Elephant (Loxodonta africana) demography and behaviour in the Tarangire-Manyara Ecosystem, Tanzania

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-51

  Kioko, John ^a   Zink, Emily ^b   Sawdy, Maggie ^c   Kiffner, Christian ^a  

^a The School for Field Studies   (Tanzania)

^b SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African elephant; Behaviour; Conservation effectiveness; Lake Manyara National Park; Manyara Ranch.

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELEPHANT; GROUP SIZE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POACHING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK; TANZANIA; TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 84887574917     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.043.0109     Document Type: Article

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