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- Title
Group dynamics of zebra and wildebeest in a woodland savanna: effects of predation risk and habitat density.
- Authors
Thaker, Maria; Vanak, Abi T; Owen, Cailey R; Ogden, Monika B; Slotow, Rob
- Abstract
Group dynamics of gregarious ungulates in the grasslands of the African savanna have been well studied, but the trade-offs that affect grouping of these ungulates in woodland habitats or dense vegetation are less well understood. We examined the landscape-level distribution of groups of blue wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus, and Burchell's zebra, Equus burchelli, in a predominantly woodland area (Karongwe Game Reserve, South Africa; KGR) to test the hypothesis that group dynamics are a function of minimizing predation risk from their primary predator, lion, Panthera leo.
- Publication
PloS one, 2010, Vol 5, Issue 9
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0012758