Mothers may shape the variations in social organization among gorillas
When mothers continue to support their offspring beyond infancy, they can influence the fitness of those offspring, the strength of social relationships within their groups, and the life-history traits of their species. Using up to 30 years of demographic data from 58 groups of gorillas in two study...
Main Authors: | Andrew M. Robbins, Maryke Gray, Thomas Breuer, Marie Manguette, Emma J. Stokes, Prosper Uwingeli, Innocent Mburanumwe, Edwin Kagoda, Martha M. Robbins |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016-01-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160533 |
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