Human-chimpanzee sympatry and interactions in Cantanhez National Park, guinea-bissau: Current research and future directions

Primate Conservation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-65

  Hockings, Kimberley J ^a,b,c   Sousa, Claudia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA)   (Portugal)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conflict; Guinea Bissau; Human chimpanzee interactions; resource competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875196334     PISSN: 08986207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1896/052.026.0104     Document Type: Article

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