Behavioral adjustments of African herbivores to predation risk by lions: Spatiotemporal variations influence habitat use

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-30

  Valeix, M ^a   Loveridge, A J ^a   Chamaille Jammes S ^b,d   Davidson, Z ^a   Murindagomo, F ^c   Fritz, H ^b   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY   (Zimbabwe)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African large herbivores; Ecology of fear; Habitat selection; Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe; Landscape of risk; Lion; Panthera leo; Resource selection function

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; GPS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORE; LANDSCAPE; MAMMAL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESOURCE SELECTION; SAVANNA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; HWANGE NATIONAL PARK; MATABELELAND NORTH; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 63849140083     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0606.1     Document Type: Article

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