Does change in IUCN status affect demand for African bovid trophies?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-252

  Prescott, G W ^a   Johnson, P J ^a   Loveridge, A J ^a   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Anthropogenic Allee effect; Bovids; Rarity; Trophy hunting

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; RARE SPECIES; RUMINANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 84857404059     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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