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

Creator:

Combrink, Hendrik J.

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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...

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Dissertation

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Kruger National Park (KNP) is located in northeastern South Africa and lies between 22.5°S and 25.5°S
Individual Host to Population Scale Dynamics of Parasite Assemblages in African Buffalo of Kruger National Park, South Africa

Creator:

Glidden, Caroline K.

Abstract:

The last century has experienced a marked increase in emerging infectious disease (EID, hereafter) – jeopardizing human, domestic animal, and wildlife health. EIDs are commonly associated with spillover from one host species into a novel host species, with many destructive diseases, for both livestock and wildlife, emerging at the wildlife-livestock...

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Dissertation

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population-level patterns in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa