M. Tech. Nature Conservation / The influence of predation on ungulates is most commonly measured through the direct lethal effects of predators. However, indirect effects of predation risk may alter prey behaviour and survival. The introduction of a pack of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) into the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana, allowed various indirect responses of ungulates to predation risk to be investigated. The study focused on predation pressure and its effects on ungulate activities during the denning period of the wild dogs, and on how the distribution and density of prey and lions influenced wild dog movement patterns in both the denning and non-denning period.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000954 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Van Wyk, Dewald. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format |
Page generated in 0.0019 seconds