1. Lion (Panthera leo) demographics in the south‐western Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Sam M. Ferreira, B. Otto Beukes, Tim C. Haas, Frans G. T. Radloff
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 58  issue: 3  first page: 348  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1111/aje.12728

2. The influence of social and environmental factors on organization of African lion (Panthera leo) prides in the Okavango Delta
Robynne Kotze, Mark Keith, Christiaan W Winterbach, Hanlie E K Winterbach, Jason P Marshal
Journal of Mammalogy  vol: 99  issue: 4  first page: 845  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy076

3. Towards effective and harmonized lion survey methodologies: A systematic review of practice across Africa
Samantha K. Nicholson, David R. Mills, Erin C. Adams, David G. Marneweck, Hans Bauer, Lizanne Roxburgh, Rob Slotow
Global Ecology and Conservation  vol: 51  first page: e02908  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02908

4. Detecting declines of apex carnivores and evaluating their causes: An example with Zambian lions
Elias Rosenblatt, Matthew S. Becker, Scott Creel, Egil Droge, Thandiwe Mweetwa, Paul A. Schuette, Fred Watson, Johnathan Merkle, Henry Mwape
Biological Conservation  vol: 180  first page: 176  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.10.006

5. The ecology of asociality in Namibian leopards
P. E. Stander, P. J. Haden, II. Kaqece, II. Ghau
Journal of Zoology  vol: 242  issue: 2  first page: 343  year: 1997  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05806.x

6. Viruses as indicators of contemporary host dispersal and phylogeography: an example of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIVPle) in free‐ranging African lion (Panthera leo)
Tanya J. Kerr, Sonja Matthee, Danny Govender, Gerard Tromp, Susan Engelbrecht, Conrad A. Matthee
Journal of Evolutionary Biology  vol: 31  issue: 10  first page: 1529  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1111/jeb.13348

7. Rainfall, soil nutrient status and biomass of large African savanna mammals
R. EAST
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 22  issue: 4  first page: 245  year: 1984  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1984.tb00700.x

8. A mass capture technique for lions
G. L. SMUTS, I. J. WHYTE, T. W. DEARLOVE
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 15  issue: 1  first page: 81  year: 1977  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1977.tb00381.x

9. A comprehensive procedure to measure the body dimensions of large African predators with comments on the repeatability of measurements taken from an immobilized African lion (Panthera leo)
H. O. de Waal, W. J. Combrinck, D. G. Borstlap
Journal of Zoology  vol: 262  issue: 4  first page: 393  year: 2004  
doi: 10.1017/S095283690300476X

10. Lion (Panthera leo) movements in a multiuse area of the eastern Panhandle of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Eric G LeFlore, Todd K Fuller, Andrew B Stein, Rafael Reyna
Journal of Mammalogy  vol: 104  issue: 6  first page: 1317  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyad090

11. Climate and landscape correlates of African lion (Panthera leo) demography
Gastone G. Celesia, A. Townsend Peterson, Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans, Thomas P. Gnoske
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 48  issue: 1  first page: 58  year: 2010  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01082.x

12. Modelling wildebeest population dynamics: implications of predation and harvesting in a closed system
CRAIG J. TAMBLING, JOHAN T. DU TOIT
Journal of Applied Ecology  vol: 42  issue: 3  first page: 431  year: 2005  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01039.x

13. Optimal hunting group size: the need for lions to defend their kills against loss to spotted hyaenas
S.M. COOPER
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 29  issue: 2  first page: 130  year: 1991  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1991.tb00993.x

14. Sex and age predict habitat selection in the world’s most geographically extensive lion population
Dominik T. Bauer, Genevieve E. Finerty, M. Kristina Kesch, Christos Astaras, Robert A. Montgomery, David Heit, Joerg U. Ganzhorn, David W. Macdonald, Andrew J. Loveridge
Oecologia  vol: 207  issue: 7  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s00442-025-05744-x

15. Substrate and species constraints on the use of track incidences to estimate African large carnivore abundance
P. J. Funston, L. Frank, T. Stephens, Z. Davidson, A. Loveridge, D. M. Macdonald, S. Durant, C. Packer, A. Mosser, S. M. Ferreira
Journal of Zoology  vol: 281  issue: 1  first page: 56  year: 2010  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00682.x

