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Filtering by: Subject African buffalo -- Parasites -- South Africa -- Kruger National Park Committee Member Blaustein, Andrew

Hidden dynamics : community ecology and costs of parasite infection in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

Creator:

Henrichs, Brian

Abstract:

Most wild animals are concurrently infected with multiple parasite species for most of their lives. These parasite species assemble into rich and diverse communities, with parasites using host tissues for growth and reproduction as well as evolving strategies to evade the host immune system. The net effect of these ecological...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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the Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa to test the hypothesis that community membership is