The Critically Endangered kipunji Rungwecebus kipunji of southern Tanzania: First census and conservation status assessment

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Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 352-359

  Davenport, Tim R B ^a   De Luca, Daniela W ^a   Jones, Trevor ^b   Mpunga, Noah E ^a   Machaga, Sophy J ^a   Kitegile, Amani ^c   Phillipps, Guy Picton ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Tanzania)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Udzungwa Ecological Monitoring Centre   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Census; Critically Endangered; Distribution; Primate; Rungwecebus kipunji; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PRIMATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 47049124535     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308000422     Document Type: Article

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