Crop-raiding elephants and the moon

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-115

  Barnes, R F W ^a,b   Dubiure, U F ^c   Danquah, E ^d   Boafo, Y ^c   Nandjui, A ^e   Hema, E M ^f   Manford, M ^e  

^a University of California at San Diego   (United States)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Wildlife Division   (Ghana)

^d KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^e Laboratoire de Biologie et Ecologie Animales ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CROP DAMAGE; ELEPHANT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LUNAR CYCLE; MOON; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PREDATION RISK; RAINFALL;

AFRICA; CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; KAKUM CONSERVATION AREA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 33847209980     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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