Prey selection by African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in southern Zimbabwe

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-215

  Pole, Alistair ^a   Gordon, Iain J ^a,d   Gorman, Martyn L ^b   MacAskill, Mairi ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; DIET; PREY SELECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; MASVINGO; SAVE VALLEY CONSERVANCY; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYCAON PICTUS; MELAMPUS; SPRING VIREMIA OF CARP VIRUS; TRAGELAPHUS; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS;

EID: 1242265564     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004576     Document Type: Article

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