Population biology of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 398-406

  Jolles, Anna E ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age structured population model; Density dependence; Population dynamics; Senescence; Syncerus caffer; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CATTLE; CENSUS; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; SENESCENCE;

AFRICA; HLUHLUWE-UMFOLOZI PARK; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; SYNCERUS CAFFER; UNGULATA;

EID: 34548036954     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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