ArticleScience advances2018
Guns, germs, and trees determine density and distribution of gorillas and chimpanzees in Western Equatorial Africa.
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54 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.
Samantha StrindbergWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4634-8593
Fiona MaiselsWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0778-0615
Elizabeth A WilliamsonFaculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6848-9154
Stephen BlakeWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Emma J StokesWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Rostand Aba'aWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Gaspard AbitsiWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Anthony AgborMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Ruffin D AmbaheWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Parfait C BakabanaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Martha BechemWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Antoine BerlemontConservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USA.
Bruno Bokoto de SemboliWorld Wildlife Fund International, Regional Office for Africa, BP 6776 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Patrick R BoundjaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Nicolas BoutWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0790-1939
Thomas BreuerWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8387-5712
Genevieve CampbellMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Pauwel De WachterWorld Wildlife Fund International, Regional Office for Africa, BP 6776 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Marc Ella AkouWorld Wildlife Fund International, Regional Office for Africa, BP 6776 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Fidel Esono MbaInstituto Nacional de Desarrollo Forestal y Gestión del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas, Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
Anna T C FeistnerWorld Wildlife Fund International, Regional Office for Africa, BP 6776 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Bernard FossoWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Roger FotsoWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
David GreerWorld Wildlife Fund International, Regional Office for Africa, BP 6776 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Clement Inkamba-NkuluWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Calixte F IyenguetWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Kathryn J JefferyFaculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.
Max KokangoyeWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Hjalmar S KühlMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4440-9161
Stephanie LatourWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8350-4922
Bola MadzokeWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Calixte MakoumbouWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Guy-Aimé F MalandaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Richard MalongaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Victor MboloWorld Wildlife Fund International, Regional Office for Africa, BP 6776 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
David B MorganWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Prosper MotsabaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Gabin MoukalaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Brice S MowawaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Mizuki MuraiMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6785-3858
Christian NdzaiWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Tomoaki NishiharaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Zacharie NzoohWorld Wildlife Fund International, Regional Office for Africa, BP 6776 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Lilian PinteaThe Jane Goodall Institute, 1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 550, Vienna, VA 22182, USA.
Amy PokempnerWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7381-3403
Hugo J RaineyWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Tim RaydenWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Heidi RufflerConservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8525-3653
Crickette M SanzWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Angelique ToddWorld Wildlife Fund International, Regional Office for Africa, BP 6776 Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID 0000-0002-9207-4925
Hilde VanleeuweWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Ashley VosperWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Ymke WarrenWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
David S WilkieWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, NY 10460, USA.
Wildlife Conservation Society · USWWF Cameroon · CMConservation International · USUniversity of Stirling · GBBrookings Institution · USFauna and Flora International · GBGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · DEInstituto Nacional de Salud · PEMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · DEThe Jane Goodall Institute · US
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Abstract
We present a range-wide assessment of sympatric western lowland gorillas
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