Validation of two independent photogrammetric techniques for determining body measurements of gorillas

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 418-431

  Galbany, Jordi ^a   Stoinski, Tara S ^b,c   Abavandimwe, Disier ^b   Breuer, Thomas ^d   Rutkowski, William ^e   Batista, Nicholas V ^f   Ndagijimana, Felix ^b   Mcfarlin, Shannon C ^a,g  

^a THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

^c ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f George Washington University   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance meter; Gorilla; Parallel laser; Photogrammetry

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; GEOMETRY; HOMINID; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; WILD POPULATION;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 84950327148     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22511     Document Type: Article

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