Indicators of adaptive responses in home range utilization and movement patterns by a large mammalian herbivore

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 423-438

  Owen Smith, Norman ^a   Cain III, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animal movements; Core area; GPS telemetry; Hippotragus niger; Home range; Water restrictions

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; GPS; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA; TELEMETRY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOTRAGUS; HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER; MAMMALIA;

EID: 47049131730     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.53.3.423     Document Type: Article

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