@article{fdi:010081389,
  title = {{A} timely systematic review on pangolin research, commercialization, and popularization to identify knowledge gaps and produce conservation guidelines},
  author = {{H}eighton, {S}. {P}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}onservationists can benefit from encompassing research, social, and economic aspects of conservation issues to produce holistic conservation guidelines. {P}angolins have become a taxon of conservation eminence as they continue to be poached and trafficked to extinction, and have been mislabeled as potential intermediary hosts of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 which is responsible for the {COVID}-19 pandemic. {A}pplying a systematic review approach, we extracted pangolin-related publications since 1865 from five research databases (814 publications), as well as data on 5296 patents, online news trends (43,176 articles) and societal interest ({G}oogle {T}rends and {W}ikipedia {P}ageviews). {A}lthough we detected a significant increase in pangolin-related publications through time, we observed glaring knowledge gaps in contextually important categories including immunology, education, and implications of trade or poaching to populations. {A}ll eight species have literature knowledge gaps, however {A}frican species are less represented. {F}ifteen {A}frican range-states have no pangolin literature, while the number of publications with non-range-state lead authors increased from 8% to 42.9% since 2017. {P}angolin media output and societal interest have remained low relative to other flagship species, however {COVID}-19 is shifting these dynamics. {P}angolin patent production was linked to {T}raditional {C}hinese {M}edicine, which was neither driven by science nor traditional pharmacopoeia. {T}o help conserve pangolins, we suggest increased effort in health and field-based conservation research, while directing more attention towards {A}frica. {W}e highlight the importance of maintaining range-author contributions, and of factors that may lead to increased public interest in pangolins. {O}ur approach can be used to devise integrative conservation guidelines for other species.},
  keywords = {{L}iterature database ; {P}atents ; {P}holidota ; {P}ublic interest ; {R}esearch dynamics ; {T}raditional {C}hinese {M}edicine ; {ASIE} ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {C}onservation},
  volume = {256},
  numero = {},
  pages = {109042 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {0006-3207},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109042},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081389},
}