Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Anthropology
Advisor
Marc R. Feldesman
Date of Award
1988
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Anthropology
Department
Anthropology
Physical Description
1 online resource (83 p.)
Subjects
Gibbons
DOI
10.15760/etd.5809
Abstract
Gibbon classification at the species and subspecies levels has been hotly debated for the last 200 years. This thesis explores the reasons for this debate. Authorities agree that siamang, concolor, kloss and hoolock are species, while there is complete lack of agreement on lar, agile, moloch, Mueller's and pileated. The disagreement results from the use and emphasis of different character traits, and from debate on the occurrence and importance of gene flow.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22044
Recommended Citation
Osterud, Erin Lee, "Gibbon classification : the issue of species and subspecies" (1988). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3925.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3925
10.15760/etd.5809
Description
If you are the rightful copyright holder of this dissertation or thesis and wish to have it removed from the Open Access Collection, please submit a request to pdxscholar@pdx.edu and include clear identification of the work, preferably with URL