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The gestural repertoire of Bwindi mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei): gesture form and frequency of use [PDF]

Animal Cognition
Over recent decades comprehensive catalogues of vocal, facial, and gestural signals have been established for most great ape species; however, a systematic description of wild gorilla gestural behaviour, particularly of the Eastern gorilla species ...
Charlotte Grund, Martha M. Robbins, Catherine Hobaiter   +2 more
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Diversity of microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Infectious diseases represent the greatest threats to endangered species, and transmission from humans to wildlife under increased anthropogenic pressure has been always stated as a major risk of habituation.To evaluate the impact of close contact with ...
Bohumil Sak, Klára J Petrželková, Dana Květoňová, Anna Mynářová, Kateřina Pomajbíková, David Modrý, Michael R Cranfield, Antoine Mudakikwa, Martin Kváč   +8 more
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Molecular characterisation of protist parasites in human-habituated mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), humans and livestock, from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Over 60 % of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, and there is growing evidence of the zooanthroponotic transmission of diseases from humans to livestock and wildlife species, with major implications for public health, economics ...
Matthew J. Nolan, Melisa Unger, Yuen-Ting Yeap, Emma Rogers, Ilary Millet, Kimberley Harman, Mark Fox, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Damer P. Blake   +8 more
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Infant Mortality Risk and Paternity Certainty Are Associated with Postnatal Maternal Behavior toward Adult Male Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Sexually selected infanticide is an important source of infant mortality in many mammalian species. In species with long-term male-female associations, females may benefit from male protection against infanticidal outsiders.
Stacy Rosenbaum, Jean Paul Hirwa, Joan B Silk, Linda Vigilant, Tara S Stoinski   +4 more
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Heterogeneity in patterns of helminth infections across populations of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Conservation efforts have led to the recovery of the endangered mountain gorilla populations. Due to their limited potential for spatial expansion, population densities increased, which may alter the epidemiology of infectious diseases.
Klara J. Petrželková, Carine Uwamahoro, Barbora Pafčo, Barbora Červená, Peter Samaš, Antoine Mudakikwa, Richard Muvunyi, Prosper Uwingeli, Kirsten Gilardi, Julius Nziza, Jean Bosco Noheri, Winnie Eckardt, Felix Ndagijimana, Benard Ssebide, Ricky Okwirokello, Fred Nizeyimana, Eddy Kambale Syaluha, Gaspard Nzayisenga, Luis Flores Girón, Méthode Bahizi, Adrien Emile Ntwari, Jean-Paul Lukusa, Jean Claude Tumushime, Damien Mangura, Jeff Mapilanga, Arthur Kalonji, Robert Aruho, Anna Stryková, Zuzana Tehlarová, Rita Cameira, Linda Lowenstine, Jan Šlapeta, Dušan Romportl, Nicola Ferrari, Michael Cranfield, David Modrý   +35 more
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Chest beats as an honest signal of body size in male mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Acoustic signals that reliably indicate body size, which usually determines competitive ability, are of particular interest for understanding how animals assess rivals and choose mates.
Edward Wright, Sven Grawunder, Eric Ndayishimiye, Jordi Galbany, Shannon C. McFarlin, Tara S. Stoinski, Martha M. Robbins   +6 more
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Mitochondrial diversity of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Mountain Gorillas [PDF]

Genome Biology
Background Mitochondrial DNA is a key marker for assessing genetic diversity, critical for the conservation of endangered species. This study investigates the mitochondrial diversity of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) mountain gorilla ...
Matthew A. Knox, Valter Almeida, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Stephen Rubanga, Alex Ngabirano, David T. S. Hayman   +5 more
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Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda [PDF]

Parasitology
Cestodes of the family Anoplocephalidae parasitize a wide range of usually herbivorous hosts including e.g. rodents, ungulates, primates, elephants and hyraxes.
Barbora Červená, Tereza Prokopová, Rita Maria Cameira, Barbora Pafčo, Peter Samaš, Dušan Romportl, Carine Uwamahoro, Jean Bosco Noheri, Adrien Emile Ntwari, Méthode Bahizi, Gaspard Nzayisenga, Julius Nziza, Kirsten Gilardi, Winnie Eckardt, Felix Ndagijimana, Antoine Mudakikwa, Richard Muvunyi, Prosper Uwingeli, Michael Cranfield, Jan Šlapeta, Klára Judita Petrželková, David Modrý   +21 more
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A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla [PDF]

Scientific Data
The endangered mountain gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei, faces numerous threats to its survival, highlighting the urgent need for genomic resources to aid conservation efforts.
David R. Nelson, Richard Muvunyi, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Jean-Claude Tumushime, Gaspard Nzayisenga, Nziza Julius, Wim Meert, Latifa Karim, Wouter Coppieters, Katherine M. Munson, DongAhn Yoo, Evan E. Eichler, Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani, Jean-Claude Twizere   +13 more
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Non-invasive environmental DNA sampling reveals tuberculosis risks at the human – Great Ape Interface in Africa [PDF]

Emerging Microbes and Infections
The current range of African great apes includes countries with some of the world’s highest incidence rates of human tuberculosis (TB). Non-human primates (NHPs) living in their natural habitats are expected to be free of TB.
Ernest Kalalizi, Luis Flores, Marta Pérez-Sancho, Alberto Perelló, Carmen Herranz, Laura Herrera, Beatriz Romero, Prince Kaleme, Teresa García-Seco, Déo Kujirakwinja, Arthur Kalonji, Zacharie Kashongwe, Freddy Birembano-Machara, Daniel Baganda, Pacific Nkonzi, Itsaso Vélez Del Burgo, Frederic Le Gal, José De La Fuente, Lucas Domínguez, Christian Gortázar   +19 more
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