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Ecology of the hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock), a lesser ape in the tropical forests of north-eastern India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Anwaruddin Choudhury
Anwaruddin Choudhury
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Near Gate No. 1 of Nehru Stadium, Islampur Road, Guwahati 781 007Assam, INDIA
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Keywords

ecologyfamily group sizehoolock gibbonHylobates hoolockIndiatropical forests
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , February 1991 , pp. 147 - 153
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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