Notes on vertical photography of elephants for age determination

Reviews some of the sources of error in two methods of estimating the age structures of elephant populations from vertical photography relating the lengths of back to age; compares the two methods by reference to elephants of known age in Manyara National Park of Tanzania and Amboseli National Park...

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Autores principales: Douglas-Hamilton, I., Hillman, A.K.K., Moss, C.J.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Livestock Centre for Africa 1981
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4206
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Sumario:Reviews some of the sources of error in two methods of estimating the age structures of elephant populations from vertical photography relating the lengths of back to age; compares the two methods by reference to elephants of known age in Manyara National Park of Tanzania and Amboseli National Park of Kenya; includes recommendations for future elephant surveys involving estimates of age from aerial photographs.