Estimating asian elephant, Elephas maximus, density through distance sampling in the tropical forests of Biligiri Rangaswamy temple tiger reserve, India

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-172

  Kumara, H N ^a   Rathnakumar, S ^b   Ananda Kumar, M ^c   Singh, M ^d  

^a SÁLIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY   (India)

^b A V C COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^c NATURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; BRT tiger reserve; Density; Distance sampling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 84863872953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291200500206     Document Type: Article

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