Behavioral response of captive western lowland gorillas (gorilla gorilla gorilla) to the death of silverbacks in multi-male groups

Zoo Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-29

  Less, Elena Hoellein ^a,b   Lukas, Kristen E ^a,b   Kuhar, Christopher W ^c   Stoinski, Tara S ^d  

^a CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

^d ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bachelor; Behavior; Captivity; Western lowland gorilla; Zoos

Indexed keywords

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; LUINA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GORILLA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 77952299198     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20246     Document Type: Article

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