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Frequency of arboreality is correlated with longer hand skeletons in Gorilla: Analysis of a new skeletal sample of Bwindi mountain gorillas. [PDF]

J Anat
Understanding how ecological variation shapes skeletal morphology is important for linking observed locomotor behavior to anatomical correlates in extant hominoids, and for the subsequent interpretation of locomotor behavior in extinct taxa.
Greiner EG, Ruff CB, King C, Nkwasibwe A, Muhire T, Tibenda E, Massey JS, Junno JA, Sherwood RM, Noheri JB, Nizeyimana F, Evans TS, Muvunyi R, Babaasa D, Robbins MM, McFarlin SC, Kivell TL.   +16 more
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Minerals in the foods eaten by mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Minerals are critical to an individual's health and fitness, and yet little is known about mineral nutrition and requirements in free-ranging primates. We estimated the mineral content of foods consumed by mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in
Emma C Cancelliere, Nicole DeAngelis, John Bosco Nkurunungi, David Raubenheimer, Jessica M Rothman   +4 more
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Violent encounters between social units hinder the growth of a high-density mountain gorilla population. [PDF]

Sci Adv, 2020
As mountain gorilla density increases in an isolated forest, violent encounters between groups cause infant deaths. Density-dependent processes such as competition for resources, migration, predation, and disease outbreaks limit the growth of natural ...
Caillaud D, Eckardt W, Vecellio V, Ndagijimana F, Mucyo JP, Hirwa JP, Stoinski T.   +6 more
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An exploration of Menzerath's law in wild mountain gorilla vocal sequences. [PDF]

Biol Lett, 2020
Menzerath's law, traditionally framed as a negative relationship between the size of a structure and its constituent parts (e.g. sentences with more clauses have shorter clauses), is widespread across information-coding systems ranging from human ...
Watson SK, Heesen R, Hedwig D, Robbins MM, Townsend SW.   +4 more
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Comparing measures of social complexity: larger mountain gorilla groups do not have a greater diversity of relationships. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci, 2020
Social complexity reflects the intricate patterns of social interactions in societies. Understanding social complexity is fundamental for studying the evolution of diverse social systems and the cognitive innovations used to cope with the demands of ...
Morrison RE, Eckardt W, Stoinski TS, Brent LJN.   +3 more
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Heterogeneity in patterns of helminth infections across populations of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)

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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Livelihood Security and Perceived Prevalence of Illegal Activities Threatening Mountain Gorilla Conservation in East Africa’s Virunga Landscape

Land, 2022
Illegal activities pose challenges to the conservation of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) across the Virunga Landscape (VL). This paper investigates the relationship between household livelihood security (HLS) and the perceived prevalence ...
Edwin Sabuhoro, Brett A. Wright, Ian E. Munanura, Peter Mkumbo, Katie P. Bernhard, John T. Mgonja   +5 more
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Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Parasitology, 2023
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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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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Flexible changes in mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) ranging patterns in response to snare encounters

Global Ecology and Conservation
Human activities, including hunting within protected areas, are reshaping the spatiotemporal behavior of wildlife by creating anthropogenic landscapes of fear. In nonhuman primates, these landscapes can drive flexible alterations in movement that reflect
Lauren M. Wiseman-Jones, Diane Ishimwe, Winnie Eckardt, Tara S. Stoinski, Krista M. Milich   +4 more
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