Possible optimal foraging for Brant's whistling rats by caracals in the Kgalagadi transfrontier park

African Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 134-136

  Melville, Haemish I A S ^a   Bothma, J duP ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brants's whistling rat; Caracal; Kalahari; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COLONY; FELID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR; RODENT;

AFRICA; KALAHARI GEMSBOK NATIONAL PARK; KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745457444     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2006)41[134:POFFBW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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