Download or read book Ecological Influences on the Ranging and Grouping Behavior of Western Lowland Gorillas at Bai Hok u Central African Republic written by Michele Lynn Goldsmith and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interunit Environmental and Interspecific Influences on Silverback group Dynamics in Western Lowland Gorillas Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla written by Michelle Klailova and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While a major benefit of female-male associations in gorillas is protection from infanticidal males, a silverback is also responsible for providing overall group stability and protection from predation and other environmental or interspecific risks and disturbances. A silverback?s reproductive success will be a function of his group?s survival, his females? reproductive rates and the survival of his progeny. Here, I evaluate the western lowland silverback?s role as the protective leader of his group and provide the first detailed behavioural study of silverback-group dynamics for western lowland gorillas from a holistic perspective; in both forested and bai environments, from nest-to-nest. Behavioural data were collected from one single-male habituated western lowland gorilla group, over 12-months starting January 2007 at the Bai Hokou Primate Habituation Camp, Central African Republic. Data collection - instantaneous scans, continuous written records of all auditory signals, nesting data, and ad libitum notes on interunit interactions - focused on the silverback and those individuals in his immediate proximity. Analyses were conducted over 258 morning or afternoon sessions, on 3,252 silverback behaviour scans (plus 1,053 additional smell scans), 22,343 auditory signals and 166 nest sites. Evidence from neighbours to the silverback, group spread, progression, ranging, nesting, human directed aggression and silverback chemosignalling analyses suggest that silverback-group dynamics have developed complex, strategic spatial and social strategies to cope with perceived risk in rainforest environments, which respond to differing habitats, and differing intensities of interunit interactions and interspecific disturbance. I also show that the release of pungent extreme and high level silverback odours may function as both acute and chronic indicators of arousal designed to intimidate extragroup rival males and attract adult females by expressing dominance, strength, and health. Higher level silverback odours may also provide cues for group members to increase vigilance in risky situations, whereas low level smells may function as a baseline identification marker and provide both self and intragroup reassurance. Western lowland silverback-group relationships appear to be centred on providing a strong protective? rather than socially interactive - and stabilizing role to ensure group cohesion and safety, which ultimately increases the likelihood of male reproductive success.
Download or read book Feeding Ecology and Positional Behavior of Western Lowland Gorillas Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla in the Central African Republic written by Melissa Jane Remis and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animal Behaviour Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seasonal Influence on Foraging Strategies Activity and Energy Budgets of Western Lowland Gorillas Resource written by Shelly Masi and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regional action plan for the conservation of western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees 2015 2025 written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The action plan lays out a conservation strategy for gorillas and chimpanzees in Western Equatorial Africa. The Endangered central chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes and the Critically Endangered western lowland gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla are undergoing a dramatic decline due to poaching, disease and habitat loss, driven by demands for bushmeat, a lack of law enforcement, by corruption, and by increased access to their once-remote habitat -- like the recent expansion of industrial agriculture. This document is the product of the second regional workshop on conservation planning for the two subspecies of great ape, which brought together senior representatives of the wildlife authorities in the six range states, protected area managers, NGOs, scientists, wildlife health experts, industry representatives and donors. These stakeholders assessed great ape conservation needs for the next 10 years, building on an action plan published in 2005, to develop a new plan of action that will serve as a guide for range-state governments, donors and conservation organisations to target conservation investment in the region.
Download or read book Seasonal Influence on Foraging Strategies Activity and Energy Budgets of Western Lowland Gorillas written by Shelly Masi and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Feeding Ecology of the Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla in the Central African Republic written by Richard W. Carroll and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gorilla Biology written by Andrea B. Taylor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-05 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gorillas are one of our closest living relatives, are the largest living primate, yet are perhaps the most misunderstood great ape. Teetering on the brink of extinction, they are also of increasing conservation concern. Gorilla Biology is the first comparative perspective on gorilla populations throughout their range.
