Social relationships of wild juvenile Asian Elephants <i>Elephas maximus</i> in the Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka

Social relationships of juvenile wild elephants (3-6 years old) in the Udawalawa National Park were studied. Focal animal sampling was employed to quantify behaviour of juveniles encountered on 450 different occasions. Nearest neighbour (NN) and nearest neighbour distance (NND) were considered for...

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Main Authors: D. Jayantha, P.N. Dayawansa, U.K.G.K. Padmalal, W.D. Ratnasooriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/362