Organisms

Gorilla gorilla

This single species of Gorilla, which is a member of the HOMINIDAE family, is the largest and most powerful of the PRIMATES. It is distributed in isolated scattered populations throughout forests of equatorial Africa.

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Abstract

This single species of Gorilla, which is a member of the HOMINIDAE family, is the largest and most powerful of the PRIMATES. It is distributed in isolated scattered populations throughout forests of equatorial Africa.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Gorillas
  • Gorilla
  • Gorilla gorillas
  • gorillas, Gorilla

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coordinate with APE DISEASES + specific disease /vet

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History Note

81; was GORILLAS 1975-80

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Previous Indexing

  • Pongidae (1966-1974)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.112w.400w.375w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gorilla gorilla. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006071. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006071
  2. Gorilla gorilla. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_gorilla
  3. Gorilla gorilla. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737838