| Measuring and testing the steepness of dominance hierarchies H De Vries, JMG Stevens, H Vervaecke Animal Behaviour 71 (3), 585-592, 2006 | 572 | 2006 |
| Tolerant food sharing and reciprocity is precluded by despotism among bonobos but not chimpanzees AV Jaeggi, JMG Stevens, CP Van Schaik American Journal of Physical Anthropology 143 (1), 41-51, 2010 | 189 | 2010 |
| Mechanisms of reciprocity in primates: testing for short-term contingency of grooming and food sharing in bonobos and chimpanzees AV Jaeggi, E De Groot, JMG Stevens, CP Van Schaik Evolution and Human Behavior 34 (2), 69-77, 2013 | 120 | 2013 |
| Sex differences in the steepness of dominance hierarchies in captive bonobo groups JMG Stevens, H Vervaecke, H De Vries, L van Elsacker International Journal of Primatology 28, 1417-1430, 2007 | 100 | 2007 |
| Aggression and dominance in matched groups of subadult Icelandic horses (Equus caballus) H Vervaecke, JMG Stevens, H Vandemoortele, H Sigurjonsdottir, ... Journal of Ethology 25, 239-248, 2007 | 77 | 2007 |
| The influence of the steepness of dominance hierarchies on reciprocity and interchange in captive groups of bonobos (Pan paniscus) JMG Stevens, H Vervaecke, H de Vries, L Van Elsacker Behaviour 142 (7), 941-960, 2005 | 74 | 2005 |
| Age-related changes in urinary testosterone levels suggest differences in puberty onset and divergent life history strategies in bonobos and chimpanzees V Behringer, T Deschner, C Deimel, JMG Stevens, G Hohmann Hormones and behavior 66 (3), 525-533, 2014 | 71 | 2014 |
| Chimpanzee sociability is associated with vasopressin (Avpr1a) but not oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) variation N Staes, SE Koski, P Helsen, E Fransen, M Eens, JMG Stevens Hormones and Behavior 75, 84-90, 2015 | 65 | 2015 |
| Oxytocin and vasopressin receptor gene variation as a proximate base for inter-and intraspecific behavioral differences in bonobos and chimpanzees N Staes, JMG Stevens, P Helsen, M Hillyer, M Korody, M Eens PLoS One 9 (11), e113364, 2014 | 65 | 2014 |
| Personality in bonobos A Weiss, N Staes, JJM Pereboom, M Inoue-Murayama, JMG Stevens, ... Psychological Science 26 (9), 1430-1439, 2015 | 63 | 2015 |
| Age-related changes in thyroid hormone levels of bonobos and chimpanzees indicate heterochrony in development V Behringer, T Deschner, R Murtagh, JMG Stevens, G Hohmann Journal of Human Evolution 66, 83-88, 2014 | 61 | 2014 |
| Social structures in Pan paniscus: testing the female bonding hypothesis JMG Stevens, H Vervaecke, H De Vries, L Van Elsacker Primates 47, 210-217, 2006 | 58 | 2006 |
| Bonobo personality traits are heritable and associated with vasopressin receptor gene 1a variation N Staes, A Weiss, P Helsen, M Korody, M Eens, JMG Stevens Scientific Reports 6 (1), 38193, 2016 | 57 | 2016 |
| Validation of a method for the assessment of urinary neopterin levels to monitor health status in non-human-primate species V Behringer, JMG Stevens, FH Leendertz, G Hohmann, T Deschner Frontiers in Physiology 8, 51, 2017 | 51 | 2017 |
| Adrenarche in bonobos (Pan paniscus): evidence from ontogenetic changes in urinary dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate levels V Behringer, G Hohmann, JMG Stevens, A Weltring, T Deschner Journal of Endocrinology 214 (1), 55, 2012 | 50 | 2012 |
| Bonobos show limited social tolerance in a group setting: A comparison with chimpanzees and a test of the relational model KA Cronin, E De Groot, JMG Stevens Folia Primatologica 86 (3), 164-177, 2015 | 45 | 2015 |
| The bonobo’s adaptive potential: social relations under captive conditions JMG Stevens, H Vervaecke, L Van Elsacker The bonobos: behavior, ecology, and conservation, 19-38, 2008 | 43 | 2008 |
| The bonobo’s adaptive potential: social relations under captive conditions JMG Stevens, H Vervaecke, L Van Elsacker The bonobos: behavior, ecology, and conservation, 19-38, 2008 | 43 | 2008 |
| The influence of zoo visitor numbers on the behaviour of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) J Stevens, A Thyssen, H Laevens, H Vervaecke Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 1 (1), 31-34, 2013 | 41 | 2013 |
| Higher fundamental frequency in bonobos is explained by larynx morphology S Grawunder, C Crockford, Z Clay, AK Kalan, JMG Stevens, A Stoessel, ... Current Biology 28 (20), R1188-R1189, 2018 | 35 | 2018 |
Marcel EensProfessor of Behavioural Biology, University of Antwerp, BelgiumVerified email at uantwerpen.be
