Experimentally determined foraging heights of bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus and boergoats Copra hircus

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 64-65

  Haschick, S L ^a   Kerley, G I H ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boergoats; Bushbuck; Capra hircus; Foraging height; Resource partitioning; Subtropical Thicket; Tragelaphus scriptus; Valley Bushveld

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002296943     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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