Climate variability, human wildlife conflict and population dynamics of lions Panthera leo

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-353

  Trinkel, Martina ^a  

^a NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Etosha; Lion; Panthera leo; Predator prey relationship; Prey population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARNIVORE; CLIMATE VARIATION; HABITAT LOSS; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DROUGHT; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; LION; MALE; NAMIBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DROUGHTS; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; LIONS; MALE; NAMIBIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK; NAMIBIA;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 84876290883     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-013-1034-5     Document Type: Article

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