BASKING BEHAVIOUR OF THE NILE CROCODILE ON CENTRAL ISLAND, LAKE RUDOLF
- 1 August 1968
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in African Journal of Ecology
- Vol. 6 (1) , 81-88
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1968.tb00904.x
Abstract
Summary: The basking behaviour of the Nile Crocodile on Central Island is discussed in relation to various environmental conditions and compared with the findings of other authorities. This is followed by accounts of the effect of territorial, courting and mating activity on basking patterns, and of interspecific behaviour on basking grounds.Keywords
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