Download or read book The Social Structure and Behaviour of Western Lowland Gorillas Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla at Mbeli Bai Republic of Congo written by Richard J. Parnell and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Feeding Ecology and Conservation of the Mountain Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla Beringei written by Amy Vedder and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gorilla Behavior written by Terry L. Maple and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1982 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Behavioral Observations of an Atypical Group of Captive Western Lowland Gorillas written by Lauren E. Cain and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessment of Behavior and Social Dynamics in a Newly forming Group of Captive Western Lowland Gorillas Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla written by Sarah Murphey Huskisson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study presents behavioral data of a recently-formed western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) group at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, from the initial stages of group formation through the first several months after introduction. The group consists of a male (19 years), two half-sisters (both 10 years), and an unrelated female (20 years). A total of 99.25 observation hours were collected. It was predicted that the frequency of affiliative behaviors would increase over time, with more affiliative interaction between related females. Also, it was hypothesized that agonism would decrease over time. It was also predicted that a dominance hierarchy would result among the females, with the unrelated female being the lowest-ranking due to the already strong bonds shared by the half-sisters. The results of this study show that the group-wide and intrasex relationships mirror those seen in wild populations and other captive groups, particularly in regard to the lack of social dominance. It appears that the members of newly-formed group adjusted well and will thrive in their new surroundings. Furthermore, these findings may help animal caretakers more effectively manage family groups and continue to ensure a high quality of life for captive gorillas"--Abstract, leaf iii.
Download or read book Mountain Gorilla written by George B. Schaller and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mountain gorillas of Central Africa are a critically endangered species because of poaching, hunting, habitat loss, exposure to human diseases, and war. Readers will find out more about how people are working together to save these animals through habitat conservation and education.
Download or read book A Wild Life A Visual Biography of Photographer Michael Nichols Signed Edition written by Melissa Harris and published by Aperture Direct. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael 'Nick' Nichols has for decades created powerful and eloquent images of iconic wildlife species. His vision is to stir the emotions of viewers leading to empathy and conservation. Melissa Harris has provided a sparkling text not just of Nick and his colleagues at work in the field, but one which provides many fascinating insights into the conservation issues related to his photographic quests. Among these are the survival of mountain gorillas during nearly six decades of civil war in their realm, the horrendous elephant slaughter for ivory, and the ethics of trophy hunting, of killing lions for pleasure. This is an illuminating and honest book about some of the world's greatest natural treasures and those who strive to protect them.--George B. Schaller, author of The Serengeti Lion and The Year of the Gorilla A Wild Life is Nichols's story, told with passion and insight by author and photo-editor Melissa Harris. Nichols' story combines a life of adventure, with a conviction about how we can redeem the human race by protecting our wildlife. The book's two central characters are the photographer--who journeys from the American South, via the photographers' co-operative Magnum, to becoming lead wildlife photographer of National Geographic magazine--and the author, who travels with the photographer on assignment in Africa, to gain intimate and deep insight into her subject. Harris's story also draws on meetings with some of the world's leading eco-scientists--including legendary primatologist, Jane Goodall.
Download or read book Medical and Veterinary Entomology written by Gary R. Mullen and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-04-22 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Second Edition, has been fully updated and revised to provide the latest information on developments in entomology relating to public health and veterinary importance. Each chapter is structured with the student in mind, organized by the major headings of Taxonomy, Morphology, Life History, Behavior and Ecology, Public Health and Veterinary Importance, and Prevention and Control. This second edition includes separate chapters devoted to each of the taxonomic groups of insects and arachnids of medical or veterinary concern, including spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks. Internationally recognized editors Mullen and Durden include extensive coverage of both medical and veterinary entomological importance. This book is designed for teaching and research faculty in medical and veterinary schools that provide a course in vector borne diseases and medical entomology; parasitologists, entomologists, and government scientists responsible for oversight and monitoring of insect vector borne diseases; and medical and veterinary school libraries and libraries at institutions with strong programs in entomology. Follows in the tradition of Herm's Medical and Veterinary Entomology The latest information on developments in entomology relating to public health and veterinary importance Two separate indexes for enhanced searchability: Taxonomic and Subject New to this edition: Three new chapters Morphological Adaptations of Parasitic Arthropods Forensic Entomology Molecular Tools in Medical and Veterinary Entomology 1700 word glossary Appendix of Arthropod-Related Viruses of Medical-Veterinary Importance Numerous new full-color images, illustrations and maps throughout
