Group Release of Sanctuary Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in the Haut Niger National Park, Guinea, West Africa: Ranging Patterns and Lessons So Far

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 456-473

  Humle, Tatyana ^a   Colin, Christelle ^b   Laurans, Matthieu ^b,c   Raballand, Estelle ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Projet Primates France   (France)

^c Chimpanzee Conservation Center   (Guinea)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee conservation center; Chimpanzee release; Core area; Day range; Habitat use

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; HOMINID; NATIONAL PARK; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SAVANNA; SEASONALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

GUINEA; UPPER NIGER NATIONAL PARK;

MAMMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES VERUS;

EID: 79952249103     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9482-7     Document Type: Article

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