Postconflict behavior in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 789-801

  Mallavarapu, S ^a,b   Stoinski, T S ^a   Bloomsmith, M A ^c   Maple, T L ^a,b  

^a ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Conflict resolution; Consolation; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Postconflict behavior; Reconciliation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; FEMALE; GORILLA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33747625167     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20279     Document Type: Article

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