Assessing reintroduction success in long-lived primates through population viability analysis: Western lowland gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla in Central Africa

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Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 294-303

  King, Tony ^a   Chamberlan, Christelle ^a   Courage, Amos ^a  

^a Aspinall Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bat k Plateau; Congo; Gabon; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; population model; post release monitoring; rehabilitation; reintroduction management

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PRIMATE; REINTRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CONGO; GABON; BATEKE PLATEAUX;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84902074604     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605312001391     Document Type: Article

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