Home ranges and social organization of female elephants in northern Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 284-297

  Thouless, C R ^a,b  

^a KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

^b WWF East African Regional Office   (Kenya)

Author keywords

home range; Kenya; Loxodonta; radio tracking

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

AFRICAN ELEPHANT; HOME RANGE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

KENYA, LAIKIPIA; KENYA, SAMBURU;

EID: 0030299348     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1996.tb00623.x     Document Type: Article

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