Home-range use, activity, and density of caracal in relation to prey density

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 347-359

  Avenant, N L ^a,b   Nel, J A J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity; Caracal; Home range; Prey density

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CARNIVORE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CARACAL; CARACAL CARACAL; CARNIVORA; FELIS; FELIS CARACAL; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031696657     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1998.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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