A survey of bonobos and other large mammals in the Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-187

  Van Krunkelsven, Ellen ^a   Bila Isia, Inogwabini ^b   Draulans, Dirk ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (Belgium)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Société Salonga   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bonobos; Democratic Republic of Congo; Mammals; Salonga National Park; Threats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; MAMMAL; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA; RAINFOREST;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

AFROPAVO CONGENSIS; ANIMALIA; CERCOCEBUS; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; EURYCEROS; FELIDAE; LOPHOCEBUS; LOPHOCEBUS ATTERIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA; PAN PANISCUS; PANISCUS; PANTHERA PARDUS; PRIMATES; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 0033868305     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3008.2000.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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