Population structure of Farasan gazelle

Mammalia

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-161

  Cunningham, Peter L ^a,b   Wronski, Torsten ^a,b  

^a National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farasan Islands; Gazella gazella farasani; Group size and composition; Saudi Arabia; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; GROUP SIZE; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEX RATIO; UNGULATE;

FARASAN ISLANDS; JIZAN [SAUDI ARABIA]; LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SAUDI ARABIA;

ANIMALIA; GAZELLA; GAZELLA GAZELLA;

EID: 79959954681     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2011.010     Document Type: Article

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