. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 6.

Published in final edited form as: Zoo Biol. 2010 Sep 17;30(4):427–444. doi: 10.1002/zoo.20348

Table 4.

Blood groups of gorilla (Gorilla ssp.) (n=159) by monoclonal antibody analysis

Population^a	Blood Group
Population^a	A	B	AB	O
SSP^b	2^e	0	0	145^f
EEP^b	0	0	0	7^g
in situ^c	0	0	0	5^h
Total^d	2	0	0	157

Species Survival Program^® (SSP), European Endangered Species Program (EEP), Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Program (in situ)

Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla berengei grauri) (n=4), mountain gorilla (Gorilla berengei berengei) (n=1)

Zoo-born animals were found in SSP (n=127) and EEP (n=5) populations. Wild-origin animals were found in SSP (n=20), EEP (n=2), and in situ (n=5) populations.

Rh-factor was positive (n=1) and negative (n=1) in these zoo-born animals.

Rh-factor was positive in all wild-origin animals (n=20) and majority of zoo-born animals (n=116). Rh-factor was negative in a limited number of zoo-born animals (n=9).

Rh-factor was positive in zoo-born (n=5) and wild-origin (n=2) animals.

Rh-factor was positive in all individuals.