Gibbon (Hylobates lar) reintroduction success in Phuket, Thailand, and its conservation benefits

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 492-501

  Osterberg, Petra ^a   Samphanthamit, Phamon ^a   Maprang, Owart ^a   Punnadee, Suwit ^b   Brockelman, Warren Y ^c,d  

^a Gibbon Rehabilitation Project   (Thailand)

^b Khemmarat Animal Shelter   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Ecology Laboratory Bioresources Technology Unit   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Gibbon; Hylobates lar; Rehabilitation; Reintroduction; White handed gibbon; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HOMINID; ISLAND; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRADE; TRANSLOCATION; WILD POPULATION;

KHAO PRA WIHARN NATIONAL PARK; NORTHEASTERN REGION; PHUKET [SOUTHERN REGION]; SISAKET; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

HYLOBATES LAR; HYLOBATIDAE; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HYLOBATES; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; HYLOBATES; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; THAILAND;

EID: 84927513646     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22367     Document Type: Article

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