Habitat choice of Grevy's zebras (Equus grevyi) in Laikipia, Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-364

  Sundaresan, Siva R ^a,b,c   Fischhoff, Ilya R ^a,b   Hartung, Helen M ^a   Akilong, Patrick ^b   Rubenstein, Daniel I ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

^c DENVER ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Equid; Habitat use; Livestock; Range management; Savannah

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RANGELAND; SAVANNA; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPACE USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; LAIKIPIA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS GREVYI; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 50849083507     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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