Do fences constrain predator movements on an evolutionary scale? Home range, food intake and movement patterns of large predators reintroduced to Addo elephant national park, South Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 887-904

  Hayward, Matt W ^a,b,c   Hayward, Gina J ^b   Druce, Dave J ^b,d   Kerley, Graham I H ^b  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavioural ecology; Competition avoidance; Food intake; GPS GSM radio collars; Home range; Intra specific competition; Optimal foraging; Reintroduction; Resource dispersion hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MAMMAL; MOVEMENT; NATIONAL PARK; PREY AVAILABILITY; REINTRODUCTION;

ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK; AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CROCUTA CROCUTA; FELIDAE; HYAENA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 63149175356     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9452-y     Document Type: Article

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