Table 1.
The membership of the Nidai Group
| ID | Age class | Sexa | Fatherb | Motherb,c | Attribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mature members | |||||
| Nidai | SB | Male | – | – | – |
| Randa | AF (13–14*) | Female | Gentil | Ovono | Senior |
| Ngou | AF | Female | – | – | Senior |
| Kojiwa | AF | Female | – | – | Immigrant |
| Ovono | AF | Female | – | – | Immigrant |
| Maria | AF | Female | – | – | Immigrant |
| Manbu | YS (15–16*) | Male | Gentil | – | Immigrant |
| Bengos | BB (13–14*) | Male | Gentil | – | Immigrant |
| Dodo | BB (13–14*) | Male | Gentil | Ngou | Immigrant |
| Sanji | BB (12–13*) | Male | Gentil | Kojiwa | Immigrant |
| Immature members | |||||
| Prince | IF (3–4*) | Male | Nidai | Ngou | Natal |
| Ranguisa | IF (1–2*) | Female | Nidai | Randa | Natal |
| Douta | SA (8–9) | Male | Gentil | Ovono | Immigrant |
| Okame | SA (8–9*) | Male | Martial | Ngou | Immigrant |
| Intsi | SA (7–8) | Female | Gentil | Kojiwa | Immigrant |
| Mituty | JV (6–7) | male | Gentil | – | Immigrant |
| Tsulime | JV (5–6*) | Female | Martial | – | Immigrant |
| Matase | IF (4–5*) | Male | Martial | Maria | Immigrant |
| Obnetu | IF (4–5*) | Male | Gentil | Ovono | Immigrant |
| Kotama | IF (2–3) | Female | Gentil | Kojiwa | Immigrant |
Numbers in parentheses indicate individual age in 2018–2019 and the asterisk refers to an estimated age. The age class is shown based on the age in 2018: SB = silverback, AF = adult female, YS = young silverback, BB = blackback, SA = subadult, JV = juvenile, IF = infant
aThe immatures’ sex were determined by amplifications of the X–Y homologous amelogenin gene
bPaternity and maternity were genetically determined by Inoue et al. (2013) and Tamura et al. (in prep)
cOnly mothers who are present in the Nidai Group appear in the table