Chimpanzees are close to extinction in Southwest Nigeria

Primate Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-83

  Greengrass, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Conservation; Habitat loss; Hunting; Logging; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

PAN;

EID: 77950495688     PISSN: 08986207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1896/052.024.0105     Document Type: Article

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