3. Study Methods and Response of Leopards to Humans

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Foreword XIII
4. Acknowledgments XV
5. Part One. The Study
6. 1. Introduction 3
7. 2. Kruger National Park and the Leopard Study Areas 9
8. 3. Study Methods and Response of Leopards to Humans 27
9. 4. The Prey of Leopards 53
10. Part Two. The Leopard and Other Predators
11. 5. Leopard Population Characteristics 79
12. 6. Activity and Habitat Use Patterns of Leopards 126
13. 7. Movements and Home Ranges of Leopards 143
14. 8. The Feeding Ecology of Leopards 200
15. 9. Social Organization of Leopards 240
16. 10. Other Predators and Their Relationships to Leopards 298
17. Part Three. Synthesis
18. 11. The Adaptatable Leopard: A Synthesis 331
19. 12. The Conservation of Leopards 364
20. Appendix A. Common and Scientific Names of Wild Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Fish Mentioned in the Text 391
21. Appendix B. Endangered and Threatened Classification of the Leopard 397
22. Appendix C. Infanticide Among Leopards 399
23. References 401
24. Index 419