Density estimation of bonobos (Pan paniscus) in Salonga National Park, Congo

Biological Conservation

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 387-391

  Van Krunkelsven, Ellen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Conservation; Density; Nest counts; Pan paniscus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347667716     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00216-0     Document Type: Article

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