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Dispersal Behavior in African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) : Tradeoffs Between Nutritional Resources and Disease Exposure

Creator:

Spaan, Robert Steven

Abstract:

Dispersal facilitates population health and maintains resilience in species via gene flow. Adult dispersal occurs in some species, is often facultative, and is poorly understood, but has important management implications, particularly with respect to disease spread. Although the role of adult dispersal in spreading disease has been documented, the potential...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

buffalo dispersal during a 4-year longitudinal study at Kruger National Park, South Africa. We monitored