Response of lions (Panthera leo LINNAEUS 1758) and spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta ERXLEBEN 1777) to sound playbacks

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-226

  Kiffner, Christian ^a,b   Waltert, Matthias ^b   Meyer, Britta ^c   Mühlenberg, Michael ^b  

^a Institute of Forest Zoology and Protection   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Katavi Rukwa Conservation and Development Programme (KRCD)   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AUDITORY CUE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; FELID; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KATAVI NATIONAL PARK; RUKWA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

CROCUTA CROCUTA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 44849136227     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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