Prey preferences of bushmeat hunters in an East African savannah ecosystem

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-145

  Martin, Andimile ^a   Caro, Tim ^a,b   Kiffner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Body mass; Bushmeat hunters; Density; Habitat; Hunters; Jacobs' index; Katavi Rukwa; Prey preference

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84875056184     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-012-0657-8     Document Type: Article

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