Habitat selection by transient African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implications for range expansion

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 135-147

  Whittington Jones, Brendan M ^a,b   Parker, Dan M ^a   Bernard, Ric T F ^a   Davies Mostert, Harriet T ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African wild dogs; Connectivity; Habitat suitability; Human wildlife conflict; Maxent; Predators

Indexed keywords

CANID; DISPERSAL; HABITAT SELECTION; LAND COVER; METAPOPULATION; MOVEMENT; RANGE EXPANSION; REINTRODUCTION; WILD POPULATION; CONNECTIVITY; NICHE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; SUBPOPULATION;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYCAON PICTUS;

EID: 84906703219     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.044.0201     Document Type: Article

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