Effects of annual rainfall and habitat types on the body mass of impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 186-193

  Bourgarel, M ^a   Fritz, H ^b   Gaillard, J M ^c   De Garine Wichatitsky, M ^a   Maudet, F ^d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d Campus Kampeng Saen   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aepyceros; Habitat; Impala; Mass; Rainfall; Zambezi

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; HABITAT TYPE; RAINFALL; UNGULATE;

ZIMBABWE;

AEPYCEROS; AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; MELAMPUS; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036094948     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2002.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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