Viability of a diminishing roan antelope population: Predation is the threat

Animal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-236

  McLoughlin, Craig A ^a   Owen Smith, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; RAINFALL; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ANTELOPE; HIPPOTRAGUS EQUINUS;

EID: 14044254285     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003003287     Document Type: Article

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