Usual populations, unusual individuals: insights into the behavior and management of Asian elephants in fragmented landscapes.

BACKGROUND: A dearth in understanding the behavior of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) at the scale of populations and individuals has left important management issues, particularly related to human-elephant conflict (HEC), unresolved. Evaluation of differences in behavior and decision-making among...

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Main Authors: Nishant M Srinivasaiah, Vijay D Anand, Srinivas Vaidyanathan, Anindya Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3419726?pdf=render