Preliminary observations of the diet of the black mongoose (Galerella nigrata, Thomas, 1928) in the Erongo Mountains, Namibia

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 801-803

  Warren, Ymke ^a   Cunningham, Peter ^b   Mbangu, Augustinus ^c   Tutjavi, Vasana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^c C/o NEWS ^*  (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIFE CYCLE; MAMMAL; PREY PREFERENCE;

ERONGO; ERONGO MOUNTAINS; NAMIBIA;

CARNIVORA; GALERELLA;

EID: 73149118488     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01028.x     Document Type: Article

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