Can domestic dogs save humans from tigers panthera tigris?

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Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-47

  Khan, M Monirul H ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Human casualty; Human tiger conflict; Panthera tigris; Pet dog; Sundarbans; Tiger

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MAMMAL; MANGROVE; RISK FACTOR; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS AXIS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 68349129949     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308002068     Document Type: Article

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