Selected References

Birth, mother-infant relationship, ontogeny

Carter, F. S. (1973) Comparison of baby gorillas with human infants at birth and during the postnatal period. Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust 10th Annual Report, 29-33.

Chevalier-Skolnikoff, S. (1977) A Piagetan model for describing and comparing socialization in monkey, ape and human infants. Pp. 159-187 in: Chevalier-Skolnikoff, S. & Poirier, F. E. (eds.) Primate bio-social development. New York (Garland)

Fletcher, A. (2001) Development of infant independence from the mother in wild mountain gorillas. Pp. 153-182 in: Robbins, M. M. et al. (eds.) Mountain Gorillas. Cambridge (Cambridge University Press)

Fossey, D. (1979) Development of the mountain gorilla: The first thirty-six months. In: The great apes, D. A. Hamburg & E. McCown (eds.), Benjamin/Cummings, Menlo Park, Pp. 139-184.

Hoff, M. P. et al. (1981) Development of infant independence in a captive group of lowland gorillas. Dev. Psychobiol. 14, 251-265.

Hoff, M. P. et al. (1981) The development of infant play in a captive group of lowland gorillas. American Journal of Primatology 1, 65-72.

Hoff, M. P. et al. (1983) Maternal transport and infant motor development in a captive group of lowland gorillas. Primates 24, 77-85.

Hughes, J. & Redshaw, M. (1973) The psychological development of two infant gorillas: a preliminary report. Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust 10th Annual Report, 34-36.

Hughes, J. & Redshaw, M. (1974) Cognitive, manipulative and social skills in gorillas: Part I, the first year. Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust 11th Annual Report, 53-60.

Kingsley, S. (1977) Early mother-infant behaviour in two species of great ape, Gorilla gorilla gorilla and Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus. Dodo 14, 55-65.

Kingsley, S. R. (1988) Physiological development of male orang-utans and gorillas. Pp. 123-131 in: Schwartz, J. H. (ed.) Orang-utan biology. New York (Oxford University Press).

Lang, E. M. et al. (1965) Gorilla Mutter und Kind. Basel (Basilius Presse).

Meder, A. (1991) Gestation length and birth weight. In: Kirchshofer, R. International Studbook of the Gorilla, 1990, 195. Frankfurt.

Meder, A. (1992) Interbirth intervals and infant mortality in the first year in captive lowland gorillas. Pp. 286-292 in: Kirchshofer, R. International Studbook of the Gorilla, 1991. Frankfurt.

Nadler, R. D. (1974) Periparturitional behavior of a primiparous lowland gorilla. Primates 15, 55-73.

Nowell, A. A. & Fletcher, A. W. (2007) Development of independence from the mother in Gorilla gorilla gorilla. International Journal of Primatology 28, 441-455.

Nowell, A. A. & Fletcher, A. W. (2008) The development of feeding behaviour in wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Behaviour 145, 171-193.

Redshaw, M. (1975) Cognitive, manipulative and social skills in gorillas: Part II, the second year. Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust 12th Annual Report, 56-60.

Redshaw, M. (1978) Cognitive development in human and gorilla infants. Journal of Human Evolution 7, 133-141.

Redshaw, M. (1989) A comparison of neonatal behaviour and reflexes in the great apes. Journal of Human Evolution 18, 191 ff.

Redshaw, M. & Locke, K. (1976) The development of play and social behaviour in two lowland gorilla infants. Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust 13th Annual Report, 71-85.

Robbins, A. M. et al. (2007) Maternal investment of the Virunga Mountain gorillas. Ethology 113, 235-245.

Schenkel, R. (1964) Zur Ontogenese des Verhaltens bei Gorilla und Mensch. Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Anthropologie 54, 233-259.

Stewart, K. J. (1977) The birth of a wild mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei). Primates 18, 965-976.

Stewart, K. J. (1984) Parturition in wild gorillas: behaviour of mothers, neonates, and others. Folia primatologica 42, 62-69.

Stewart, K. J. (1988) Suckling and lactational anoestrus in wild gorillas (Gorilla gorilla). Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 83, 627-634.

Stewart, K. J. (2001) Social relationships of immature gorillas and silverbacks. Pp. 183-213 in: Robbins, M. M. et al. (eds.) Mountain Gorillas. Cambridge (Cambridge University Press)

Usher-Smith, J. H. et al. (1976) Comparative physical development in six hand-reared lowland gorillas at the Jersey Zoological Park. Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust 13th Annual Report, 63-70.

Watts, D. P. & Hess, J. (1988) Twin birth in wild mountain gorillas. Oryx 22, 5-6.


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