The effect of some ecological factors on the intestinal parasite loads of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in southern India

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 521-528

  Vidya, T N C ^a   Sukumar, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Ecology; Parasite; Southern India

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; FECES; PARASITE; SEASONALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; FOREST; GEOGRAPHY; HERD; INDIA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITISM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0036739619     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705050     Document Type: Article

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