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SUBMITTER: Morrison RE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7067784 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morrison Robin E RE Dunn Jacob C JC Illera Germán G Walsh Peter D PD Bermejo Magdalena M
Scientific reports 20200312 1
The evolutionary origins of how modern humans share and use space are often modelled on the territorial-based violence of chimpanzees, with limited comparison to other apes. Gorillas are widely assumed to be non-territorial due to their large home ranges, extensive range overlap, and limited inter-group aggression. Using large-scale camera trapping, we monitored western gorillas in Republic of Congo across 60 km<sup>2</sup>. Avoidance patterns between groups were consistent with an understanding ...[more]