Patterns of crop-raiding by wild and domestic animals near Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-216

  Warren, Ymke ^a   Buba, Bobbo ^b   Ross, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Gashaka Primate Project   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Baboons; Crop raiding; Farmers; Human wildlife conflict; Mammals

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAIZE; MAMMAL;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PAPIO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547666682     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870701288124     Document Type: Article

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