Drill  (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (10/7/03) by Anna Feistner. Head of Species Conservation, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
http://www.durrellwildlife.org

Glossary

  • Frugivorous: fruit eating/ fruit eater.
  • Natal: site of birth
  • Oestrus: the time of ovulation (release of an egg from the ovary) in female mammals, when the female becomes receptive to males, also known as 'heat'.
  • Sexual dimorphism: when males and females of the same species differ in appearance.
  • Subspecies: a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K..
  3. CITES (September, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Bioko Biodiversity Protection Programme (September, 2002)
    http://www.bioko.org/primates/leucophaeus.asp
  5. Primate Info Net (August, 2002)
    http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/factsheets/mandrillus_leucophaeus.html
  6. Meckes, K. (1999) The endangered Mandrillus leucophaeus: behaviour leading to extinction. The Emory Anthropologist, 0: 0 - . Available at: http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/ANTHROPOLOGY/EA/meckes.html
  7. UNEP-WCMC species page (March, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/drill.htm
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