Effects of hand-rearing on the reproductive success of western lowland gorillas in North America

Zoo Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 389-401

  Ryan, Sadie ^a,b   Thompson, Steven D ^a   Roth, Amber M ^a,c   Gold, Kenneth C ^a  

^a Dept of Conservation and Science ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Mother rearing; Reproductive success; Socialization; Species Survival Plans ; Western lowland gorillas

Indexed keywords

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 0036333343     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10045     Document Type: Article

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