Seasonal movement patterns of some ungulates in the Kalahari ecosystem of Botswana between 1990 and 1995

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-128

  Verlinden, Alex ^a,b  

^a Research Division   (Botswana)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Kalahari; Movements; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

MOVEMENT; SEASONALITY; UNGULATE;

BOTSWANA, KALAHARI;

ALCELAPHUS BUSELAPHUS; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS;

EID: 0031878034     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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