Ape abundance and habitat use in the Goualougo Triangle, Republic of Congo

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 147-179

  Morgan, David ^a   Sanz, Crickette ^b   Onononga, Jean Robert ^c   Strindberg, Samantha ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Congo)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Ape; Chimpanzee; Density; Direct observation; Distance sampling; Gorilla; Habitat utilization; Line transect surveys; Reconnaissance surveys

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FOREST; HABITAT; MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; GOUALOUGO TRIANGLE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GILBERTIODENDRON; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES;

EID: 33646477254     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-005-9013-0     Document Type: Article

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