Status, abundance and factors governing distribution of ungulates in Kumaon Himalaya, India

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-130

  Ilyas, Orus ^a   Khan, J A ^a   Khan, Afifullah ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cervus unicolor; Discriminant function analysis; Kumaon Himalaya; Oak forests; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS UNICOLOR; NAEMORHEDUS GORAL; UNGULATA;

EID: 4944252823     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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