Impact of poaching on an Asian elephant population in Periyar, southern India: A model of demography and tusk harvest

Animal Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-291

  Sukumar, R ^a   Ramakrishnan, Uma ^a   Santosh, J A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONIDAE; BROSME BROSME; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0348229457     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943098000262     Document Type: Article

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