Influences of parturition on home range and microhabitat use of female black-faced impalas

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 318-327

  Matson, T K ^a   Putland, D A ^a   Jarman, P J ^b   Le Roux, J ^c   Goldizen, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Black faced impala; Home range; Microhabitat use; Namibia; Parturition

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MICROHABITAT; PARTURITION; RUMINANT;

AFRICA; KUNENE; NAMIBIA; ONGAVA GAME RESERVE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS PETERSI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847338128     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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