Impact of male infanticide on the social structure of mountain gorillas.

Impact of male infanticide on the social structure of mountain gorillas.

Infanticide can be a major influence upon the social structure of species in which females maintain long-term associations with males. Previous studies have suggested that female mountain gorillas benefit from residing in multimale groups because infanticide occurs when one-male groups disintegrate...

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Main Authors: Andrew M Robbins, Maryke Gray, Augustin Basabose, Prosper Uwingeli, Innocent Mburanumwe, Edwin Kagoda, Martha M Robbins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3819382?pdf=render

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