Movements vary according to dispersal stage, group size, and rainfall: The case of the African lion

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2860-2869

  Elliot, Nicholas B ^a   Cushman, Samuel A ^b   Loveridge, Andrew J ^a   Mtare, Godfrey ^c   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

African lion; Animal tracking; Dispersal; Hwange national park; Movement; Panthera leo; Search strategies; Seasonal variation; Spatial autocorrelation; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DISPERSAL; FELID; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOVEMENT;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 84908291396     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-1793.1     Document Type: Article

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