Prey preferences of the tiger P anthera tigris

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-231

  Hayward, M W ^a,b   Jedrzejewski, W ^a   Jedrzewska, B ^a  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diet; Felidae; Optimal foraging; Predator; Prey interactions

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARRYING CAPACITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEER; DIET; FELID; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GUILD; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MOVEMENT; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; PIG; POACHING; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; PREY SIZE; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS DUVAUCELII; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS UNICOLOR; FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84857800292     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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