Variation of group size among African buffalo herds in a forest-savanna mosaic landscape

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-236

  Korte, L M ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Station d'Etudes des Gorilles et Chimpanzés S E G C   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Africa; Antelope; Gabon; Group size; Habitat; Lop National Park; Social organization; Syncerus caffer nanus

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOREST; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT TYPE; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAVANNA; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; LOPE NATIONAL PARK; OGOOUE IVINDO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

SYNCERUS CAFFER; SYNCERUS CAFFER CAFFER; SYNCERUS CAFFER NANUS;

EID: 47349105196     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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