Behavioral Responses of Gorillas to Habituation in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 179-196

  Blom, Allard ^a,b,c   Cipolletta, Chloe ^d   Brunsting, Arend M H ^b   Prins, Herbert H T ^b  

^a ECOFAC Gabon ^*  (Gabon)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Dzanga Sangha Project   (Central African Republic)

Author keywords

Behavior; Central African Republic; Dzanga Ndoki; Gorilla; Habituation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISTURBANCE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOURISM;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DZANGA-NDOKI NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PRIMATES;

EID: 1342266119     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IJOP.0000014649.15973.3a     Document Type: Article

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