Thomas Breuer

Summary

Affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Physical maturation, life-history classes and age estimates of free-ranging western gorillas--insights from Mbeli Bai, Republic of Congo
    Thomas Breuer
    Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, Germany
    Am J Primatol 71:106-19. 2009
  2. ncbi First observation of tool use in wild gorillas
    Thomas Breuer
    Nouabalé Ndoki Project, Wildlife Conservation Society, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
    PLoS Biol 3:e380. 2005
  3. ncbi Potential for Ebola transmission between gorilla and chimpanzee social groups
    Peter D Walsh
    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
    Am Nat 169:684-9. 2007
  4. ncbi Using photogrammetry and color scoring to assess sexual dimorphism in wild western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla)
    Thomas Breuer
    Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D 04103 Leipzig, Germany
    Am J Phys Anthropol 134:369-82. 2007
  5. ncbi Phenotypic correlates of male reproductive success in western gorillas
    Thomas Breuer
    Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
    J Hum Evol 62:466-72. 2012

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Physical maturation, life-history classes and age estimates of free-ranging western gorillas--insights from Mbeli Bai, Republic of Congo
    Thomas Breuer
    Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, Germany
    Am J Primatol 71:106-19. 2009
    ..We emphasize that long-term studies can provide crucial demographic and life-history data that improve our understanding of life-history evolution and adaptation and help to refine conservation strategies...
  2. ncbi First observation of tool use in wild gorillas
    Thomas Breuer
    Nouabalé Ndoki Project, Wildlife Conservation Society, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
    PLoS Biol 3:e380. 2005
    ..In contrast to information from other great apes, which mostly show tool use in the context of food extraction, our observations show that in gorillas other factors such as habitat type can stimulate the use of tools...
  3. ncbi Potential for Ebola transmission between gorilla and chimpanzee social groups
    Peter D Walsh
    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
    Am Nat 169:684-9. 2007
    ..These observations support a reassessment of ape-to-ape transmission as an amplifier of Ebola outbreaks...
  4. ncbi Using photogrammetry and color scoring to assess sexual dimorphism in wild western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla)
    Thomas Breuer
    Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D 04103 Leipzig, Germany
    Am J Phys Anthropol 134:369-82. 2007
    ..Further studies should examine if these sexually dimorphic traits are honest signals of competitive ability and confer an advantage in reproductive success...
  5. ncbi Phenotypic correlates of male reproductive success in western gorillas
    Thomas Breuer
    Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
    J Hum Evol 62:466-72. 2012
    ..We discuss why such sexually dimorphic traits might be under ongoing selection in gorillas and other species...