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Navigating food and foes in the savanna : nutrition, infections and spatial ecology in African buffalo

Creator:

Combrink, Hendrik J.

Abstract:

The intricate relationship between wildlife health and the quality of their environment is well established, with technological advances increasing our understanding and aiding the unraveling of underlying mechanisms. Large herbivores require forage of sufficient quality to maintain their condition to reproduce and survive, all while warding off parasites and predators...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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turn influencing their condition and subsequent fitness (Zera and Harshman 2001). Furthermore, there