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How Big Is It Really? Assessing the Efficacy of Indirect Estimates of Body Size in Asian Elephants
Information on an organism’s body size is pivotal in understanding its life history and fitness, as well as helping inform conservation measures. However, for many species, particularly large-bodied wild animals, taking accurate body size measurements can be a challenge. Various means to estimate bo...
Autores principales: | Chapman, Simon N., Mumby, Hannah S., Crawley, Jennie A. H., Mar, Khyne U., Htut, Win, Thura Soe, Aung, Aung, Htoo Htoo, Lummaa, Virpi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4777392/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26938085 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150533 |
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