Foraging Ranges of Immature African White-Backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) and Their Use of Protected Areas in Southern Africa

W. Louis Phipps; Stephen G. Willis; Kerri Wolter; Vinny Naidoo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052813

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Foraging Ranges of Immature African White-Backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) and Their Use of Protected Areas in Southern Africa

W. Louis Phipps,

Affiliations Department of Paraclinical Sciences, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Guateng, South Africa, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, Co. Durham,United Kingdom
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Stephen G. Willis ,

* E-mail: s.g.willis@durham.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, Co. Durham,United Kingdom
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Kerri Wolter,

Affiliation Vulture Programme, Plot 121 Rietfontein, Brits District, North West Province, South Africa
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Vinny Naidoo

Affiliation Biomedical Research Centre, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Guateng, South Africa
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Foraging Ranges of Immature African White-Backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) and Their Use of Protected Areas in Southern Africa

W. Louis Phipps,
Stephen G. Willis,
Kerri Wolter,
Vinny Naidoo

Published: January 30, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052813

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