Gorilla Biology

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Comprehensive examination of gorilla biology combining recent research in morphology, genetics and behavioral ecology to reveal the complexity and diversity of gorilla populations. The first section focuses on morphological and molecular variation and underscores the importance of understanding diverse biological patterns at all levels in testing evolutionary and adaptive hypotheses and elucidating subspecies and species diversification. There follow discussions of the ecological constraints that influence gorilla social organization and its surprising flexibility. The book concludes by considering the conservation status of gorillas and the many and increasing threats to their continued survival.

Paperback re-issue, originally published in 2002.