Genus Connochaetes (organism)

Significance Much research has focused on the influence of animal migrations on terrestrial ecosystems. Mass drownings are an… Expand

Mammals inhabit all types of environments and have evolved chewing systems capable of processing a huge variety of structurally… Expand

Theoretical ecology is largely founded on the principle of mass action, in which uncoordinated populations of predators and prey… Expand

SummaryChanges in populations of several ungulate species in the Serengeti-Mara region of East Africa over the past 30 years… Expand

The prevalence of interspecific competition in animal communities is the subject of a long-running debate, chiefly because the… Expand

In the Kruger National Park, male lions, Panthera leo, acquire most of their food by hunting rather than scavenging. This study… Expand

Abstract Cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus, in the Serengeti National Park kill more male Thomson's gazelles, Gazella thomsoni, than… Expand

Abstract Thomson's gazelles, Gazella thomsoni , and Grant's gazelles, G. granti , in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania… Expand

Abstract A Markovian decision model of the group foraging behaviour of lions, Panthera leo , in the Serengeti was formulated. The… Expand

ECOLOGICAL separation of the African grazing ungulates has been found to be difficult1, although some authors have observed that… Expand