Necks and networks: A preliminary study of population structure in the reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata de Winston)

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 374-381

  Shorrocks, Bryan ^a   Croft, Darren P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group size; Kenya; Reticulated giraffe; Social networks; Spacing

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; GROUP SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RUMINANT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPACING;

GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE;

EID: 69049087999     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.00984.x     Document Type: Article

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