Gorilla Biology: A Multidisciplinary

Gorillas, one of our closest living relatives, are the largest living primates, and teeter on the brink of extinction. This study offers the first comparative perspective on gorilla populations throughout their natural range, and covers all known subspecies. Discussing phylogeny, evolution, functional morphology, behavioral ecology and conservation biology, this multidisciplinary work will be essential reading for primatologists, anthropologists, animal behaviorists and evolutionary biologists.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Gorilla Taxonomy and Comparative Morphology
Gorillas: how important, how many, how long?
A history of gorilla taxonomy
Patterns of diversity in gorilla cranial morphology
The hierarchy of intraspecific craniometric variation in gorillas: a population-thinking approach with implications for fossil species recognition studies
Morphological differentiation of Gorilla subspecies
Ontogeny and function of masticatory form in Gorilla: functional, evolutionary and taxonomic implications
Ontogenetic variation in Gorilla postcranial morphology
Molecular Genetics
Gorilla systematics, taxonomy and conservation in the era of genomics
Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA estimates of divergence between western and eastern gorillas
Genetic studies of western gorillas
Behavioral Ecology
Behavioral ecology
Gorilla social relationships: a comparative overview
Within-group feeding competition and socioecological factors influencing social organisation of gorillas in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of
Comparative behavioral ecology of a lowland and highland gorilla population: where do Bwindi gorillas fit?
Are gorillas vacuum cleaners of the forest floor? The roles of body size, habitat and food preferences on gorilla dietary flexibility and nutrition
Gorilla Conservation
Gorilla conservation
The current status of gorillas and threats to their existence at the beginning of a new millennium
Distribution, taxonomy, genetics, ecology and causal links of gorilla survival: the need to develop practical knowledge for gorilla conservation
The Cross River gorilla: the natural history and status of a neglected and critically endangered subspecies
Afterword
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Gorilla Biology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

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