A preliminary behavioral comparison of two captive all-male gorilla groups

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-40

  Stoinski, T S ^a,b,e   Hoff, M P ^a,c   Lukas, K E ^d   Maple, T L ^a,b  

^a ZA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^e ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bachelor males; Captive management; Same sex grouping; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035635436     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1003     Document Type: Article

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