Prey use by black-backed jackals along a desert coast

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 100-103

  Nel, J A J ^a   Loutit, R ^b   Bothma, J Du P ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Black backed jackal; Canis mesomelas; Coast; Diet; Namib Desert

Indexed keywords

BLACK-BACKED JACKAL; DIET; SEAL;

NAMIBIA, NAMIB DESERT; SOUTH AFRICA;

CANIS MESOMELAS;

EID: 0031392874     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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