## Abstract This paper describes the size and structure of western lowland gorilla groups visiting Mbeli Bai, a swampy forest clearing in northern Congo. An observation platform at the edge of the clearing was used over a 3‐yr period, with gorillas visible for 1,681 hr. Data are presented on 14 gro
Population and group structure of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Lokoué, Republic of Congo
✍ Scribed by Sylvain Gatti; Florence Levréro; Nelly Ménard; Annie Gautier-Hion
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0275-2565
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