Diet choice of large carnivores in northern Cameroon

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Breuer, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Carnivores; Diet choice; Faecal analysis

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; DIETARY OVERLAP; FECES; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

ANTELOPE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; KOBUS KOB; LYCAON PICTUS; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 20444452964     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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