The activity budgets and activity patterns of sympatric grey rhebok and mountain reedbuck in a highveld grassland area of South Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 431-437

  Taylor, W A ^a,d   Skinner, J D ^a   Krecek, R C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Ross University   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity budgets; Grey rhebok; Mountain reedbuck

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND; MALE BEHAVIOR; MAMMAL; STATISTICAL APPLICATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

REDUNCA FULVORUFULA;

EID: 33751284302     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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