Being the underdog: An elusive small carnivore uses space with prey and time without enemies

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-48

  Bischof, R ^a   Ali, H ^b   Kabir, M ^b,c   Hameed, S ^b,d   Nawaz, M A ^b,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Snow Leopard Foundation   (Pakistan)

^c PAKISTAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Pakistan)

^d QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hierarchical analysis; Himalaya; Intraguild predation; IUCN; Mesopredator release; Multi species occupancy models

Indexed keywords

MARTES FOINA; MUSTELA ALTAICA; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE; OCHOTONA; OCHOTONIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84899989473     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12100     Document Type: Article

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