Hunting and consumption of mammals and birds by people in urban areas of western Madagascar

ORYX

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 411-415

  Randrianandrianina, Félicien H ^a   Racey, Paul A ^b   Jenkins, Richard K B ^a,b,c  

^a MADAGASIKARA VOAKAJY   (Madagascar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bushmeat; fruit bat; hunting; lemur; Madagascar; taboo

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIRD; BUSHMEAT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUNTING; PIG; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMALL MAMMAL; URBAN REGION; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CAPRA HIRCUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; POTAMOCHOERUS LARVATUS; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA; TENREC; TENREC ECAUDATUS;

EID: 77958486937     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003060531000044X     Document Type: Article

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