White-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys): A new macaque species from Medog, southeastern Tibet

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 753-766

  Li, Cheng ^a   Zhao, Chao ^b,c   Fan, Peng Fei ^b  

^a Institute of Images Biodiversity Expedition Beijing   (China)

^b DALI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

M. assamensis; M. munzala; M. thibetana; Macaca leucogenys; New species; Southeastern Tibet

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVERGREEN FOREST; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT TYPE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PELAGE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIMATE; TROPICAL FOREST;

CHINA; INDIA; MEDOG; XIZANG;

CONIFEROPHYTA; MACACA; MACACA ASSAMENSIS; MACACA MULATTA; MACACA SINICA; MACACA THIBETANA; PRIMATES;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FOREST; MACACA; MALE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FORESTS; MACACA; MALE; TIBET; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84931591815     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22394     Document Type: Article

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