Characteristics of African wild dog natal dens selected under different interspecific predation pressures

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 336-343

  Van der Meer, Esther ^a,b   Mpofu, Jealous ^a   Rasmussen, Gregory S A ^a   Fritz, Hervé ^a,b  

^a Hwange National Park   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Lycaon pictus; Natal den site; Panthera leo; Predator avoidance; Vegetation characteristics

Indexed keywords

CANID; DEN; FITNESS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREGNANCY; SHELTER; SITE SELECTION; VEGETATION; WEATHER; WILD POPULATION; WOODLAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; LYCAON PICTUS; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 84881313915     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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