Motherhood increases hunting success in southern Kalahari leopards

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 756-760

  Bothma, J D P ^a   Coertze, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cubs; Hunting success; Kalahari; Leopard; Motherhood; Panthera pardus

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; FELID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 4344572327     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BNS-010     Document Type: Article

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