Tool use during display behavior in wild Cross River gorillas

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1307-1311

  Wittiger, L ^a   Sunderland Groves, Jacqueline L ^a,b,c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Cross River gorilla; Display; Tool use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HOMINID; TOOL USE; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; GORILLA; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOL USE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CAMEROON; GORILLA GORILLA; LEARNING; MALE; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; CROSS RIVER [(RVR) WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 35648954184     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20436     Document Type: Article

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