Is reversing the decline of Asian elephants in North American zoos possible? An individual-based modeling approach

Zoo Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-218

  Faust, Lisa J ^a,b,c   Thompson, Steven D ^a   Earnhardt, Joanne M ^a  

^a Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Lincoln Park Zoo ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Elephas maximus; Individual based model; Population dynamics; Population structure; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 33746126896     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20054     Document Type: Article

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