Behavioral effects of changing group membership among captive lowland gorillas

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 383-393

  Hoff, Michael P ^a,b   Hoff, Kathryn T ^c   Horton, L Charles ^b   Maple, Terry L ^b,d  

^a Dalton College   (United States)

^b ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^c Whitfield County Health Center   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive displays; Behavioral adaptation; Captivity; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030507751     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1996)15:4<383::aid-zoo3>3.0.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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