Activity pattenrs in southern Kalahari leopards

African Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 150-152

  Bothma, J duP ^a   Bothma, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Geowolf Environmental   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity; Leopard; Panthera pardus; Southern Kalahari

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; FELID;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

FELIDAE;

EID: 33745436191     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2006)41[150:APISKL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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