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Fig. 2 in Ecological drivers of helminth infection patterns in the Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population
Fig. 2. Principal component analysis output showing associations between variables and the first two principal components PC1 and PC2. Each variable contribution to principal components and its quality are represented by length of vector and its color, respectively. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
Fig. 1 in Ecological drivers of helminth infection patterns in the Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population
Fig. 1. Location of study gorilla groups during the Virunga Massif 2015–2016 surveys (Hickey et al., 2019) expressed as centroids of their 500-m buffered minimum-convex polygon. Vegetation data were adopted according to WWF-Germany and IGCP 2017; boundaries of protected areas were derived from ProtectedP lanet.net database. Map was created using ArcGIS Desktop 10.8 (ESRI, 2020. ArcGIS Desktop: Release 10.8. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute; esri.com).
Fig. 4. Predicted lines from a in Ecological drivers of helminth infection patterns in the Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population
Fig. 4. Predicted lines from a generalized linear mixed model for significant effects of (a) the second principal component (PC2), (b) interaction between the first principal component (PC1) and MCP = area of 500-m buffered minimum convex polygon of detected nest sites per gorilla group, (see Minimum convex polygon calculation and Statistical analyses for details) and (c) interaction between monitoring (habituation) status and MCP on tapeworm infection (egg counts per gram in fecal sample). Principal components were computed from 10 correlated environmental variables (see Material and methods for details).
Fig. 3. Predicted lines from a in Ecological drivers of helminth infection patterns in the Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population
Fig. 3. Predicted lines from a generalized linear mixed model for significant effects of (a) the first (PC1) and (b) second principal component (PC2), (c) Density = mean relative density of gorillas per MCP and (d) MCP = area of 500-m buffered minimum convex polygon of detected nest sites per gorilla group, (see Minimum convex polygon calculation and Statistical analyses for details) on strongylid infection (egg counts per gram in fecal sample). Principal components were computed from 10 correlated environmental variables (see Material and methods for details).
Homophily in social and demographic traits predict association patterns in female western and mountain gorillas
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Supplemental datasets for 'A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)'
<p>The endangered mountain gorilla <em>Gorilla beringei beringei</em> faces numerous threats to its survival, highlighting the urgent need for genomic resources to aid conservation efforts. Here, we present a near telomere-to-telomere, haplotype-phased reference genome assembly for a male mountain gorilla generated using Pacbio HiFi and Oxford Nanopore Ultralong data. The resulting assembly exhibits exceptional contiguity, with contig N50 of ~ 95 Mbps for the combined pseudohaplotype (3,540,458,497 bps, and 56.5 Mbps (3.1 Gbps) and 51.0 Mbps (3.2 Gbps) for the maternal and paternal haplotypes and an average QV of 65.15 (error rate = 3.1 x 10-7). These represent substantial improvements over most other available primate genomes. This high-quality reference genome provides an invaluable resource for future studies on gorilla evolution, adaptation, and conservation, ultimately contributing to the long-term survival of this iconic species.</p> <p>A preprint for this work is available at bioRXiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.28.620258</p>
Inter-group relationships influence territorial defence in mountain gorillas
<p>1. Many species show territoriality, in which territory owners have exclusive or priority use of a region. In humans, tolerance of others within our space also depends greatly on our social relationships with them. This has been hypothesised as one potential driver of the evolution of long-term, inter-group relationships, through enabling shared access of resources and easing disputes over space.</p> <p>2. However, extremely little is known about the importance of social relationships between neighbouring groups in non-humans for how space is used and shared.</p> <p>3. Using 16 years of data on the simultaneous movement and interaction patterns of 17 mountain gorilla groups, we investigated how the occurrence of aggressive and affiliative behaviour during inter-group encounters was influenced by both their social and spatial context.</p> <p>4. We found evidence of territorial defence, with rates of aggression increasing towards the centre of home ranges. Groups which had previously split from each other showed higher levels of affiliation during encounters with each other and experienced lower levels of aggression when within the other's peripheral home range. However, encounters within core areas of the home range consistently elicited higher aggression, regardless of the groups' history. Our findings indicate that not only are the social relationships between groups retained after they split from one another, but that these relationships enable groups to access certain areas with a reduced risk of aggression.</p> <p>5. This suggests that reduced aggression when accessing areas within neighbours' home ranges may be an advantage for the maintenance of inter-group relationships and a potential driver in the evolution of long-term, post-dispersal relationships and complex multi-level societies.</p>
Data from: Social and ecological factors alter stress physiology of Virunga mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Living in a rapidly changing environment can alter stress physiology at the population level, with negative impacts on health, reproductive rates, and mortality that may ultimately result in species decline. Small, isolated animal populations where genetic diversity is low are at particular risks, such as endangered Virunga mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei). Along with climate change‐associated environmental shifts that are affecting the entire population, subpopulations of the Virunga gorillas have recently experienced extreme changes in their social environment. As the growing population moves closer to the forest's carrying capacity, the gorillas are coping with rising population density, increased frequencies of interactions between social units, and changing habitat use (e.g., more overlapping home ranges and routine ranging at higher elevations). Using noninvasive monitoring of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGM) on 115 habituated Virunga gorillas, we investigated how social and ecological variation are related to baseline FGM levels, to better understand the adaptive capacity of mountain gorillas and monitor potential physiological indicators of population decline risks. Generalized linear mixed models revealed elevated mean monthly baseline FGM levels in months with higher rainfall and higher mean maximum and minimum temperature, suggesting that Virunga gorillas might be sensitive to predicted warming and rainfall trends involving longer, warmer dry seasons and more concentrated and extreme rainfall occurrences. Exclusive use of smaller home range areas was linked to elevated baseline FGM levels, which may reflect reduced feeding efficiency and increased travel efforts to actively avoid neighboring groups. The potential for additive effects of stress‐inducing factors could have short‐ and long‐term impacts on the reproduction, health, and ultimately survival of the Virunga gorilla population. The ongoing effects of environmental changes and population dynamics must be closely monitored and used to develop effective long‐term conservation strategies that can help address these risk factors.
