Male-immature relationships in multi-male groups of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 356-365

  Rosenbaum, S ^a   Silk, J B ^a   Stoinski, T S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

^c ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance building; Gorilla beringei; Kin selection; Male parenting; Mating effort

Indexed keywords

GROUP BEHAVIOR; KIN SELECTION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GORILLA; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CAMBRIDGE; CAMBRIDGESHIRE; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; LUINA;

EID: 79951648934     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20905     Document Type: Article

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