Proximity Patterns of Female Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) during the Six Months after Parturition

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 61-72

  Stoinski, T S ^a,b   Hoff, M P ^a,c   Maple, T L ^a,d  

^a ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^b Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

^c DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infanticide; Maternal behavior; Partner preferences; Proximity; Social dynamics

Indexed keywords

INFANTICIDE; MATERNAL CARE; PARTURITION; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GORILLA; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; LUINA;

EID: 0242654887     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.10110     Document Type: Article

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