Elephant contraception: Silver bullet or a potentially bitter pill?

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 181-182

  Kerley, Graham I H ^a   Shrader, Adrian M ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; ELEPHANT; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 36148996528     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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