The response of spotted hyaenas to long-term changes in prey populations: Functional response and interspecific kleptoparasitism

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 236-246

  Höner, Oliver P ^a,b,c   Wachter, Bettina ^a,b,c   East, Marion L ^a,c   Hofer, Heribert ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crocuta crocuta; Lion; Predator prey relationship; Preference index; Scavenging

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; KLEPTOPARASITISM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SCAVENGING;

NGORONGORO CRATER; TANZANIA;

BUBALUS; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; EQUUS; EQUUS BURCHELLI; EQUUS BURCHELLII; GAZELLA; GAZELLA GRANTI; GAZELLA THOMSONI; GAZELLA THOMSONII; HYAENA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 0036111906     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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