Search Results - "Gorilla Biology"

Acknowledgments by Taylor, Andrea B.

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An introductory perspective: Behavioral ecology of gorillas by Tutin, Caroline E. G.

“…Gorillas are probably the most intensely studied primate in terms of the cumulative numbers of years that have been spent collecting data on populations in…”
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Are gorillas vacuum cleaners of the forest floor? The roles of body size, habitat, and food preferences on dietary flexibility and nutrition by Remis, Melissa J.

“…IntroductionGorilla diet varies seasonally, geographically, and with altitude among eastern (Gorilla gorilla beringei and Gorilla gorilla graueri) and western…”
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Within-group feeding competition and socioecological factors influencing social organization of gorillas in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo by Yamagiwa, Juichi, Basabose, Kanyunyi, Kaleme, Kiswele, Yumoto, Takakazu

“…IntroductionCompetition over food and predation pressure plays an important role in shaping the social system of group-living primates (Wrangham, 1980, 1987;…”
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The Cross River gorilla: Natural history and status of a neglected and critically endangered subspecies by Oates, John F., McFarland, Kelley L., Groves, Jaqueline L., Bergl, Richard A., Linder, Joshua M., Disotell, Todd R.

“…In this chapter we summarize information on the morphology, genetics, and natural history of the West African gorilla population inhabiting the forests on the…”
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Gorilla conservation by Taylor, Andrea B., Goldsmith, Michele L.

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An introductory perspective: Gorilla systematics, taxonomy, and conservation in the era of genomics by Ryder, Oliver A.

“…The papers in this section shed new insights into the evolutionary divergence of gorilla populations and conservation status of wild populations of gorillas…”
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Ontogeny and function of the masticatory complex in Gorilla: Functional, evolutionary, and taxonomic implications by Taylor, Andrea B.

“…IntroductionThe classic studies of Coolidge (1929) and Groves (1967, 1970a, b, 1986; Groves and Stott, 1979), coupled with more recent investigations (Uchida,…”
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Intraspecific and ontogenetic variation in the forelimb morphology of Gorilla by Inouye, Sandra E.

“…IntroductionRecent field, morphological, and molecular studies have increased our knowledge of variation in behavior, morphology, and genetics among the…”
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Afterword by Goldsmith, Michele L., Taylor, Andrea B.

“…Once, in the Central African Republic, a BaAka pygmy working with one of us (MLG) left a “precious” pack of matches on a log near a nesting site. “Wanga, you…”
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Molecular genetics by Taylor, Andrea B., Goldsmith, Michele L.

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Afterword by Goldsmith, Michele L.

“…Once, in the Central African Republic, a BaAka pygmy working with one of us (MLG) left a “precious” pack of matches on a log near a nesting site. “Wanga, you…”
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An introductory perspective: Gorilla conservation by Harcourt, Alexander H.

“…To conserve a species we need to know the threats it faces, and the biology of its potential reaction to those threats. Many other areas of knowledge are…”
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Patterns of diversity in gorilla cranial morphology by Stumpf, Rebecca M., Polk, John D., Oates, John F., Jungers, William L., Heesy, Christopher P., Groves, Colin P., Fleagle, John G.

“…IntroductionGorillas, perhaps because of their size, always seem to be the subject of spectacularly divergent interpretations. Views of their behavior have…”
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Gorilla taxonomy and comparative morphology by Taylor, Andrea B., Goldsmith, Michele L.

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Introduction: Gorilla biology: Multiple perspectives on variation within a genus by Taylor, Andrea B.

“…It is perhaps widely appreciated in the realm of primatology that until fairly recently, our perspective on gorillas has been an unbalanced one. Our earliest…”
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An introductory perspective: Gorillas – How important, how many, how long? by Tuttle, Russell H.

“…Gorillas rank highly among elephants, pandas, whales, polar bears, lions, orangutans, and other large mammals as awe-inspiring representatives of natura…”
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Gorilla social relationships: A comparative overview by Watts, David P.

“…IntroductionResearch on mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) in the Virunga Volcanoes region of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo…”
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A history of gorilla taxonomy by Groves, Colin P.

“…PrologueIn the fifth century BC the Carthaginian admiral Hanno was commissioned to sail down the west coast of Africa and found Carthaginian colonies. After…”
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Genetic studies of western gorillas by Clifford, Stephen L., Abernethy, Kate A., White, Lee J. T., Tutin, Caroline E. G., Bruford, Mike W., Wickings, E. Jean

“…IntroductionClassificationThe science of systematics is used to establish evolutionary relationships among species and until the 1960s was based almost…”
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