Yellow-backed duiker  (Cephalophus silvicultor)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (13/05/09) by Karl R. Kranz, Executive Vice President for Animal Programs and Chief Operating Officer, Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.
http://www.marylandzoo.org/

Glossary

  • Bushmeat: the meat derived from wildlife of African forests, or ‘bush’.
  • Carrion: the flesh of a dead animal.
  • Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
  • Monogamous: having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.
  • Secondary forest: forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
  • Territory: an area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Kingdon, J. (1997) The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London.
  3. CITES (January, 2008)
    http:///www.cites.org
  4. Lumpkin, S. and Kranz, K.R. (1984) Cephalophus sylvicultor. Mammalian Species, 225: 1 - 7. Available at: http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-225-01-0001.pdf
  5. Wilson, V.J. (2005) Duikers of Africa: Masters of the African Forest Floor. Zimbi Books, Pretoria, South Africa.
  6. Kranz, K.R. (2009) Pers. comm.
  7. East, R. (1999) African Antelope Database 1998. IUCN/SSC Antelope Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  8. Kranz, K.R. and Lumpkin, S. (1982) Notes on the yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus sylvicultor in captivity with comments on its natural history. International Zoo Yearbook, 22: 232-240.
  9. UNEP-WCMC: Outamba-Kilimi National Park (January, 2008)
    http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/pa/0334p.htm
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