Of Pongo, palms and perceptions: A multidisciplinary assessment of Bornean orang-utans Pongo pygmaeus in an oil palm context

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Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 465-472

  Ancrenaz, Marc ^a,b,c,e   Oram, Felicity ^a   Ambu, Laurentius ^b   Lackman, Isabelle ^a,b   Ahmad, Eddie ^a   Elahan, Hamisah ^a   Kler, Harjinder ^a   Abram, Nicola K ^a,f,g   Meijaard, Erik ^c,d  

^a HUTAN Kinabatangan Orang utan Conservation Programme   (Malaysia)

^b SABAH WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (Malaysia)

^c Jalan Raya Petitenget 1000X   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^g Living Landscape Alliance   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial nest surveys; best management practices; Borneo; nest decay rate; oil palm plantation; orang utan; Pongo pygmaeus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELAEIS; PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 84934444446     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605313001270     Document Type: Article

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