Behavioural ecology in managed reserves: Gender-based asymmetries in interspecific dominance in African elephants and rhinos

Animal Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Berger, Joel ^a   Cunningham, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACINONYX JUBATUS; DICEROS BICORNIS; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0004504461     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943098001048     Document Type: Article

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