The Ecology and Conservation of Large African Mammals |
Contents
Foreword by Sir Peter Scott ix | 1 |
Techniques in wildlife research | 10 |
Social structure and behaviour | 31 |
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activity adult aggressive animals antelopes attack bachelor behaviour biomass birth black rhinoceros breeding browsers buffalo bull bushbuck calf calves carnivores cent cheetah copulation cubs defend density diet display dominant dry season East Africa ecological elephants Eltringham example factor feeding female fighting fire giraffe grass grassland grazing habitat hartebeest herbivores herd hippopotamus home range hunting dog hyaenas impala jackal Kenya kill kmē Kruuk kudu large mammals leopard Leuthold lions mating mounting Nairobi National Park Ngorongoro Crater observed obvious occur oestrous oestrus oryx particularly period plant population pre-copulatory predators prey species pride probably problem rainfall rare region reproductive ruminants Rwenzori National Park scavengers Schaller Serengeti sexes sexual significant similar social solitary Spinage territorial male Thomson's gazelle topi trees Tsavo Tsavo National Park Uganda ungulates usually vegetation warthog waterbuck wet season white rhinoceros wild wildebeest Wildl wildlife young zebra