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Are animals choosing foraging patches according to spatial scaling laws or predator avoidance arguments? : a study on grazing ungulates in Hluhluwe Imfolozi

Spatial scaling laws predict that patch choke in animals in determined by body size, with smaller animals utilising smaller patches. However, this theory does not take into consideration the potential impact predator avoidance behaviour may have on patch choice. Smaller animals are more at risk from...

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Main Author: Ballantyne, Fiona
Other Authors: Bond, William
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Biological Sciences 2023
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