Ecological cues, gestation length, and birth timing in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
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S.J. Ryan, C.U. Knechtel, and W.M. Getz Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 3101 VLSB, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa, and Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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