Socioecology Explains Individual Variation in Urban Space Use in Response to Management in Cape Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus)

Bracken, Anna; Christensen, Charlotte; O’Riain, M. Justin; Fehlmann, Gaelle; Holton, Mark; Hopkins, Philip; Fuertbauer, Ines; King, Andrew

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Socioecology Explains Individual Variation in Urban Space Use in Response to Management in Cape Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus)

Anna Bracken, Charlotte Christensen, M. Justin O’Riain, Gaelle Fehlmann, Mark Holton

, Philip Hopkins, Ines Fuertbauer

, Andrew King

International Journal of Primatology, Volume: 43, Pages: 1159 - 1176

Swansea University Authors: Anna Bracken, Charlotte Christensen, Gaelle Fehlmann, Mark Holton , Philip Hopkins, Ines Fuertbauer , Andrew King

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The presence of wildlife adjacent to and within urban spaces is a growing phenomenon globally. When wildlife’s presence in urban spaces has negative impacts for people and wildlife, nonlethal and lethal interventions on animals invariably result. Recent evidence suggests that individuals in wild ani...

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Socioecology Explains Individual Variation in Urban Space Use in Response to Management in Cape Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus)

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