Home range and seasonal movement of elephants in the Kunene Region, northwestern Namibia

African Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-36

  Leggett, Keith E A ^a  

^a Namibian Elephant and Giraffe Trust   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Desert dwelling elephants; GPS radio satellite tracking; Home range; Seasonal movements

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; GPS; HOME RANGE; RAINFALL; VEGETATION;

AFRICA; HOANIB BASIN; HOARUSIB RIVER; KAOKOLAND; KUNENE; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 33745455154     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2006)41[17:HRASMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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