The African wild ass (Equus africanus): Conservation status in the horn of Africa

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 115-124

  Moehlman, Patricia D ^a   Kebede, Fanuel ^a   Yohannes, Hagos ^a  

^a Box 2031 ^*

Author keywords

Critically endangered; Equus africanus; Extinction

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; EXTINCTION RISK; UNGULATE;

AFRICA;

EQUUS AFRICANUS;

EID: 0032533267     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00161-0     Document Type: Article

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