Is the chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, an endangered species? It depends on what "endangered" means

Primates

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-112

  Oates, John F ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Conservation; Endangered species; IUCN Red List; Pan troglodytes

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PRIMATE; RED LIST; TERMINOLOGY;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; PAN TROGLODYTES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 31144440938     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-005-0149-5     Document Type: Review

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