Within-group social relationships among females and adult males in wild western lowland gorillas
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Data from Mbeli Bai in the Nouabale Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo of nine groups was observed over a two year period and affliative and agonistic interactions as well as the time spent by females and adult males in proximity to each other was recorded. Affiliate behavior was extremely rare in Bai, and measures of proximity between individuals were inconclusive because of the small sample sizes.
Publication Name: American Journal of Primatology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0275-2565
Year: 2004
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Home-range use and intergroup encounters in western gorillas at Lossi Forest, North Congo
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The data on home-range use and types of intergroup encounters for one group of western gorillas from a new study site in the Republic of Congo is presented. The majority of the group's home range was used exclusively and most encounters with other groups took place in the periphery of the home range, did not involve access to fruit, and resulted in aggressive behavior.
Publication Name: American Journal of Primatology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0275-2565
Year: 2004
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Simulation of the population dynamics and social structure of the Virunga mountain gorillas
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The growth rate, age structure and social system of the endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in the Virunga Volcanoes region are studied. These results provide a better basis for further studies on the complex relationships among individual life history events, group composition, population age structure and growth rate patterns.
Publication Name: American Journal of Primatology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0275-2565
Year: 2004
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