Feeding competition and agonistic relationships among Bwindi Gorilla beringei

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 999-1018

  Robbins, Martha M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dominance rank; Feeding competition; Mountain gorilla; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; DISPERSAL; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMATE;

AFRICA; BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; PRIMATES;

EID: 51349146894     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9275-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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