Is there a future for elephants in West Africa?

Mammal Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-200

  Barnes, R F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African elephant; Conservation; Loxodonta africana; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ELEPHANT; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

(WEST); AFRICA;

LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0033457864     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.1999.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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