Description of Muntiacus truongsonensis, a new species of muntjac (Artiodactyla: Muntiacidae) from Central Vietnam, and implications for conservation

Animal Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-68

  Giao, P M ^a   Tuoc, D ^a   Dung, V V ^a   Wikramanayake, E D ^b   Amato, G ^e   Arctander, P ^c   MacKinnon, J R ^d  

^a The Centre for Informatics and Statistics   (Viet Nam)

^b Sci Fellow WWF US Conserv S   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIODACTYLA; MUNTIACUS MUNTJAK; MUNTIACUS TRUONGSONENSIS; PSEUDORYX; UNGULATA;

EID: 0002660034     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943098001085     Document Type: Article

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