Ranging behavior of the Asian elephant in Sri Lanka

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-13

  Fernando, Prithiviraj ^a   Wikramanayake, Eric D ^a,b   Janaka, H K ^a   Jayasinghe, L K A ^a   Gunawardena, Manori ^a   Kotagama, Sarath W ^a,c   Weerakoon, Devaka ^a,c   Pastorini, Jennifer ^a,d  

^a Centre for Conservation and Research   (Sri Lanka)

^b Conservation Science Program World Wildlife Fund United States ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Conservation; Elephas maximus; Home range; Radio telemetry

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ELEPHANT; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MATE LOCATION; PROTECTED AREA; RADIOTELEMETRY; TRANSLOCATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [SRI LANKA]; SRI LANKA; YALA PROTECTED AREA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 37149005175     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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