Data from: Space partitioning in wild, non-territorial mountain gorillas: the impact of food and neighbours
In territorial species, the distribution of neighbours and food abundance play a crucial role in space use patterns but less is known about how and when neighbours use shared areas in non-territorial species. We investigated space partitioning in 10 groups of wild, non-territorial mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei). Using location data, we examined factors influencing daily movement decisions and calculated the per cent overlap of annual kernel home ranges and core areas among neighbours. We found that the probability that a group chose an area was positively influenced by both food availability and the previous use of that area by the group. Additionally, groups reduced their overall utilization of areas previously used by neighbouring groups. Lastly, groups used their core areas more exclusively than their home ranges. In sum, our results show that both foraging needs and avoidance of competition with neighbours determined the gorillas' daily movement decisions, which presumably lead to largely mutually exclusive core areas. Our research suggests that non-territorial species actively avoid neighbours to maintain core area exclusivity. Together, these findings contribute to our understanding of the costs and benefits of non-territoriality.
A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) - Pacbio HIFI reads
<p>The critically endangered mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei faces numerous threats to its survival, highlighting the urgent need for genomic resources to aid conservation efforts. Here, we present a near telomere-to-telomere, haplotype-phased reference genome assembly for a male mountain gorilla generated using Pacbio HiFi and Oxford Nanopore Ultralong data. The resulting assembly exhibits exceptional contiguity, with contig N50 of ~ 95 Mbps for the combined pseudohaplotype (3,540,458,497 bps, and 56.5 Mbps (3.1 Gbps) and 51.0 Mbps (3.2 Gbps) for the maternal and paternal haplotypes and an average QV of 65.15 (error rate = 3.1 x 10-7) and 0% switch errors detected. These represent substantial improvements over most other available primate genomes. This high-quality reference genome provides an invaluable resource for future studies on gorilla evolution, adaptation, and conservation, ultimately contributing to the long-term survival of this iconic species.</p> <p>This read set is comprised of fastqs from Pacbio HIFI (3 runs).</p> <p>A preprint for this work is available at bioRXiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.28.620258</p>
A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) -Oxford Nanopore reads
<p>The critically endangered mountain gorilla <em>Gorilla beringei beringei</em> faces numerous threats to its survival, highlighting the urgent need for genomic resources to aid conservation efforts. Here, we present a near telomere-to-telomere, haplotype-phased reference genome assembly for a male mountain gorilla generated using Pacbio HiFi and Oxford Nanopore Ultralong data. The resulting assembly exhibits exceptional contiguity, with contig N50 of ~ 95 Mbps for the combined pseudohaplotype (3,540,458,497 bps, and 56.5 Mbps (3.1 Gbps) and 51.0 Mbps (3.2 Gbps) for the maternal and paternal haplotypes and an average QV of 65.15 (error rate = 3.1 x 10-7) and 0% switch errors detected. These represent substantial improvements over most other available primate genomes. This high-quality reference genome provides an invaluable resource for future studies on gorilla evolution, adaptation, and conservation, ultimately contributing to the long-term survival of this iconic species.</p> <p>This repository hosts the Oxford Nanopore ultralong reads.</p> <p>The preprint for this work is available at bioRXiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.28.620258. </p>
Data from: Social and ecological factors alter stress physiology of Virunga mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)
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Data from: Space partitioning in wild, non-territorial mountain gorillas: the impact of food and neighbours
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Inter-group relationships influence territorial defence in mountain gorillas
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Data from: Going to extremes for sodium acquisition: use of community land and high-altitude areas by mountain gorillas Gorilla beringei in Rwanda
Space use in mammals may be influenced not only by their primary foods, but also by localized sources of physiologically critical resources such as sodium-rich plants. We examined how sodium acquisition influences habitat use in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei) in Rwanda which have increased the amount of time they forage on community land outside of Volcanoes National Park (VNP), where eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.) tree bark is their most frequently eaten food. We measured sodium content in samples from 34 main dietary items and quantified sodium intake by 22 gorillas in three social groups over one-year. On a dry weight basis, eucalyptus bark contains 3100 mg Na/kg. In contrast, the four herbs most frequently exploited for food inside the park are relatively sodium-poor (<70mg/kg each). Further, sodium intake rates were highest when the gorillas were on community land. Of the two groups that fed outside of the park, one obtained 73% and the other one 45% of their sodium in that habitat despite only feeding for minimal amounts of time there. However, one group that did not feed on community land acquired 78% of its sodium in the subalpine and alpine zones through the consumption of pith of giant lobelias and groundsels. Obtaining sodium thus likely creates an incentive for the gorillas to leave the park and make forays into high-altitude habitat. Both strategies are not without risks: exiting their natural habitat and feeding on crops may increase human-wildlife conflict and visiting high-altitude areas may increase the risk of hypothermia.
Data from: Going to extremes for sodium acquisition: use of community land and high-altitude areas by mountain gorillas Gorilla beringei in Rwanda
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