Food habits of African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) in Babile Elephant Sanctuary, Ethiopia

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-52

  Biru, Yihew ^a   Bekele, Afework ^b  

^a Department of Textile Engineering   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DIET; ELEPHANT; EXTINCTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; RELICT COMMUNITY;

ETHIOPIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ROBUSTA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; OPUNTIA STRICTA;

EID: 80054102281     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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