Daily and hourly movement of male desert-dwelling elephants

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 197-205

  Leggett, Keith ^a  

^a Namibian Elephant and Giraffe Trust   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Desert dwelling elephants; Diurnal and nocturnal movement; Seasonal movement

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ELEPHANT; GPS; MOVEMENT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELEMETRY;

NAMIBIA;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 76649083906     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01101.x     Document Type: Article

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