Prey selection of lions Panthera leo in a small, enclosed reserve

Koedoe

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 67-75

  Power, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Predation; Predator prey relationships; Small population management; Small reserves; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

FELID; NATURE RESERVE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; REINTRODUCTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPOS; AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS; DAMALISCUS; DAMALISCUS PYGARGUS; DAMALISCUS PYGARGUS PHILLIPSI; FELIDAE; MELAMPUS; PANTHERA LEO; PHACOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANA; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS; POTAMOCHOERUS LARVATUS; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0037004871     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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