Satellite tracking of elephants in northern Botswana

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-116

  Verlinden, A ^a,b   Gavor, I K N ^a  

^a Dept of Wildlife and National Parks ^*  (Botswana)

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

Author keywords

Botswana; Elephants; Habitat; Tracking; Water

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; LARGE MAMMAL; MONITORING; SATELLITE TRACKING;

BOTSWANA;

BAIKIAEA PLURIJUGA; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; ERYTHROPHLEUM AFRICANUM; LONCHOCARPUS NELSII; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS; TERMINALIA SERICEA;

EID: 0031878735     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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