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View article: The implications of large home range size in a solitary felid, the Leopard (<i>Panthera pardus</i>)
The implications of large home range size in a solitary felid, the Leopard (<i>Panthera pardus</i>) Open
The size of the home range of a mammal is affected by numerous factors. However, in the normally solitary, but polygynous, Leopard (Panthera pardus), home range size and maintenance is complicated by their transitory social grouping behavi…
View article: Spatial patterns of large African cats: a large‐scale study on density, home range size, and home range overlap of lions <i>Panthera leo</i> and leopards <i>Panthera pardus</i>
Spatial patterns of large African cats: a large‐scale study on density, home range size, and home range overlap of lions <i>Panthera leo</i> and leopards <i>Panthera pardus</i> Open
Spatial patterns of and competition for resources by territorial carnivores are typically explained by two hypotheses: 1) the territorial defence hypothesis and 2) the searching efficiency hypothesis. According to the territorial defence h…
View article: Savannah roars: The vocal anatomy and the impressive rutting calls of male impala (<i>Aepyceros melampus</i>) – highlighting the acoustic correlates of a mobile larynx
Savannah roars: The vocal anatomy and the impressive rutting calls of male impala (<i>Aepyceros melampus</i>) – highlighting the acoustic correlates of a mobile larynx Open
A retractable larynx and adaptations of the vocal folds in the males of several polygynous ruminants serve for the production of rutting calls that acoustically announce larger than actual body size to both rival males and potential female…