Hunting rates and hunting success in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Holekamp, K E ^a   Smale, L ^a   Berg, R ^b   Cooper, S M ^a,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PO Box 64 ^*  (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCUTA CROCUTA; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS; DAMALISCUS KORRIGUM; EQUUS BURCHELLI;

FORAGING SUCCESS; GROUP SIZE; HUNTING RATE; SPOTTED HYENA;

KENYA, MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE;

EID: 0030620325     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02925.x     Document Type: Article

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