The western black crested gibbon Nomascus concolor in Laos: New records and conservation status

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Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-317

  Johnson, Arlyne ^a   Singh, Sarinda ^b   Duangdala, Malaykham ^b   Hedemark, Michael ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Laos)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society Lao PDR Program   (Laos)

Author keywords

Hylobatidae; Lao PDR; Nam Ha National Protected Area; Nomascus concolor; Western black crested gibbon

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUNTING; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIMATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LAOS; LUANG NAMTHA; NAM HA NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES SP.; HYLOBATIDAE; NOMASCUS CONCOLOR;

EID: 33645993863     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305000906     Document Type: Article

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