The Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus)—A review of conservation threats and call for reassessment

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 83, Issue , 2017, Pages 71-77

  Vincenot, Christian E ^a   Collazo, Anja M ^a   Russo, Danilo ^b,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cull; Fruit bat; IUCN; Listing; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAT; CONSERVATION STATUS; CULLING; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LITERATURE REVIEW; POPULATION SIZE; RED LIST; TYPHOON;

BABUYAN ISLANDS; BATANES; CAGAYAN; CAGAYAN VALLEY; GREEN ISLANDS; JAPAN; KOH TAO; NEW IRELAND [(PRV) PAPUA NEW GUINEA]; PHILIPPINES; RYUKYU ISLANDS; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOUTHERN REGION; SURAT THANI [SOUTHERN REGION]; TAIWAN; THAILAND;

PTEROPUS DASYMALLUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 85008485251     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2016.11.006     Document Type: Review

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