Seasonal behavioural patterns of free-living rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-326

  Brown, Kelly J ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Foraging efficiency; Procavia capensis; Rock hyrax; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; PROCAVIA CAPENSIS; PROCAVIIDAE;

EID: 15244359296     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006412     Document Type: Article

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