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
David Raubenheimer +1 more
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Social groups buffer maternal loss in mountain gorillas [PDF]
eLife, 2021 Mothers are crucial for mammals’ survival before nutritional independence, but many social mammals reside with their mothers long after. In these species the social adversity caused by maternal loss later in life can dramatically reduce fitness. However,
Robin E Morrison +4 more
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Extreme Conservation Leads to Recovery of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 As wildlife populations are declining, conservationists are under increasing pressure to measure the effectiveness of different management strategies.
Martha M. Robbins, Felicia Nutter
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Impact of Male Infanticide on the Social Structure of Mountain Gorillas [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 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 ...
Andrew M Robbins +2 more
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Mountain gorillas maintain strong affiliative biases for maternal siblings despite high male reproductive skew and extensive exposure to paternal kin [PDF]
eLife, 2022 Evolutionary theories predict that sibling relationships will reflect a complex balance of cooperative and competitive dynamics. In most mammals, dispersal and death patterns mean that sibling relationships occur in a relatively narrow window during ...
Nicholas M Grebe +4 more
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Projecting the impact of an ebola virus outbreak on endangered mountain gorillas [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Ebola virus is highly lethal for great apes. Estimated mortality rates up to 98% have reduced the global gorilla population by approximately one-third.
Dawn M. Zimmerman +14 more
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A survey to document toxic hazards in the zone surrounding volcanoes national park, a habitat for mountain gorillas, an endangered wildlife species in Rwanda [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionIn recent years, Volcanoes National Park has seen a rise in its wildlife population, primarily due to the diligent efforts of the Rwandan government in safeguarding endangered species, notably the mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei spp ...
Enock Kwizera +3 more
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Mitochondrial diversity of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Mountain Gorillas [PDF]
Genome BiologyBackground 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 +5 more
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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 AnatVariation in arboreality across gorilla populations is associated with systematic differences in manual digital lengths. Using a new dataset of linear metrics from the Bwindi mountain gorillas, we quantify metacarpal and phalangeal lengths in eastern and western gorilla populations across all five rays. Consistent with quantified behavioral differences,
Greiner EG +16 more
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Stinging Trichome Density and Morphology of Three Nettle Species Reflect Mountain Gorillas' Feeding Behavior [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionPlants have developed defense mechanisms against herbivory, including stinging trichomes. Unlike smaller trichomes, which deter insects, the larger, biomineralized, stinging trichomes in Urticaceae defend plants from mammals. The trichome tip breaks off,
Alphonse Nyandwi +4 more
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