Tiger decline caused by the reduction of large ungulate prey: Evidence from a study of leopard diets in southern India

Biological Conservation

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-120

  Ramakrishnan, Uma ^a   Coss, Richard G ^a   Pelkey, Neil W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Habitat management; Leopard; Scat analysis; Tiger

Indexed keywords

DIET; MAMMAL; POPULATION DECLINE;

INDIA;

FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0033169073     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00159-1     Document Type: Article

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