Space and habitat use of the African elephant in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem, Tanzania: Implications for conservation

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-114

  Galanti, Valeria ^a   Preatoni, D ^b   Martinoli, A ^b   Wauters, L A ^b   Tosi, G ^b  

^a Istituto Oikos ONLUS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; GPS collars; Habitat use; Loxodonta africana; Migration

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ELEPHANT; GPS; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; RADIOTELEMETRY; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 33644517231     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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