Diet and prey profiles of three sympatric large carnivores in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, India

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-175

  Andheria, A P ^a,b,c   Karanth, K U ^b   Kumar, N S ^b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

^c 2 Sagar Building ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Dhole; Food habits; India; Leopard; Scat analysis; Sympatric large carnivores; Tiger

Indexed keywords

CANID; CARNIVORE; DIET; FELID; NICHE OVERLAP; PREDATION; SIZE EFFECT; SIZE SELECTION; SYMPATRY; UNGULATE;

ASIA; BANDIPUR NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS GAURUS; CERVUS AXIS; CERVUS UNICOLOR; CUON ALPINUS; FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34748818033     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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