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- Title
Demography of a West African kob (Kobus kob kob ) population.
- Authors
Fischer, Frauke; Linsenmair, K. Eduard
- Abstract
Abstract The kob (Kobus kob kob ) population studied in the Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast, suffered unsustainable losses to poaching before and during the investigation. This in turn did not only lead to low densities but also changed the population composition, resulting in a strong female bias in all age classes except juveniles. The relative rarity of adult males probably had negative effects on the population recruitment. Although mating occurred throughout the year and birth intervals were short, at least in some females, annual birth-rate was low compared to earlier studies in the same area. Effective conservation measures are urgently needed to ensure the future existence of the studied population.
- Subjects
WEST Africa; KOBUS; SAVANNA ecology
- Publication
African Journal of Ecology, 2002, Vol 40, Issue 2, p130
- ISSN
0141-6707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2028.2002.00345.x