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Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study

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The author thanks Tara Stoinski for her invitation to contribute to this volume. I also thank Mike Cranfield, Randy Junge, Billy Karesh, Bruce Latimer, Naida Loskutoff, Lisa Starr, and two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments.

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Lehn, C. (2008). Biomaterials in Gorilla Research and Conservation. In: Stoinski, T.S., Steklis, H.D., Mehlman, P.T. (eds) Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70721-1_12

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