Gorillas with white sclera: A naturally occurring variation in a morphological trait linked to social cognitive functions

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 869-877

  Mayhew, Jessica A ^a,b   Gómez, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye morphology; Gaze camouflaging; Gaze following; Gorillas; White sclera

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COLOR; COMMUNICATION; EYE; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; PIGMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE; EYE MOVEMENT; GORILLA; HUMAN; PIGMENTATION; SCLERA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; COLOR; EYE; EYE MOVEMENTS; GORILLA GORILLA; HUMANS; PIGMENTATION; SCLERA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84937977431     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22411     Document Type: Article

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