An Objective Approach to Determining the Weight Ranges of Prey Preferred by and Accessible to the Five Large African Carnivores

Hayley S. Clements; Craig J. Tambling; Matt W. Hayward; Graham I. H. Kerley

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101054

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An Objective Approach to Determining the Weight Ranges of Prey Preferred by and Accessible to the Five Large African Carnivores

Hayley S. Clements ,

* E-mail: clementshayley@gmail.com

Affiliation Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Craig J. Tambling,

Affiliation Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Matt W. Hayward,

Affiliations Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, School of Environment, Natural Resources & Geography and School of Biological Science, Bangor University, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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Graham I. H. Kerley

Affiliation Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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An Objective Approach to Determining the Weight Ranges of Prey Preferred by and Accessible to the Five Large African Carnivores

Hayley S. Clements,
Craig J. Tambling,
Matt W. Hayward,
Graham I. H. Kerley

Published: July 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101054

About the Authors

Hayley S. Clements

* E-mail: clementshayley@gmail.com

Affiliation Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Craig J. Tambling

Affiliation Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Matt W. Hayward

Affiliations Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, School of Environment, Natural Resources & Geography and School of Biological Science, Bangor University, Gwynedd, United Kingdom

Graham I. H. Kerley

Affiliation Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HSC CJT GIHK. Analyzed the data: HSC CJT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HSC CJT MWH GIHK. Wrote the paper: HSC CJT MWH GIHK.

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