Prey selection by a reintroduced lion population in the Greater Makalali Conservancy, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-284

  Druce, Dave ^a,b   Genis, Heleen ^a,b   Braak, Jonathan ^b,c   Greatwood, Sophie ^a,b,d   Delsink, Audrey ^a,b   Kettles, Ross ^b   Hunter, Luke ^a,e   Slotow, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Makalali Private Game Reserve   (South Africa)

^c Londolozi Game Reserve   (South Africa)

^d Karongwe Private Game Reserve   (South Africa)

^e WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Female equivalent unit; Management strategies; Panthera leo; Predation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FELID; PREY SELECTION; REINTRODUCTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GREATER MAKALALI CONSERVANCY; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; KOBUS ELLIPSIPRYMNUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS;

EID: 10244260400     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2004.11657223     Document Type: Article

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