Traditions, taboos and trade in slow lorises in sundanese communities in southern Java, Indonesia

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-88

  Nijman, Vincent ^a   Nekaris, K Anne Isola ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cultural consensus; Cultural domain; Slow loris; Venomous mammal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914133206     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00610     Document Type: Article

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