Distribution and status of the desert-dwelling giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) in northeastern Namibia

African Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 184-188

  Fennessy, J T ^a   Leggett, K E A ^a   Schneider, S ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis; Population structure; Seasonal movement

Indexed keywords

MOVEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEASONALITY;

HOANIB RIVER BASIN; NAMIBIA;

FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 0038683906     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2003.11657208     Document Type: Article

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