Effects of body size and social context on the arboreal activities of lowland gorillas in the Central African Republic

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 413-433

  Remis, Melissa ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Hominoids; Positional behavior; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY SIZE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CLIMBING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GORILLA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TREE;

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY CONSTITUTION; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GORILLA GORILLA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TREES;

EID: 0029083565     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330970408     Document Type: Article

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