Spatial utilization by black-backed jackals in southeastern Botswana

African Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-152

  Kaunda, S K K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Canis mesomelas; Home range, habitat

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS MESOMELAS; COMBRETUM; CROTON; CROTON DIOICUS;

EID: 0012805695     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2001.11657132     Document Type: Article

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