Range use by the wild dog in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Andreka, G ^a   Linn, I J ^b   Perrin, M R ^a   Maddock, A H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Myrtle Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^c EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Home range; Lycaon pictus; Range; Space use; Wild dog

Indexed keywords

CANID; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE;

HLUHLUWE-UMFOLOZI PARK; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; LYCAON PICTUS;

EID: 0032756207     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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