Daily movement responses by African savanna ungulates as an indicator of seasonal and annual food stress

Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 232-240

  Owen Smith, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOTELEMETRY; BODY SIZE; DIEL VARIATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GPS; MOVEMENT; SAVANNA; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNGULATE;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; HIPPOTRAGUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84878297255     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR13024     Document Type: Article

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