Somewhere to hide: Home range and habitat selection of cheetahs in an arid, enclosed system

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 91-99

  Welch, Rebecca J ^a   Bissett, Charlene ^a   Perry, Travis W ^a,b   Parker, Daniel M ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Home range analysis; Mountain Zebra National Park; Space use

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FELID; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; REINTRODUCTION; SPACE USE;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; EQUUS ZEBRA;

EID: 84949115371     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.11.012     Document Type: Article

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