Ranging of older male elephants introduced to an existing small population without older males: Pilanesberg National Park

Koedoe

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-104

  Slotow, R ^a   van Dyk, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Pilanesberg National Park   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Home range; Homing; Loxodonta africana; Movement; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ELEPHANT; HOME RANGE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LAND USE CHANGE; REINTRODUCTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 13944282593     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v47i2.82     Document Type: Article

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