Yellow-breasted capuchin Cebus xanthosternos: Support by zoos for its conservation - a success story

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-79

  Lernould, J M ^a   Kierulff, M C M ^b   Canale, G ^c,d  

^a CEPA Conservation des Espèces et des Populations Animales   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Conservation breeding; Forest fragmentation; In situ conservation; Yellow breasted capuchin

Indexed keywords

CEBUS; CEBUS XANTHOSTERNOS; HAPLORHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 84860243298     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2012.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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