A new method of darting: Stepping back in time

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-53

  Stander, P ^a,c   Ghau, X ^b   Tsisaba, D ^b   Txoma, X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Nlloaq'ae Wildlife Conservation   (Namibia)

^c Min of Wildl Conserv and Tourism   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Bushman; Darting; Immobilization; Leopard; Lion; Namibia

Indexed keywords

DARTING TECHNIQUE; IMMOBILIZATION;

PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 0030445658     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1996.tb00593.x     Document Type: Article

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