Dry season social affiliation of African buffalo bulls at the Chobe riverfront, Botswana

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Halley, Ducan J ^a   Mari, M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Dept of Wildlife/National Parks ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Foraging; Male behaviour; Reproduction; Social affiliation; Syncerus caffer

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRY SEASON; MALE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; CHOBE NATIONAL PARK; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 14844331401     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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