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...
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Language: | English |
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1018606 |