Diet of striped hyaena in northern Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 314-326

  Leakey, L N ^a,e   Milledge, S A H ^b   Leakey, S M ^a   Edung, J ^a   Haynes, P ^c   Kiptoo, D K ^a   McGeorge, A ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b Cider House   (United Kingdom)

^c Stoke Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^d Princes Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bone accumulations; Diet; Striped hyaena; Turkana

Indexed keywords

DIET; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MAMMAL;

KENYA;

CROCUTA CROCUTA; HYAENA HYAENA;

EID: 0032860957     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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