In search of the munzala: Distribution and conservation status of the newly-discovered Arunachal macaque Macaca munzala

ORYX

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 360-366

  Kumar, R Suresh ^a   Gama, Nabam ^a   Raghunath, R ^a   Sinha, Anindya ^a,b   Mishra, Charudutt ^a  

^a NATURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Arunachal Pradesh; Eastern Himalaya; Human wildlife conflict; Hunting; India; Macaca munzala; Primate

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION STATUS; HUNTING; MORTALITY; PRIMATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAWANG; WEST KAMENG;

MACACA; PRIMATES;

EID: 47049100649     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308006121     Document Type: Article

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