Activity patterns, home ranges and burrow use of aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) in the Karoo

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-297

  Taylor, W A ^a   Skinner, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aardvark; Activity patterns; Burrows; Home ranges; Orycteropus afer; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOTELEMETRY; BURROW; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TUSSEN DIE RIVIERE NATURE RESERVE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTEROPUS AFER; TUBULIDENTATA;

EID: 0344531476     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004217     Document Type: Article

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