Diversity and management of wild mammals in tea gardens in the rainforest regions of the Western Ghats, India: A case study from a tea estate in the Anaimalai Hills

Current Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1282-1287

  Kumara, H N ^a   Kumar, M Ananda ^a   Sharma, A K ^a   Sushma, H S ^a   Singh, Mridula ^a   Singh, Mewa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVUS UNICOLOR; CUON ALPINUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 15044350864     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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