Factors affecting the density and distribution of wild dogs in the Kruger National Park

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1397-1406

  Mills, Michael G L ^a   Gorman, Martyn L ^b  

^a KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN WILD DOG; DIET SELECTION; DISPERSAL; HABITAT SELECTION; PACK SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; LYCAON PICTUS; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS;

EID: 0031458493     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96252.x     Document Type: Article

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