Prey selection by the Indian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve, India

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 384-391

  Reddy, Harsha S ^a   Srinivasulu, C ^b   Rao, K Thulsi ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger R   (India)

Author keywords

India; Panthera tigris tigris; Prey selection

Indexed keywords

DIET; FELID; LIVESTOCK; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; NAGARJUNASAGAR SRISAILAM TIGER RESERVE; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

AXIS AXIS; CERVUS AXIS; CERVUS UNICOLOR; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PANTHERA TIGRIS TIGRIS; RUSA UNICOLOR; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; SUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 9644255669     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00160     Document Type: Article

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