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Population Status, Group Size, Distribution and Human Disturbances on the Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii) in the Upper Nilgiris, Western Ghats, Southern India

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In this chapter, we presented the population status and distribution of the Nilgiri Langur Trachypithecus johnii from Nilgiris of Western Ghats. The studies were carried out in the Nilgiri North Forest Division from December 2011 to March 2012.

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Ramakrishnan, B., Samson, A. (2018). Population Status, Group Size, Distribution and Human Disturbances on the Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii) in the Upper Nilgiris, Western Ghats, Southern India. In: Sivaperuman, C., Venkataraman, K. (eds) Indian Hotspots. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6983-3_12

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