How Immunocontraception Can Contribute to Elephant Management in Small, Enclosed Reserves: Munyawana Population as a Case Study

Heleen C. Druce; Robin L. Mackey; Rob Slotow

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027952

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How Immunocontraception Can Contribute to Elephant Management in Small, Enclosed Reserves: Munyawana Population as a Case Study

Heleen C. Druce,

Affiliation Amarula Elephant Research Programme, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Robin L. Mackey,

Affiliation Amarula Elephant Research Programme, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Rob Slotow

* E-mail: slotow@ukzn.ac.za

Affiliation Amarula Elephant Research Programme, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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How Immunocontraception Can Contribute to Elephant Management in Small, Enclosed Reserves: Munyawana Population as a Case Study

Heleen C. Druce,
Robin L. Mackey,
Rob Slotow

Published: December 9, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027952

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