Habituating the great apes: The disease risks

ORYX

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-160

  Woodford, Michael H ^a,d   Butynski, Thomas M ^b,e,f,g,h   Karesh, William B ^c,i,j  

^a National Museums of Kenya ^*  (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Centre collaborateur de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé animale

^e Zoo Atlanta's Africa Biodiversity Conservation Program   (Kenya)

^f African Section of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group

^g Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

^h AZA's Field Conservation Committee ^*

ⁱ IUCN/SSC Veterinary Specialist Group   (United States)

^j The Conservation Fund   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Disease; Gorillas; Great apes; Habituation; Orang utans; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PRIMATE; RED LIST; TOURISM;

GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 0000721997     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605302000224     Document Type: Article

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