Injuries of free ranging African elephants (Loxodonta Africana Africana) in various ranges of Kenya

Pachyderm

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-58

  Obanda, V ^a   Ndeereh, D ^a   Mijele, D ^a   Lekolool, I ^a   Chege, S ^a   Gakuya, F ^a   Omondi, P ^a  

^a KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 77958590755     PISSN: 10262881     EISSN: 16835018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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