A recent bottleneck in the warthog and elephant populations of Queen Elizabeth National Park, revealed by a comparative study of four mammalian species in Uganda national parks

Animal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-245

  Muwanika, Vincent B ^a   Siegismund, Hans R ^b   Okello, John Bosco A ^a   Masembe, Charles ^a   Arctander, Peter ^b   Nyakaana, Silvester ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELEPHANT; GENETIC VARIATION; POACHING; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA; PHACOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS;

EID: 14044273762     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003003299     Document Type: Article

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