Foraging ecology, economics and conservation of Indian wolves in the Bhal region of Gujarat, Western India

Biological Conservation

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-357

  Jethva, Bharat D ^a   Jhala, Yadvendradev V ^a  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diet; Foraging; Indian wolf; Predation; Scavenging

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONSERVATION; ECONOMICS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; SCAVENGING (FEEDING);

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANTILOPE CERVICAPRA; BOS TAURUS; BOSELAPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS LUPUS PALLIPES; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES);

EID: 0842310688     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00218-0     Document Type: Article

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