Experimenting usage of camera-traps for population dynamics study of the Asian elephant Elephas maximus in southern India

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 324-331

  Varma, Surendra ^a,b   Pittet, André ^a,b   Jamadagni, H S ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b Nityata Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Camera trap; Elephas maximus; Population; Sampling efforts; Technology

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 33747830783     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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