The ecology of asociality in Namibian leopards

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 343-364

  Stander, P E ^a,d   Haden, P J ^b   Kaqece, ^c   Ghau, ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Tsumkwe Conservation Trust   (Namibia)

^d Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS;

ASOCIALITY; FOOD COMPETITION; FOOD INTAKE; LEOPARD; SOLITARINESS;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0030616774     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05806.x     Document Type: Article

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