The African savannah elephant population in Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda: Changes in size and structure from 1967 to 2000

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-164

  Aleper, Daniel ^a   Moe, Stein R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drought; Loxodonta africana; Poaching; Population structure

Indexed keywords

AGE; DROUGHT; ELEPHANT; POACHING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAVANNA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KARAMOJA; KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 33744490089     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00599.x     Document Type: Review

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