Distribution, Occupancy and Activity Patterns of Goral (Nemorhaedus goral) and Serow (Capricornis thar) in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim, India

Mammal Study

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-181

  Bhattacharya, Tapajit ^a,b   Bashir, Tawqir ^a   Poudyal, Kamal ^a,b   Sathyakumar, Sambandam ^a   Saha, Goutam Kumar ^b  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Eastern Himalaya; Goral; Occupancy; Serow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867549699     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.037.0302     Document Type: Article

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