Large predators and their prey in a southern African savanna: A predator's size determines its prey size range

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 410-423

  Radloff, Frans G T ^a   Du Toit, Johan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allometry; Coexistence; Diet breadth; Guild relations; Large carnivores

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

AFRICA; MALA MALA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; LYCAON PICTUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 2342590766     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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