Patterns of den occupation by the spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta)

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-86

  Boydston, Erin E ^a   Kapheim, Karen M ^b   Holekamp, Kay E ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communal denning; Den moves; Hyaenas; Serengeti Mara

Indexed keywords

DEN; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; PARENTAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CROCUTA CROCUTA; HYAENA;

EID: 33645465555     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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