Comparison of land-use strategies of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta, Erxleben) in different ecosystems

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 537-539

  Trinkel, Martina ^a,b   Fleischmann, Paul H ^a   Kastberger, Gerald ^a  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; LAND USE;

CROCUTA CROCUTA;

EID: 33751286913     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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