Food habits of two leopard species, competition, climate change and upper treeline: A way to the decrease of an endangered species

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 305-318

  Lovari, S ^a   Ventimiglia, M ^a   Minder, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FELID; FOOD; HABITAT LOSS; LIVESTOCK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TREELINE; WOODLAND;

ASIA;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 84884865060     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2013.806362     Document Type: Review

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