Baboons of the amboseli basin: Demographic stability and change |
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Authors: | A Samuels J Altmann |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Conservation Biology, Chicago Zoological Society, 60513 Brookfield, Illinois;(2) Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya;(3) Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, 60637 Chicago, Illinois |
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Abstract: | A cross-sectional demographic analysis of the entire baboon population of the Amboseli basin of southern Kenya was undertaken
to complement the lon-gitudinal, intensive studies of a subpopulation. The present survey documented the extent and persistence
of the influx of anubis baboons into the predominantly cynocephalus community and provided another example of the nonrandom
dispersal patterns of cercopithecine males. In addition, the survey confirmed continued demographic stability of the basinwide
baboon population and even growth in groups that had access to better feeding conditions, despite decline of the baboons'
preferred habitat and expansion of human activities into wildlife areas. Conflicts with activities of humans, however, indicate
that the present well-being of the Amboseli baboon population may be short-lived. |
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Keywords: | baboons demography food provisioning human-wildlife conflict |
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