Gorilla Biology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511542558

Gorillas are one of our closest living relatives, the largest of all living primates, and teeter on the brink of extinction. These fascinating animals are the focus of this in-depth and comprehensive examination of gorilla biology. Gorilla Biology combines recent research in morphology, genetics and behavioural 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. Following are discussions of the ecological constraints that influence gorilla social organization and highlight their surprising flexibility. The book ends with discussions of the conservation status of gorillas and the many and increasing threats to their continued survival. Giving insight into the evolutionary biology of these unique primates, this book will be essential reading for primatologists, anthropologists and evolutionary biologists.

Review of the hardback:'This book will be an essential reference for primatologists, anthropologists and evolutionary biologists and many of the chapters will interest conservationists and non-specialists looking for an insight into these fascinating animals.'

Pam Hillier Source: Journal of Biological Education

Review of the hardback:'Awaited for a long time, this book is an interesting overview of recent research on the biology of gorillas.'

Source: Gorilla Journal

Review of the hardback:'… essential reading for primatologists, anthropologist, and evolutionary biologist.'

Source: Human Evolution

Review of the hardback:'The editors of Gorilla Biology should be commended … Taylor and Goldsmith have managed to assemble diverse material into a united whole … The result is a book filled with interesting new data …'.

Source: Folia Primatologica

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii
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Contents
pp ix-xii
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List of contributors
pp xiii-xviii
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Acknowledgments
pp xix-xix
- By Andrea B. Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Community and Family Medicine and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, Michele L. Goldsmith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Population Health, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
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Epigraph
pp xx-xx
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Introduction: Gorilla biology: Multiple perspectives on variation within a genus
pp 1-8
- By Andrea B. Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Community and Family Medicine and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy Duke University Medical Center, Michele L. Goldsmith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Population, Health Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
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Part 1 - Gorilla taxonomy and comparative morphology
pp 9-10
- By Andrea B. Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Community and Family Medicine and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy Duke University Medical Center, Michele L. Goldsmith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Population, Health Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
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1 - An introductory perspective: Gorillas – How important, how many, how long?
pp 11-14
- By Russell H. Tuttle, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, U.S.A.
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2 - A history of gorilla taxonomy
pp 15-34
- By Colin P. Groves, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University Canberra, Canberra, A.C.T. 0200, Australia
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3 - Patterns of diversity in gorilla cranial morphology
pp 35-61
- By Rebecca M. Stumpf, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, U.S.A., John D. Polk, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, U.S.A., John F. Oates, Department of Anthropology, Hunter College CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A., William L. Jungers, Department of Anatomical Sciences Health Sciences Center and Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, U.S.A., Christopher P. Heesy, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, U.S.A., Colin P. Groves, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 0200, John G. Fleagle, Department of Anatomical Sciences Health Sciences Center and Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, U.S.A.
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4 - The hierarchy of intraspecific craniometric variation in gorillas: A population-thinking approach with implications for fossil species recognition studies
pp 62-103
- By Gene H. Albrecht, Department of Cell and Neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, U.S.A., Bruce R. Gelvin, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Northridge, CA 91330, U.S.A., Joseph M. A. Miller, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, U.S.A.
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5 - Morphological differentiation of Gorilla subspecies
pp 104-131
- By Steven R. Leigh, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois–Urbana, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A., John H. Relethford, Department of Anthropology, State University of New York College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820, U.S.A., Paul B. Park, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois–Urbana, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A., Lyle W. Konigsberg, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.
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6 - Ontogeny and function of the masticatory complex in Gorilla: Functional, evolutionary, and taxonomic implications
pp 132-193
- By Andrea B. Taylor, Departments of Community and Family Medicine and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A.
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7 - Intraspecific and ontogenetic variation in the forelimb morphology of Gorilla
pp 194-236
- By Sandra E. Inouye, Department of Anatomy, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, U.S.A.
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Part 2 - Molecular genetics
pp 237-238
