Low survival rate and high predation in the African hingeback tortoise Kinixys spekii

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 383-392

  Coulson, Ian M ^a   Hailey, Adrian ^b,c  

^a Sengwa Wildlife Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density; Dimorphism; Kinixys; Predation; Survival; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; REPTILE; SURVIVAL;

ZIMBABWE;

AMPHIBIA; KINIXYS; KINIXYS SPEKII; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDO;

EID: 0035209975     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0141-6707.2001.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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