Influence of ambient temperature on diurnal activity of Arabian oryx: Implications for reintroduction site selection

ORYX

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-55

  Seddon, Philip J ^a,c,d   Ismail, Khairy ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Species Survival Commission   (New Zealand)

^d Reintroduction Specialist Group   (Switzerland)

^e National Wildlife Research Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabia; Arabian oryx; Diurnal activity; Oryx leucoryx; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; REINTRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

ORYX; ORYX LEUCORYX;

EID: 0141614906     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003060530200008X     Document Type: Article

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