- By Andrea B. Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Community and Family Medicine and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, Michele L. Goldsmith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Population, Health Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
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8 - An introductory perspective: Gorilla systematics, taxonomy, and conservation in the era of genomics
pp 239-246
- By Oliver A. Ryder, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92112, U.S.A.
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9 - Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA estimates of divergence between western and eastern gorillas
pp 247-268
- By Michael I. Jensen-Seaman, Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, U.S.A., Amos S. Deinard, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California–Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A., Kenneth K. Kidd, Department of Genetics, Yale Unversity, New Haven, CT 06520, U.S.A.
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10 - Genetic studies of western gorillas
pp 269-292
- By Stephen L. Clifford, Centre International de Recherches Médicales Franceville (CIRMF), BP 769 Franceville, Gabon, Kate A. Abernethy, Department of Molecular and Biological Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, U.K., Lee J. T. White, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460, U.S.A., Caroline E. G. Tutin, Centre International de Recherches Médicales Franceville (CIRMF), BP 769 Franceville, Gabon, Mike W. Bruford, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF1 3TL, U.K., E. Jean Wickings, Centre International de Recherches Médicales Franceville (CIRMF), BP 769 Franceville, Gabon
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Part 3 - Behavioral ecology
pp 293-294
- By Andrea B. Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Community and Family Medicine and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, Michele L. Goldsmith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Population, Health Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
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11 - An introductory perspective: Behavioral ecology of gorillas
pp 295-301
- By Caroline E. G. Tutin, Centre International de Recherches Médicales Franceville (CIRMF), BP 769 Franceville, Gabon
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12 - Gorilla social relationships: A comparative overview
pp 302-327
- By David P. Watts, Department of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, U.S.A.
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13 - Within-group feeding competition and socioecological factors influencing social organization of gorillas in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
pp 328-357
- By Juichi Yamagiwa, Laboratory of Human Evolution Studies, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan, Kanyunyi Basabose, Centre de Recherche en Science Naturelles, Lwiro, D.S. Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kiswele Kaleme, Centre de Recherche en Science Naturelles, Lwiro, D.S. Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Takakazu Yumoto, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Shiga 520-2113, Japan
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14 - Comparative behavioral ecology of a lowland and highland gorilla population: Where do Bwindi gorillas fit?
pp 358-384
- By Michele L. Goldsmith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Population, Health Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
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15 - Are gorillas vacuum cleaners of the forest floor? The roles of body size, habitat, and food preferences on dietary flexibility and nutrition
pp 385-404
- By Melissa J. Remis, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
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Part 4 - Gorilla conservation
pp 405-406
- By Andrea B. Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Community and Family Medicine and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, Michele L. Goldsmith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Population, Health Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
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16 - An introductory perspective: Gorilla conservation
pp 407-413
- By Alexander H. Harcourt, Department of Anthropology, University of California–Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.
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17 - The current status of gorillas and threats to their existence at the beginning of a new millennium
pp 414-431
- By Andrew J. Plumptre, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460, U.S.A., Alastair McNeilage, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460, U.S.A., Jefferson S. Hall, Department of Forestry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, U.S.A., Elizabeth A. Williamson
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18 - Distribution, taxonomy, genetics, ecology, and causal links of gorilla survival: The need to develop practical knowledge for gorilla conservation
pp 432-471
- By Esteban E. Sarmiento, Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, U.S.A.
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19 - The Cross River gorilla: Natural history and status of a neglected and critically endangered subspecies
pp 472-497
- By John F. Oates, Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, CUNY Graduate Center, 356 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A., Kelley L. McFarland, PhD Program in Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A., Jaqueline L. Groves, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer BN1 9RH, U.K., Richard A. Bergl, PhD Program in Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center, 356 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A., Joshua M. Linder, PhD Program in Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A., Todd R. Disotell, Department of Anthropology, New York University, 25 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10003, U.S.A.
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Afterword
pp 498-500
- By Michele L. Goldsmith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Population, Health Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Andrea B. Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Community and Family Medicine and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy Duke University Medical Center
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