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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hum Evol. 2017 Nov 20;114:131–140. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.10.010

Table 2.

Mean age (years) at maturation milestones as calculated using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis (including censored intervals) in female chimpanzees of known age.

Milestone n Mean (yrs) SE Range*
Age at sexual maturity 36 (10 censored) 11.47 0.27 8.50–13.86
Age at emigration
 All females 12 (0 censored) 12.26 0.54 10.38–15.44
 Confirmed dispersers 8 (0 censored) 12.89 0.71 10.38–15.44
Age at first birth
 All females 24 (5 censored) 14.90 0.65 11.11–22.08
 Non-dispersing females 12 (0 censored) 13.72 0.59 11.11–17.25
 Dispersing females 7 (0 censored) 16.21 1.35 11.21–22.08
Immigration to first birth 39 (6 censored) 3.75 0.39 0.55–8.16
*

Only includes completed intervals