Prey use by four syntopic carnivores in a strandveld ecosystem

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 86-93

  Avenant, N L ^a,b   Nel, J A J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Co existence; Diet; Felidae; Predation; Viverridae

Indexed keywords

CARACAL; COEXISTENCE; NICHE OVERLAP; SMALL GREY MONGOOSE; STRANDVELD; WATER MONGOOSE; YELLOW MONGOOSE;

SOUTH AFRICA, WESTERN CAPE, POSTBERG NATURE RESERVE;

ATILAX PALUDINOSUS; CYNICTIS PENICILLATA; FELIS CARACAL; GALERELLA PULVERULENTA; OTOMYS UNISULCATUS; RHABDOMYS PUMILLIO;

EID: 0031392873     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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