THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINIMUM AIR-TEMPERATURE AND DAILY DISTANCES MOVED BY KALAHARI LEOPARDS

Authors
BOTHMA JD LERICHE EAN
Citation
Jd. Bothma et Ean. Leriche, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINIMUM AIR-TEMPERATURE AND DAILY DISTANCES MOVED BY KALAHARI LEOPARDS, South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 24(1-2), 1994, pp. 18-20
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology,Zoology
Journal title
South African Journal of Wildlife Research → ACNP
ISSN journal
03794369
Volume
24
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
18 - 20
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-4369(1994)24:1-2<18:TRBMAA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Minimum air temperature is used as an index to study the effect of cli mate on the daily distances moved by male leopards of equal hunger sta tus in the southern Kalahari. An inverse linear relationship existed b etween minimum air temperatures and daily distances moved. The implica tions of these results on studies of the activity patterns (movements) of these leopards and possible avenues for future research are discus sed.