Digital photogrammetry and laser rangefinder techniques to measure African elephants

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Shrader, Adrian M ^a,b   Ferreira, S M ^a,c   van Aarde, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

African elephant; Digital photogrammetry; Laser rangefinder; Loxodonta africana; Shoulder height

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; ELEPHANT; LASER METHOD; REMOTE SENSING;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33745469545     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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