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Homosexual Behavior in Female Mountain Gorillas: Reflection of Dominance, Affiliation, Reconciliation or Arousal?

Cyril C. Grueter ,

* E-mail: cyril.grueter@uwa.edu.au

Affiliation School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley (Perth), WA, Australia
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Tara S. Stoinski

Affiliation The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, SE Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Homosexual Behavior in Female Mountain Gorillas: Reflection of Dominance, Affiliation, Reconciliation or Arousal?

Cyril C. Grueter,
Tara S. Stoinski

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Published: May 11, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154185

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