Opportunistic hunting behaviour of black-backed jackals in Namibia

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-222

  Krofel, Miha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; HUNTING; PREY CAPTURE; SPECIALIST;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CANIS MESOMELAS;

EID: 44849137256     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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