Responses of tiger (Panthera tigris) and their prey to removal of anthropogenic influences in Rajaji National Park, India

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-105

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

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^b WWF Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Chital; Individual turnover; Population recovery; Resettlement; Tiger density

Indexed keywords

CERVUS AXIS; CERVUS UNICOLOR; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 62949207921     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0219-2     Document Type: Article

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