Distribution, abundance and conservation status of Grauer's gorilla

ORYX

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 122-130

  Hall, Jefferson S ^a,b   Saltonstall, Kristin ^c   Inogwabini, Bila Isia ^a   Omari, Ilamu ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION STATUS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC); CONGO;

GORILLA FORILLA GRAUERI; GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA GRAUERI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031967320     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.d01-22.x     Document Type: Article

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