Mountain Gorillas Three Decades of Research at Karisoke

Name: Mountain Gorillas Three Decades of Research at Karisoke
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ISBN: 9780521019866

ISBN-10: 0521019869

ISBN-13: 9780521019866

Edition: 2005

Authors: Martha M. Robbins, Pascale Sicotte, Kelly J. Stewart, C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor, R. A. Foley

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Over thirty years ago, Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda to study the behavior and ecology of mountain gorillas. Some of the offspring of the gorillas first studied by Fossey are still being observed today and the long-term observations on known individuals, from birth to death, and data on social behavior within and among the groups have led to an understanding of many aspects of gorilla social structure. Written by scientists who have worked at Karisoke over the years, this book highlights and summarizes what we have learned about the behavior, ecology, and conservation of the genus Gorilla and two other recognized subspecies and provides some comparisons with…

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List price: $69.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.25" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.914
Language: English



List of contributors


Acknowledgments



Mountain gorillas of the Virungas: a short history




The social system of gorillas



Variation in the social system of mountain gorillas: the male perspective




Female mate choice in mountain gorillas




Dispersal patterns, group structure, and reproductive parameters of eastern lowland gorillas at Kahuzi in the absence of infanticide




Subspecific variation in gorilla behavior: the influence of ecological and social factors




Within-group social behavior



Development of infant independence from the mother in wild mountain gorillas




Social relationships of immature gorillas and silverbacks




Social relationships of female mountain gorillas




Vocal relationships of wild mountain gorillas




Feeding behavior



Diet and habitat use of two mountain gorilla groups in contrasting habitats in the Virungas




Clever hands: the food-processing skills of mountain gorillas




Conservation and management of mountain gorillas



Assessment of reproduction and stress through hormone analysis in gorillas




Clinical medicine, preventive health care and research on mountain gorillas in the Virunga Volcanoes region




Conservation-oriented research in the Virunga region




Status of the Virunga mountain gorilla population



Afterword: mountain gorillas at the turn of the century



Index