The winter diet of elephant in Eastern Cape subtropical thicket, Addo Elephant National Park

Koedoe

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-45

  Paley, R G T ^a,b   Kerley, G I H ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN ELEPHANT; DIET; WINTER;

ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK; EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CYNODON DACTYLON; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; PLATYTHYRA HAECKELIANA; PORTULACARIA AFRA;

EID: 0031730719     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v41i1.244     Document Type: Article

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