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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

Edited by
Alexandre Caron ,
Daniel Cornélis ,
Philippe Chardonnet  and
Herbert H. T. Prins
Alexandre Caron
Affiliation:
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), France
Daniel Cornélis
Affiliation:
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) and Foundation François Sommer, France
Philippe Chardonnet
Affiliation:
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) SSC Antelope Specialist Group
Herbert H. T. Prins
Affiliation:
Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands

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Ecology and Management of the African Buffalo , pp. ix - xi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023
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Contents

  1. List of Contributors

  2. Foreword

    Anthony R. E. Sinclair

  3. Preface

  4. Acknowledgements

  5. 1African Buffalo and the Human Societies in Africa: Social Values and Interaction Outcomes

    B. Mukamuri, E. Garine Wichatitsky, E. Gandiwa, A. Perrotton, O. L. Kupika and L. Monin

  6. Part IConservation

    D. Cornélis

    1. 2The Evolutionary History of the African Buffalo: Is It Truly a Bovine?

      H. H. T. Prins, J. F. de Jong and D. Geraads

    2. 3Taxonomic Status of the African Buffalo

      J. Michaux, N. Smitz and P. van Hooft

    3. 4Conservation Status of the African Buffalo: A Continent-Wide Assessment

      D. Cornélis, P. C. Renaud, M. Melletti, D. Fonteyn, H. Bonhotal, M. Hauptfleisch, A. Asefa, T. Breuer, L. Korte, P. Scholte, P. Elkan, E. Kohi, S. Mwiu, S. Ngene, P. Omondi, S. P. Tadjo, T. Prin, A. Caron, H. H. T. Prins and P. Chardonnet

  7. Part IIEcology

    H. H. T. Prins

    1. 5Habitat, Space Use and Feeding Ecology of the African Buffalo

      R. Taylor, E. Bennitt, R. Fynn, L. Korte, R. Naidoo, A. Roug and D. Cornélis

    2. 6African Buffalo Social Dynamics: What Is a Buffalo Herd?

      A. Caron, E. Bennitt, E. Wielgus, D. Cornélis, E. Miguel and M. de Garine-Wichatitsky

    3. 7Population Dynamics of Buffalo: The Effects of Droughts and Non-Equilibrium Dynamics

      J. W. Hearne, M. J. S. Peel and H. H. T. Prins

    4. 8The Environments of the African Buffalo, with Different Selection Forces in Different Habitats

      H. H. T. Prins, J. Ottenburghs and P. van Hooft

  8. Part IIIDiseases

    A. Caron

    1. 9Infections and Parasites of Free-Ranging African Buffalo

      R. G. Bengis, F. Gakuya, M. Munyeme, D. Fekadu Shiferaw, R. A. Kock and P. Chardonnet

    2. 10Characterization of Buffalo/Cattle Interactions for Assessing Pathogen Transmission

      A. Caron, F. Rumiano, E. Wielgus, E. Miguel, A. Tran, M. T. Bah, V. Grosbois and M. de Garine-Wichatitsky

    3. 11Host–Parasite Interactions in African Buffalo: A Community-Level Perspective

      B. Beechler, E. Gorsich, C. Glidden, A. Jolles and V. O. Ezenwa

    4. 12African Buffalo and Colonial Cattle: Is ‘Systems Change’ the Best Future for Farming and Nature in Africa?

      R. A. Kock, R. G. Bengis, D. Fekadu Shiferaw, F. Gakuya, D. Mdetele, H. H. T. Prins, A. Caron and M. D. Kock

  9. Part IVManagement

    P. Chardonnet

    1. 13African Buffalo Production Systems

      D. Furstenburg, E. Gandiwa, Pa. Oberem and Pe. Oberem

    2. 14Management Aspects of the Captive-Bred African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in South Africa

      L. C. Hoffman, C. A. Shepstone, K. Robertson and T. Needham

    3. 15Handling and Moving the African Buffalo

      M. La Grange, N. J. La Grange, J. Mostert, J. Mostert-La Grange, R. Hoare, M. D. Kock, I. L. Lekolool and P. Chardonnet

    4. 16Buffalo Hunting: From a Commodity to a High-Value Game Species

      P. Chardonnet, R. Taylor, W. Crosmary, S. P. Tadjo, F. A. Ligate, R. Baldus, L. Siege and D. Cornélis

  10. Part VConcluding Chapters

    1. 17Knowns and Unknowns in African Buffalo Ecology and Management

      H. H. T. Prins, D. Cornélis, A. Caron and P. Chardonnet

    2. 18Futures of the African Buffalo

      A. Caron, R. Bourgeois, P. Chardonnet, D. Cornélis and H. H. T. Prins

  11. Index

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  • Edited by Alexandre Caron, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), France, Daniel Cornélis, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) and Foundation François Sommer, France, Philippe Chardonnet, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) SSC Antelope Specialist Group, Herbert H. T. Prins, Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands
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