A Low-Cost Manipulation of Food Resources Reduces Spatial Overlap Between Baboons (Papio ursinus) and Humans in Conflict

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1397-1412

  Kaplan, Bentley S ^a   O'Riain, M Justin ^a   van Eeden, Rowen ^a   King, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baboon; Despotism; Human wildlife conflict; Leadership; Provisioning

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INCENTIVE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOVEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PRIMATE; RESIDENT POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; URBAN AREA;

CAPE PENINSULA; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

PAPIO; PAPIO URSINUS;

EID: 82555166977     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-011-9541-8     Document Type: Article

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