Growth in the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) and age estimation based on dung diameter

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 205-213

  Reilly, Joanne ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age estimation; Dung counts; Elephant; Elephas maximus sumatranus; Growth; Sumatra

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGE STRUCTURE; ELEPHANT; FECES; GROWTH;

INDONESIA;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036774860     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001322     Document Type: Article

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