16. The Influence of Population Demographics on Lion (Panthera leo) Growth Rates in Small, Fenced Wildlife Reserves
Orla K. McEvoy, Sam M. Ferreira, Dan M. Parker
African Journal of Wildlife Research  vol: 51  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3957/056.051.0075

17. Application of mark–recapture methods to lions: satisfying assumptions by using covariates to explain heterogeneity
J. O. Ogutu, H.‐P. Piepho, H. T. Dublin, R. S. Reid, N. Bhola
Journal of Zoology  vol: 269  issue: 2  first page: 161  year: 2006  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00058.x

18. Reduced dispersal and opportunistic territory acquisition in male lions (Panthera leo)
Paul J. Funston, Micheal G. L. Mills, Philip R. K. Richardson, Albert S. van Jaarsveld
Journal of Zoology  vol: 259  issue: 2  first page: 131  year: 2003  
doi: 10.1017/S0952836902003126

19. The re-establishment and management of a lion Panthera leo population in Zululand, South Africa
J.L. Anderson
Biological Conservation  vol: 19  issue: 2  first page: 107  year: 1981  
doi: 10.1016/0006-3207(81)90046-X

20. Simulation of lion control strategies in a large game reserve
A.M. Starfield, J.D. Shiell, G.L. Smuts
Ecological Modelling  vol: 13  issue: 1-2  first page: 17  year: 1981  
doi: 10.1016/0304-3800(81)90005-3

21. MANIFOLD INTERACTIVE INFLUENCES ON THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF A MULTISPECIES UNGULATE ASSEMBLAGE
Norman Owen-Smith, M. G. L. Mills
Ecological Monographs  vol: 76  issue: 1  first page: 73  year: 2006  
doi: 10.1890/04-1101

22. The effect of alternative forms of hunting on the social organization of two small populations of lions Panthera leo in southern Africa
Andrei Snyman, Craig R. Jackson, Paul J. Funston
Oryx  vol: 49  issue: 4  first page: 604  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1017/S0030605313001336

23. Predicting carnivoran body mass from a weight‐bearing joint
Ki Andersson
Journal of Zoology  vol: 262  issue: 2  first page: 161  year: 2004  
doi: 10.1017/S0952836903004564

24. Methods for lion monitoring: a comparison from the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Henry Brink, Robert J. Smith, Kirsten Skinner
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 51  issue: 2  first page: 366  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1111/aje.12051

25. Ecological correlates of lion social organization (Panthera leo)
K. G. Van Orsdol, Jeannette P. Hanby, J. D. Bygott
Journal of Zoology  vol: 206  issue: 1  first page: 97  year: 1985  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1985.tb05639.x

26. Managing Charismatic Carnivores in Small Areas: Large Felids in South Africa
Sam M. Ferreira, Markus Hofmeyr
South African Journal of Wildlife Research  vol: 44  issue: 1  first page: 32  year: 2014  
doi: 10.3957/056.044.0102

27. African Large Carnivore Population Changes in Response to a Drought
Sam M. Ferreira, Pauli Viljoen
African Journal of Wildlife Research  vol: 52  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3957/056.052.0001

28. Demography of lions in relation to prey and habitat in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
J. O. Ogutu, H. T. Dublin
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 40  issue: 2  first page: 120  year: 2002  
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2002.00343.x

29. Panthera leo
Sarah K. Haas, Virginia Hayssen, Paul R. Krausman
Mammalian Species  vol: 762  first page: 1  year: 2005  
doi: 10.1644/1545-1410(2005)762[0001:PL]2.0.CO;2

30. Species-area curves and populations of large mammals in African savanna reserves
R. East
Biological Conservation  vol: 21  issue: 2  first page: 111  year: 1981  
doi: 10.1016/0006-3207(81)90074-4

31. Age determination of the African lion (Panthera leo)
G. L. Smuts, J. L. Anderson, J. C. Austin
Journal of Zoology  vol: 185  issue: 1  first page: 115  year: 1978  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1978.tb03317.x