Reproductive seasonality in Kafue lechwe antelope

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 155-166

  Nefdt, Rory J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; KAFUE LECHWE; REPRODUCTIVE SEASONALITY; SEASONALITY;

ZAMBIA, KAFUE FLATS;

KOBUS LECHE KAFUENSIS;

EID: 0029775282     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05443.x     Document Type: Article

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