Just a cat fight or something more sinister? Infanticide is rare among female leopards
Ecology
.
2023 Oct;104(10):e4146.
doi: 10.1002/ecy.4146.
Epub 2023 Aug 13.
Authors
Nikki le Roex
1
2
,
Andrew Bartlet
3
,
Luke T B Hunter
4
,
Guy A Balme
1
2
Affiliations
1
Panthera, New York, New York, USA.
2
Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
3
Elephant Plains Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
4
Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, New York, USA.
PMID:
37522840
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.4146
No abstract available
Keywords:
behavior; carnivore biology; competition; infanticide; leopard; reproduction.
MeSH terms
Animals
Behavior, Animal*
Ecosystem
Female
Panthera*