The comparative feeding ecology of the brown hyaena in a cattle area and a national park in Botswana

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-214

  Maude, G ^a   Mills, M G L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brown hyaena; Conservation; Diet; Hunting; Livestock; Persecution

Indexed keywords

CANID; CATTLE; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING ECOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA;

EID: 29144459908     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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