Drought mortality of bush elephants in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-194

  Dudley, J P ^a,d   Criag, G C ^b,d   Gibson, D St C ^b   Haynes, G ^c   Klimowicz, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ELESMAP Project   (Botswana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Age criteria; Drought; Elephant; Loxodonta; Mortality; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; ELEPHANT; MORTALITY;

ZIMBABWE;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0034994594     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0141-6707.2000.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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