The effects of refuse feeding on body condition, reproduction, and survival of banded mongooses

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 491-497

  Otali, Emily ^a   Gilchrist, Jason S ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banded mongoose; Body condition; Garbage dumps; Mortality; Mungos mungo; Predation; Refuse feeding; Reproduction; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; PREDATION; REFUSE; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

CARNIVORA; HERPESTIDAE; MAMMALIA; MUNGOS MUNGO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2642530426     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BRG-021     Document Type: Article

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