Understanding determinants of home range behaviour of feral cats as introduced apex predators in insular ecosystems: A spatial approach

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1971-1981

  Recio, Mariano R ^a   Seddon, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Feral cats; Home range; Insular ecosystems; Interactions; Intraspecific relationships; Resources; Social behaviour; Spatial cognitive map

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FELID; FITNESS; GENERALIST; GPS; HOME RANGE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OWNERSHIP; PREDATOR; RANGE SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPACING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84887627924     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1605-7     Document Type: Article

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