Decline of Propithecus diadema edwardsi and Varecia variegata variegata (Primates: Lemuridae) in south-east Madagascar

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Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-111

  Lehman, Shawn M ^a   Ratsimbazafy, Jonah ^b,c   Rajaonson, Andry ^b   Day, Sabine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution; Lemurs; Madagascar; Propithecus diadema edwardsi; Varecia variegata variegata

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIMATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS DIADEMA EDWARDSI; PROPITHECUS SP.; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA VARIEGATA; VARECIA VARIEGATA VARIEGATA;

EID: 33644977518     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000019     Document Type: Article

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