Spatial distribution of lion kills determined by the water dependency of prey species

Predation risk from lions (Panthera leo) has been linked to habitat characteristics and availability and traits of prey. We separated the effects of vegetation density and the presence of drinking water by analyzing locations of lion kills in relation to rivers with dense vegetation, which offer goo...

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Published in:	Journal of mammalogy Vol. 91; no. 5; pp. 1280 - 1286
Main Authors:	de Boer, Willem F., Vis, Marc J. P., de Knegt, Henrik J., Rowles, Colin, Kohi, Edward M., van Langevelde, Frank, Peel, Mike, Pretorius, Yolanda, Skidmore, Andrew K., Slotow, Rob, van Wieren, Sipke E., Prins, Herbert H. T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 American Society of Mammalogists 15.10.2010 Allen Press Publishing Services Allen Press Oxford University Press
Subjects:	abundance african herbivores Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology behavior Biological and medical sciences Body size body weight Connochaetes taurinus Digestion Drinking water Ecosystems FEATURE ARTICLES Feeding Food habits Food preferences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Habitat Habitat conservation habitat selection Herbivores hunting success kruger-national-park Lions Nature reserves Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Panthera leo population-dynamics Predation predation risk Prey prey availability prey composition randomization River water Rivers Ruminantia Ruminants savanna Seasonal variations serengeti Spatial distribution Sulfur dioxide Syncerus caffer Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems Tragelaphus strepsiceros Vegetation Vegetation effects vulnerability Wildebeest Wildlife ecology South Africa Availability Fissipedia Carnivora Panthera leo Savannah prey composition Vulnerability Capture Prey body weight Heterogeneity Vertebrata Mammalia Spatial distribution randomization Vegetation savanna Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) prey availability Artiodactyla Predator Ungulata Water resources
ISSN:	0022-2372, 1545-1542
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