Changes in nearest-neighbor associations in a captive group of western lowland gorillas after the introduction of five hand-reared infants

Zoo Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-278

  McCann, Colleen M ^a   Rothman, Jessica M ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliations; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Integration; Kin relatedness

Indexed keywords

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; LUINA;

EID: 0033259320     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:4<261::AID-ZOO2>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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