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Henzi, S. P.; Dyson, M. L. and Deenik, A.
(1990).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02193003
Abstract
Twenty-seven troops were counted during a 1989 census of the mountain baboon population at Giants Castle Game Reserve. In contrast to earlier findings, and despite a similar population structure, we found no relationship between group size and altitude. We argue that this is a consequence of long-term population processes whereby groups split as they grow larger and, in some cases, as their home ranges expand upward. At these high altitudes, smaller groups are eventually subjected to environmental conditions that destroy them. We propose that the high-altitude slopes act as a demographic sink.
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- Item ORO ID
- 44563
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1573-8604
- Keywords
- baboon; Papio; demography; population dynamics; ecology; altitude
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Copyright Holders
- © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation
- Depositing User
- Miranda Dyson