Status and conservation of the giant muntjac Megamuntiacus vuquangensis, and notes on other muntjac species in Laos

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Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-67

  Timmins, Rob J ^a   Evans, Tom D ^b   Khounboline, Khamkhoun ^c   Sisomphone, Chainoi ^c  

^a Cradley Heath   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Forestry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Forestry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GIANT MUNTJAC; POPULATION STATUS;

LAOS;

MAMMALIA; MEGAMUNTIACUS VUQUANGENSIS; MUNTIACUS MUNTJAK;

EID: 0031964985     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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