Development of independence from the mother in Gorilla gorilla gorilla

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 441-455

  Nowell, Angela A ^a,b   Fletcher, Alison W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Congo)

Author keywords

Gorilla; Independence; Infant development; Maternal investment

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; MBELI BAI; NOUABALE-NDOKI NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 34250613498     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9128-6     Document Type: Article

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