Sexual behavior in female western lowland gorillas (gorilla gorilla gorilla): evidence for sexual competition

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 587-593

  Stoinski, Tara S ^a,b,d   Perdue, Bonnie M ^a,c   Legg, Angela M ^a  

^a ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^b Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gorilla; Post conception mating; Reproductive strategy; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; LUINA;

EID: 67650822185     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20692     Document Type: Article

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