Lifetime reproductive success of female mountain gorillas

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 582-593

  Robbins, Andrew M ^a   Stoinski, Tara ^b   Fawcett, Katie ^b   Robbins, Martha M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

Author keywords

dominance; fertility; fitness; life history; longevity; offspring survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FITNESS; GORILLA; LIFE HISTORY; LIFETIME REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; MOUNTAIN GORILLA; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; GORILLA GORILLA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RWANDA; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 80855129567     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21605     Document Type: Article

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