Competition refuges and coexistence: An example from Serengeti carnivores

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 370-386

  Durant, Sarah M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheetahs; Migration; Predator avoidance; Rarity; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CHEETAH; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION REFUGE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LION; SPOTTED HYAENA;

TANZANIA, SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK;

ACININYX JUBATUS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0031834762     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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