Dispersal and seasonal distributions of black-faced impala in the Etosha National Park, Namibia

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-255

  Matson, Tammie K ^a,c   Goldizen, Anne W ^a   Jarman, Peter J ^b   Pople, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c 'Karinya' M S 172   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black faced impala; Etosha; Namibia; Translocation

Indexed keywords

DEER; DISPERSAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS;

EID: 33744460485     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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