Carnivores (Mammalia: Carnivora) in South China: A status review with notes on the commercial trade

Mammal Review

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-292

  Lau, Michael Wai Neng ^a   Fellowes, John R ^a,b   Chan, Bosco Pui Lok ^a  

^a Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden   (China)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Declines; Defaunation; Extinction risk; Mammals

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EXPLOITATION; EXTINCTION RISK; FAUNA; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MAMMAL; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CHINA;

AMBLONYX CINEREUS; ARCTICTIS BINTURONG; ARCTONYX COLLARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CARNIVORA; CATOPUMA; CATOPUMA TEMMINCKII; CHROTOGALE OWSTONI; CUON ALPINUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FELIDAE; HERPESTES JAVANICUS; HERPESTES URVA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTROGALE PERSPICILLATA; MAMMALIA; MARTES FLAVIGULA; MELES; MELOGALE MOSCHATA; MELOGALE PERSONATA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA KATHIAH; MUSTELA SIBIRICA; MUSTELA STRIGIDORSA; NEOFELIS NEBULOSA; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; PAGUMA LARVATA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PARADOXURUS HERMAPHRODITUS; PRIONAILURUS BENGALENSIS; PRIONODON PARDICOLOR; SUIDAE; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS; VIVERRA MEGASPILA; VIVERRA ZIBETHA; VIVERRICULA INDICA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 77957228335     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00163.x     Document Type: Review

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