Activity patterns of African buffalo Syncerus caffer in the Lower Sabie region, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Koedoe

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-124

  Ryan, S J ^a   Jordaan, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity budgets; African buffalo; Kruger National Park; Syncerus caffer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; FEEDING; MOVEMENT; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 33644764124     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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