The characteristics of social groups of the Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni) in the Kekexili region

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1341-1346

  Lian, Xin Ming ^a,b   Su, Jian Ping ^a   Zhang, Tong Zuo ^a,b   Cao, Yi Fan ^a  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Group sizes; Group type; Kekexili region; Pantholops hodgsoni; Social group

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTELOPE; PANTHOLOPS HODGSONI;

EID: 21444451729     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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