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- Title
Comparison of spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) prey in two protected wildlife land‐use types, a hunting area and a nonhunting area, in western Zimbabwe.
- Authors
Downs, Colleen T.; Mhlanga, Mlamuleli; Ramesh, Tharmalingam; Kalle, Riddhika; Ngosi, Edmore
- Abstract
The article discusses the study comparing feeding behavior of spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) from two protected wildlife land-use types in southern Africa. It highlighted impact of land-use on spotted hyena's prey selection in Zambezi NP and trophy hunting site of Matetsi Safari Area in Zimbabwe. It concluded that difference in occurrences of the prey of spotted hyena between the two land use types, indicating feeding behavioral plasticity.
- Subjects
ZAMBEZI River Valley; ZIMBABWE; SPOTTED hyena; PREDATION; ANIMAL feeding behavior; LAND use &; the environment; ANIMAL behavior
- Publication
African Journal of Ecology, 2018, Vol 56, Issue 3, p675
- ISSN
0141-6707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aje.12499