Utilization of surrogates to integrate hand-reared infant gorillas into an age/sex diversified group of conspecifics

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 173-186

  Jendry, Charlene ^a  

^a Box 400 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial rearing; Gorilla g. gorilla; Hand reared; Primate; Socialization; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; GORILLA GORILLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030198707     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01037-4     Document Type: Article

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