Vulnerability to predation and water constraints limit behavioural adjustments of ungulates in response to hunting risk

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1367-1376

  Crosmary, William Georges ^a,b,c   Makumbe, Peter ^d   Côté, Steeve D ^b   Fritz, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

African herbivore; Behavioural adjustment; Hunting risk; Predation risk; Vigilance; Waterhole

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DRINKING WATER; HERBIVORE; HUNTING; PREDATION RISK; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; UNGULATE; VEGETATION COVER; VIGILANCE; VULNERABILITY;

HWANGE NATIONAL PARK; MATABELELAND NORTH; ZIMBABWE;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; HIPPOTRAGUS; HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84861919424     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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