Reproduction and population density: Trade-offs for the conservation of rhinos in situ

Animal Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-106

  Rachlow, Janet L ^a,b   Berger, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM;

EID: 0006957847     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943098000043     Document Type: Article

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