Stable isotope characterization of mammalian predator-prey relationships in a South African savanna

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-170

  Codron, Daryl ^a,b   Codron, Jacqui ^b   Lee Thorp, Julia A ^b,c   Sponheimer, Matt ^d   De Ruiter, Darryl ^e   Brink, James S ^a,f  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Faeces; Hair; Herbivore; Kruger Park

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34447121479     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0075-x     Document Type: Article

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