The evolution of extinction risk: Past and present anthropogenic impacts on the primate communities of Madagascar

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 78, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 405-419

  Godfrey, Laurie R ^a   Irwin, Mitchell T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extinction; Extirpation; Forest fragmentation; Hunting; Lemurs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; MADAGASCAR; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; PRIMATES;

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 34548670767     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000105152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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