The occurrence of arboreal mammals in the rain forest fragments in the Anamalai Hills, South India

Biological Conservation

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-319

  Umapathy, G ^a   Kumar, Ajith ^a  

^a SÁLIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY   (India)

Author keywords

Arboreal mammals; Fragmentation; Primates; Rain forest; Squirrels; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARBOREAL SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MAMMAL; RAINFOREST; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

INDIA;

ARTOCARPUS INTEGRIFOLIA; MACACA SILENUS; PETAURISTA PETAURISTA; PETINOMYS FUSCOCAPILLUS; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; RATUFA INDICA; TRACHYPITHECUS JOHNII;

EID: 0033974327     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00097-X     Document Type: Article

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