Elephant (Loxodonta africana) home ranges in Sabi Sand Reserve and Kruger National Park: A five-year satellite tracking study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Thomas, Bindi ^a   Holland, John D ^a   Minot, Edward O ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; LANDSCAPE; MALE; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES HABITAT; VEGETATION; AFRICA; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; POACEAE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TREE;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

WATER;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; POACEAE; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TREES; WATER;

EID: 57549114019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003902     Document Type: Article

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