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Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) social dynamics in a flood-pulsed environment

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  • Emily Bennitt
  • Mpaphi Casper Bonyongo
  • Stephen Harris
  • Louise BarrettHandling editor

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Environmental conditions can have strong effects on social behavior. Previous research on Cape buffalo has described large herds that occasionally split into smaller groups through fission. However, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, data from GPS-enabled collars showed that buffalo live in subpopulations, consisting of numerous fluid groups that merge in areas where home ranges overlap. Our data suggest that group fusion in a highly heterogeneous, flood-pulsed environment is resource-driven and relatively opportunistic.

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  • Emily Bennitt & Mpaphi Casper Bonyongo & Stephen Harris & Louise BarrettHandling editor, 2018. "Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) social dynamics in a flood-pulsed environment," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29(1), pages 93-105.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:29:y:2018:i:1:p:93-105.
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