A cat among the dogs: Leopard Panthera pardus diet in a human-dominated landscape in western Maharashtra, India

ORYX

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 156-162

  Athreya, Vidya ^a   Odden, Morten ^b   Linnell, John D C ^c   Krishnaswamy, Jagdish ^d   Karanth, K Ullas ^a  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Conflict; diet; domestic dog; human dominated landscape; leopard; Panthera pardus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANID; CATTLE; DIET; FELID; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PASTORALISM; POPULATION DENSITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA AEGAGRUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; HERPESTES; MACACA RADIATA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SEMNOPITHECUS; UNGULATA; VIVERRICULA INDICA;

EID: 84951739082     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605314000106     Document Type: Article

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