Essays about: "african buffalo"
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1. Activity patterns of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and the transmission of East Coast Fever (ECF) to domestic cattle in Laikipia County, Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : In this study we examined the potential connection between East Coast Fever (ECF) and the local activity pattern of African buffalo in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC), in Laikipia county, Kenya. Buffalo activity was examined at OPC’s wildlife corridors, which work as the only gates for the animals to pass in and out of the area, by looking at approximately 32 000 pictures taken by infra-red cameras during the year 2019. READ MORE
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2. Smittspridning och förebyggande åtgärder för East Coast Fever : påverkande faktorer i boskapens miljö
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : East Coast Fever orsakas av den encelliga parasiten Theileria parva och är en av de viktigaste sjukdomarna hos nötkreatur i Afrika då många djur smittas och dör genom kliniska symptom. Utöver att sjukdomen är plågsam påverkas även djurvälfärden negativt. READ MORE
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3. Risky places and risky times : vegetation cover and carnivore olfactory cues influence patch selection and antipredator behavior of African ungulates
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Foraging behaviour and vigilance of African ungulates are considered to be influenced by their perception of predation risk. In this experiment, I tried to obtain a better understanding of the relative importance of spatial and temporal drivers of perceived predation risk for African ungulates of various sizes. READ MORE
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4. Micro habitat selection of herbivores in response to perceived predation risk and forage quality in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi game reserve
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Predators can affect prey in many ways both through direct predation and by altering their prey’s behavior and spatial distribution. Habitat selection for prey animals is therefore a trade-off between resource availability and predation risk. READ MORE
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5. The repulsive shrub : impact of an invasive shrub on habitat selection by African large herbivores
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Invasive plants, growing and spreading outside of their native range, can severely modify ecosystems. Herbivory has often been seen as a potential control of invasions, but has rarely been considered as a potential impacted trophic level. READ MORE