Supervision by Jason Ian Ransom Entitled Understanding the Influences of Immunocontraception on Equids through Competing Models of Behavior Be Accepted as Fulfilling in Part Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science

OF THESIS .................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................................. vi DEDICATION ................................................................................................................. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... ix LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. xi LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... xiv INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 METHODS ......................................................................................................................... 5 Study Areas ..................................................................................................................... 5 Behavior .......................................................................................................................... 7 Covariates ..................................................................................................................... 10 Analyses ........................................................................................................................ 11 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................... 14 Time Budgets ................................................................................................................ 15 Social Interactions ......................................................................................................... 21 Herding Behavior ...................................................................................................... 21