Biology and behaviour of reintroduced gibbons

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1741-1751

  Cheyne, Susan M ^a,b,c   Chivers, David J ^a   Sugardjito, Jito ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Kalaweit Gibbon Rehabilitation Project   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Gibbons; Hylobates albibarbis; Rehabilitation; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PRIMATE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; KALIMANTAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALIA; HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES; HYLOBATIDAE;

EID: 46249116740     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9378-4     Document Type: Article

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