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Department of Biological Sciences

Gastrointestinal parasite infections in Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa : the influence of individual, group and anthropogenic factors

Abstract

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This study investigates whether anthropogenic changes in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, have affected gastrointestinal parasite infections in a free-living population of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). Data on parasite diversity and prevalence were obtained from 616 faecal samples collected from over 350 individuals in eight troops (six from the Cape Peninsula, one from Pringle Bay, and one from Wildcliff Nature Reserve) between July 2006 and August 2007.

Degree

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Department of Biological Sciences
Year dc:date.issued
2009

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Ravasi, Damiana Francesca Celine
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • O'Riain, Justin

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6166
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6166

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Ravasi, Damiana Francesca Celine. Gastrointestinal parasite infections in Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa : the influence of individual, group and anthropogenic factors. Department of Biological Sciences, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6166