Taxonomic status and conservation relevance of the raccoons (Procyon spp.) of the West Indies

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-76

  Helgen, Kristofer M ^a,b,d   Wilson, Don E ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Barbados; Guadeloupe; Procyon gloveralleni; Procyon maynardi; Procyon minor

Indexed keywords

CANID; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

BAHAMAS;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; MAMMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON GLOVERALLENI; PROCYON LOTOR; PROCYON MAYNARDI; PROCYON MINOR;

EID: 0037272803     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902002972     Document Type: Article

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