Population decline of tsessebe antelope (Damaliscus lunatus lunatus) on a mixed cattle and wildlife ranch in Zimbabwe

Biological Conservation

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-124

  Dunham, Kevin M ^a   Robertson, E F ^a   Swanepoel, Clive M ^a  

^a NONE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Competition; Damaliscus lunatus; Population decline; Tsessebe antelope

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DROUGHT; POPULATION DECLINE; UNGULATE;

ZIMBABWE;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; DAMALISCUS; DAMALISCUS LUNATUS; DAMALISCUS LUNATUS LUNATUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0037672599     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00354-3     Document Type: Article

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