Spatial organization of the honey badger Mellivora capensis in the southern Kalahari: Home-range size and movement patterns

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 265, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-35

  Begg, C M ^a,b,d   Begg, K S ^b   Du Toit, J T ^a   Mills, M G L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Home range; Honey badger; Kalahari; Mellivora capensis; Ratel; Spatial organization

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; MUSTELID; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

MELLIVORA CAPENSIS; MUSTELIDAE; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 12244252339     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005989     Document Type: Article

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