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The Primates of India: Status, Trends, and Conservation

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Primates

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Abstract

India has long been known as one of the rich primate areas of the world, both in species diversity and population abundance. Fourteen species of nonhuman primates occur in India—six species of macaques, five of langurs, two of looses, and one species of gibbon (Table 12.1). If the nations immediately east of India, Burma and Sri Lanka, are considered, two more species of macaques are included, one more species of langur, and an additional gibbon species.

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  1. Zoological Society of San Diego, 92112, San Diego, California, USA

    Kurt Benirschke M.D. (Trustee, Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine) (Trustee, Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine)

  2. University of California, 92093, La Jolla, California, USA

    Kurt Benirschke M.D. (Trustee, Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine) (Trustee, Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine)

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Southwick, C.H., Lindburg, D.G. (1986). The Primates of India: Status, Trends, and Conservation. In: Benirschke, K. (eds) Primates. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4918-4_12

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