Genetic inference of group dynamics and female kin structure in a western lowland gorilla population (<i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>)

Dispersal and grouping patterns form the foundations of social interactions in group-living mammals and are the outcomes of a complex interplay between inbreeding avoidance, kin cooperation and competition, predation pressure and food resource distribution. In species where both sexes disperse, the...

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Main Authors: M. Arandjelovic, J. Head, C. Boesch, M. M. Robbins, L. Vigilant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Primate Biology
Online Access:http://www.primate-biol.net/1/29/2014/pb-1-29-2014.pdf