Feeding habits of the spotted hyaena in the Niokolo Koba National Park, Senegal

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-107

  Di Silvestre, Ilaria ^a   Novell, Ottavio ^a   Bogliani, Giuseppe ^b  

^a Societa Zoologica La Torbiera   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crocuta crocuta; Diet; Senegal; Spotted hyaena

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MAMMAL;

SENEGAL;

EID: 0034124148     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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