The mountain tapir, endangered ‘flagship’ species of the high Andes

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Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-58

  Downer, Craig C ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED MAMMAL; FOREST DESTRUCTION; MOUNTAIN TAPIR;

SOUTH AMERICA, ANDES, ECUADOR, SANGAY NATIONAL PARK;

MAMMALIA; NEOPLEA; TAPIRUS PINCHAQUE;

EID: 0029751218     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605300021384     Document Type: Article

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