Reproductive biology of a pride of lions on Karongwe Game Reserve, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-236

  Lehmann, Monika B ^a   Funston, Paul J ^a   Owen, Cailey R ^b,c   Slotow, Rob ^c  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b Keri Research   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Birth rate; Inter birth interval; Intraspecific competition; Pride size; Small enclosed reserves

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; FELID; GROWTH RATE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREY AVAILABILITY; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 58449108052     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020-43.2.230     Document Type: Article

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