Brain structure variation in great apes, with attention to the mountain gorilla (Gorilla Beringei Beringei)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 149-164

  Sherwood, Chet C ^a,b   Cranfield, Michael R ^c,d,e   Mehlman, Patrick T ^b,f,h   Lilly, Alecia A ^b,f,h   Garbe, Jo Anne L ^b,c   Whittier, Christopher A ^c,g   Nutter, Felicia B ^c,g   Rein, Thomas R ⁱ   Bruner, Harlan J ⁱ   Holloway, Ralph L ^j,k   Tang, Cheuk Y ⁱ   Naidich, Thomas P ⁱ   Delman, Bradley N ⁱ   Steklis, H Dieter ^f,l   Erwin, Joseph M ^b   Hof, Patrick R ^b,i,k  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Found Compar and Conserv Biol   (United States)

^c Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project   (Rwanda)

^d Medical Department   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

^g NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^k NY Consortium in Evol Primatology   (United States)

^l RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Comparative neuroanatomy; Gorilla; Great ape; Magnetic resonance imaging; Orang utan

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; IMAGING METHOD; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOMETRY; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GORILLA; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAN TROGLODYTES;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BIOMETRY; BRAIN; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 4344678282     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20048     Document Type: Article

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