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Ecology and behaviour of the African buffalo

Title
  1. Ecology and behaviour of the African buffalo / social inequality and decision making ; H.H.T. Prins.
Published by
  1. London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1996.
Author
  1. Prins, H. H. T. (Herbert H. T.)

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Description
  1. xxiii, 285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm.
Series statement
  1. Chapman & Hall wildlife ecology and behaviour series ; 1
Uniform title
  1. Chapman & Hall wildlife ecology and behaviour series ; 1.
Subject
  1. African buffalo > Behavior > Tanzania > Manyara, Lake
  2. African buffalo > Ecology > Tanzania > Manyara, Lake
  3. Tanzania
  4. Buffaloes
Contents
  1. Series editor's foreword / R. J. Putnam -- Foreword / Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands -- 1. Distribution of resources in time and space -- 2. Food for the buffalo -- 3. Social organization of buffalo cows -- 4. Social organization of buffalo bulls -- 5. Population dynamics, catastrophes and stability -- 6. Competition for food -- 7. Patch selection: predators and grazing by 'rule of thumb' -- 8. Selecting grazing grounds: a case of voting -- 9. The effects of ecology on social organization -- Appendix: Protein and energy requirements.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliography; p. 266-285.