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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Bailey, Theodore N.,
• MitwirkendeR: Hornocker, Maurice,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1993]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 1993
• Language: English
• Series: Biology and Resource Management in the Tropics Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (430 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231877541; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/bail90198
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Theodore N. Bailey.

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.