The African Leopard : Ecology and Behavior of a Solitary Felid / Theodore N. Bailey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, Theodore N., author.

Series:

Biology and Resource Management in the Tropics Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1993]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Examines the leopard population in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Discusses the population characteristics, activities, movements, feeding ecology, and social organization. It provides information on leopard mortality, scavenging, and relationships to other large predators and humans.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword / Hornocker, Maurice

Acknowledgments

Part One. The Study

1. Introduction

2. Kruger National Park and the Leopard Study Areas

3. Study Methods and Response of Leopards to Humans

4. The Prey of Leopards

Part Two. The Leopard and Other Predators

5. Leopard Population Characteristics

6. Activity and Habitat Use Patterns of Leopards

7. Movements and Home Ranges of Leopards

8. The Feeding Ecology of Leopards

9. Social Organization of Leopards

10. Other Predators and Their Relationships to Leopards

Part Three. Synthesis

11. The Adaptatable Leopard: A Synthesis

12. The Conservation of Leopards

Appendix A. Common and Scientific Names of Wild Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Fish Mentioned in the Text

Appendix B. Endangered and Threatened Classification of the Leopard

Appendix C. Infanticide Among Leopards

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780231877541

0231877544

OCLC:

1100429558