Incorporating prey demographics and predator social structure into prey selection and carrying capacity estimates for cheetah

There is a need for a refined understanding of large carnivore prey preference and carrying capacity (K). To date, K estimates for large carnivores have been developed from predictions of carnivore diet at a prey and predator species-level. These predictions therefore assume that all social classes...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clements, Hayley Susan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2012
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1018606