Density of leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Chilla Range of Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand, India

Mammalia

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-71

  Harihar, Abishek ^a   Pandav, Bivash ^b   Goyal, Surendra P ^a  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^b WWF INTERNATIONAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Camera traps; Capture recapture; Density; Leopards

Indexed keywords

FELID; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NATIONAL PARK; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJAJI NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARAKHAND;

FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 62249204972     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2009.007     Document Type: Article

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