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. 2016 Sep 21;6:33864. doi: 10.1038/srep33864

Table 3. Contextual predictors of rates of gestural communication between focal chimpanzees, per hour spent in close proximity (within 10 m).

Rate of gestural communication Standardized coefficient Standard error P
Long-range auditory gestures
 Threat to dominate 0.479 0.594 0.009
 Other threat 0.368 0.294 0.001
 Travel 0.037 0.276 0.046
 Copulation 0.103 0.093 0.005
 Reassurance −0.367 0.530 0.043
 Gesture to receive groom −0.171 0.175 0.018
 Pant-hoot 0.866 0.128 0.001
Short-range auditory gestures
 Threat to dominate 0.240 0.423 0.008
 Other threat −0.025 0.190 0.043
 Copulation 0.017 0.074 0.046
 Reassurance −0.172 0.372 0.044
 Greeting 0.042 0.053 0.007
 Gesture to give groom 0.985 0.136 0.001
 Play −0.101 0.036 0.001
Tactile gestures
 Threat to dominate −0.106 0.290 0.039
 Reassurance 0.486 0.298 0.001
 Greeting 0.113 0.071 0.001
 Gesture to give groom 0.035 0.020 0.024
 Play 0.875 0.104 0.001
Visual gestures
 Threat to dominate 0.205 1.011 0.014
 Food sharing 0.017 5.125 0.043
 Other threat 0.142 0.472 0.008
 Travel 0.087 0.485 0.012
 Copulation 0.152 0.209 0.008
 Greeting 0.201 0.261 0.001
 Gesture to mutually groom 0.373 1.367 0.032
 Gesture to receive groom 0.138 0.307 0.015
 Play 0.079 0.086 0.011
 Pant-hoot 0.477 0.181 0.001

Only significant predictors are shown in this table with full models presented in SI, Tables S3–S6.