Impact of the tsunami (December, 2004) on the long tailed macaque of Nicobar Islands, India;Impatto dello tsunami (Dicembre 2004) sul macaco delle Isole Nicobar, India

Hystrix

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-42

  Sivakumar, Kuppusamy ^a  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Group size; Macaca fascicularis umbrosa; Natural catastrophe; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 77957583493     PISSN: 03941914     EISSN: 18255272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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