Habitat use and movements of plains zebra (Equus burchelli) in response to predation danger from lions

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 725-729

  Fischhoff, Ilya R ^a   Sundaresan, Siva R ^a,b   Cordingley, Justine ^a,c   Rubenstein, D I ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER ZOO   (United States)

^c Ol Pejeta Conservancy   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Habitat choice; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; CARNIVORE; CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; GPS; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; MOVEMENT; PREDATION RISK; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS BURCHELLII; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO; UNGULATA;

EID: 34547683492     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm036     Document Type: Article

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