Sixth international theriological congress: Habitat alteration, hunting and the conservation of folivorous primates in African forests

Austral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Oates, John F ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Colobus monkeys; Gorillas; Habitat; Human impact; Hunting; Management; Population density

Indexed keywords

EID: 17244368480     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1996.tb00580.x     Document Type: Article

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