Density and population estimation of the bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) in Sabah

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-102

  Alfred, Raymond ^a   Ahmad, Abd Hamid ^b   Payne, John ^a   William, Christy ^c   Ambu, Laurentius ^d  

^a WWF Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^c WWF Asian Rhinoceros and Elephant Action Strategy WWF International   (Switzerland)

^d SABAH WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Density; Dung counts; Dung decay; Elephant population size; Sabah

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS INDICUS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS MAXIMUS;

EID: 80052975584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16084217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ojbsci.2010.92.102     Document Type: Article

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