| genetic diversity of north american captive-born gorillas (gorilla gorilla gorilla). | western lowland gorillas (gorilla gorilla gorilla) are designated as critically endangered and wild populations are dramatically declining as a result of habitat destruction, fragmentation, diseases (e.g., ebola) and the illegal bushmeat trade. as wild populations continue to decline, the genetic management of the north american captive western lowland gorilla population will be an important component of the long-term conservation of the species. we genotyped 26 individuals from the north americ ... | 2012 | 23403930 |
| how ebola impacts genetics of western lowland gorilla populations. | emerging infectious diseases in wildlife are major threats for both human health and biodiversity conservation. infectious diseases can have serious consequences for the genetic diversity of populations, which could enhance the species' extinction probability. the ebola epizootic in western and central africa induced more than 90% mortality in western lowland gorilla population. although mortality rates are very high, the impacts of ebola on genetic diversity of western lowland gorilla have neve ... | 2009 | 20020045 |
| how ebola impacts social dynamics in gorillas: a multistate modelling approach. | emerging infectious diseases can induce rapid changes in population dynamics and threaten population persistence. in socially structured populations, the transfers of individuals between social units, for example, from breeding groups to non-breeding groups, shape population dynamics. we suggest that diseases may affect these crucial transfers. we aimed to determine how disturbance by an emerging disease affects demographic rates of gorillas, especially transfer rates within populations and immi ... | 2015 | 24995485 |
| recovery potential of a western lowland gorilla population following a major ebola outbreak: results from a ten year study. | investigating the recovery capacity of wildlife populations following demographic crashes is of great interest to ecologists and conservationists. opportunities to study these aspects are rare due to the difficulty of monitoring populations both before and after a demographic crash. ebola outbreaks in central africa have killed up to 95% of the individuals in affected western lowland gorilla (gorilla gorilla gorilla) populations. assessing whether and how fast affected populations recover is ess ... | 2012 | 22649511 |
| using demographic characteristics of populations to detect spatial fragmentation following suspected ebola outbreaks in great apes. | demographic crashes due to emerging diseases can contribute to population fragmentation and increase extinction risk of small populations. ebola outbreaks in 2002-2004 are suspected to have caused a decline of more than 80% in some western lowland gorilla (gorilla gorilla gorilla) populations. we investigated whether demographic indicators of this event allowed for the detection of spatial fragmentation in gorilla populations. | 2017 | 28661006 |