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Body Measurements for the Monkeys of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
Primate conservation, v 24(1), pp 99-105
Mar 2009
Abstract
Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, has a rich (eight genera, 11 species), unique (seven endemic subspecies), and threatened (five species) primate fauna, but the taxonomic status of most forms is not clear. This uncertainty is a serious problem for the setting of priorities for the conservation of Bioko's (and the region's) primates. Some of the questions related to the taxonomic status of Bioko's primates can be resolved through the statistical comparison of data on their body measurements with those of their counterparts on the African mainland. Data for such comparisons are, however, lacking. This note presents the first large set of body measurement data for each of the seven species of monkeys endemic to Bioko; means, ranges, standard deviations and sample sizes for seven body measurements. These 49 data sets derive from 544 fresh adult specimens (235 adult males and 309 adult females) collected by shotgun hunters for sale in the bushmeat market in Malabo.
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- Title
- Body Measurements for the Monkeys of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
- Creators
- Thomas M. Butynski - Drexel UniversityYvonne A. de Jong - 2Eastern Africa Primate Diversity and Conservation Program, Nanyuki, KenyaGail W. Hearn - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Primate conservation, v 24(1), pp 99-105
- Publisher
- Conservation International
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77950504388
- Other Identifier
- 991019173746304721