Demography of the serengeti cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) population: The first 25 years

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 244, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 473-488

  Kelly, Marcella J ^a   Karen Laurenson, M ^b   Fitzgibbon, Clare D ^c   Anthony Collins, D ^d   Durant, Sarah M ^e,f   Frame, George W ^d   Bertram, Brian C R ^g   Caro, T M ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Zoology ^*  (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^f Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^g Fieldhead   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheetah; Demography; Lifetime reproductive success

Indexed keywords

CHEETAH; DEMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

TANZANIA, SEREGETI PLAINS;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; GAZELLA THOMSONI; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0344542072     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998004014     Document Type: Article

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