Distribution, abundance, and spatial ecology of the critically endangered ecuadorian capuchin (cebus albifrons aequatorialis)

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-191

  Jack, Katharine M ^a   Campos, Fernando A ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Census; Conservation; Demography; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss

Indexed keywords

CEBUS; CEBUS ALBIFRONS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84863872188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291200500207     Document Type: Article

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