Understanding patch departure rules for large carnivores: lion movements support a patch-disturbance hypothesis.
We test two hypotheses that could account for patch departure by large mammalian carnivores. One hypothesis is the unsuccessful-hunt hypothesis, where carnivores leave an area after an unsuccessful hunt but continue hunting in the same area after a successful hunt. The second hypothesis is the patch...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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