Behavioural studies: A necessity for wildlife management

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1230-1236

  Singh, Mewa ^a   Kaumanns, Werner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b EAZA Felid TAG Chair   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural biology; Conservation biology; Life history; Lion tailed macaque; Western Ghats; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MACACA;

EID: 31644450415     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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