short-term adaptations. Both models have been tested in humans but rarely in wild, long-lived animals. We assessed whether, as in humans, maternal loss had short- and long-term impacts on orphan wild chimpanzee urinary cortisol levels and diurnal urinary cortisol slopes, both indicative of HPA axis functioning. Immature chimpanzees recently orphaned and/or orphaned early in life had diurnal cortisol slopes reflecting heightened activation of the HPA axis. However, these effects appeared short-term, with no consistent differences between orphan and non-orphan cortisol profiles in mature males, suggesting stronger support for the ACM than the BEM in wild chimpanzees. Compensatory mechanisms, such as adoption, may buffer against certain physiological effects of maternal loss in this species.
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author Cédric Girard-Buttoz
Patrick J Tkaczynski
Liran Samuni
Pawel Fedurek
Cristina Gomes
Therese Löhrich
Virgile Manin
Anna Preis
Prince F Valé
Tobias Deschner
Roman M Wittig
Catherine Crockford
author_facet Cédric Girard-Buttoz
Patrick J Tkaczynski
Liran Samuni
Pawel Fedurek
Cristina Gomes
Therese Löhrich
Virgile Manin
Anna Preis
Prince F Valé
Tobias Deschner
Roman M Wittig
Catherine Crockford
author_sort Cédric Girard-Buttoz
title Early maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees
title_short Early maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees
title_full Early maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees
title_fullStr Early maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees
title_full_unstemmed Early maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees
title_sort early maternal loss leads to short- but not long-term effects on diurnal cortisol slopes in wild chimpanzees
publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8b737503b9b04e0699c95476c673ab46
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