Learning from the first release project of captive-bred mandrills Mandrillus sphinx in Gabon

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Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 122-131

  Peignot, Patricia ^a,e   Charpentier, Marie J E ^a,b   Bout, Nicolas ^a,c   Bourry, Olivier ^a   Massima, Ulrich ^d   Dosimont, Olivier ^d   Terramorsi, Roxanne ^a   Wickings, E Jean ^a  

^a CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d Société du Développement du Parc de la Lékédi   (Gabon)

^e NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Gabon; L k di Park; Mandrillus sphinx; Post release monitoring; Provisioning; Rehabilitation; Spatial use

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; PRIMATE; SPACE USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; LEKEDI PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MANDRILLUS; MANDRILLUS SPHINX;

EID: 39749169240     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308000136     Document Type: Article

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