Using long-term ranging patterns to assess within-group and between-group competition in wild mountain gorillas

Abstract Background Competition within and between social groups determines access to resources and can be inferred from space use parameters that reflect depletion of food resources and competitive abilities of groups. Using location data from 1998 to 2017, we investigated within- and between-group...

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Main Authors: Nicole Seiler, Martha M. Robbins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Ecology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-020-00306-6