The role of anthrax in the population biology of wildebeest in the Selous Game Reserve
department or school: Science, Faculty of
department or school: Zoology, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Gainer, Robert Stewart
issued: 2010-03-02T22:32:47Z
issued: 1979
related degree: Master of Science - MSc
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Anthrax was associated with the death of a large number of animals in the Selous Game Reserve. The significance of this disease to the populations of these animals was of concern to the reserve's management. Models are presented of the evolutionary effects of four host-pathogen relationships. Based on a demographic study of the wildebeest and a study of the characteristics of the disease, the anthrax-wildebeest relationship was compared with the models. The results of the study indicate that even though anthrax was responsible for the death of approximately 10% of the wildebeest, it had a balanced relationship with the population. The pathogen was probably an asset to its host population's continued existence rather than a hazard, as its mortality was associated with animals that appeared to be a disadvantage to the wildebeest population. If the management of the reserve wished to reduce the occurrence of anthrax, it is suggested that they reduce the number of wildebeest older than calves. In addition to maintaining a stable age configuration, this would improve the quality of the habitat, reduce the number of animals in poor condition, and thus reduce the number dying of anthrax. In addition, I deal with several other topics in Appendices.
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note: E BOLE OF ANTHBAX IN THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF WILDEBEEST IN THE SELOUS GAME BESEBVE by Bobert Stewart Gainer D.V.M., University of Saskatchewan, 1971 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PABTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE BEQUIBEMENTS FOB THE DEGBEE OF MASTEB OF SCIENCE i n THE FACULTY OF GBADUATE STUDIES (Department of Zoology) He accept t h i s t h e s i s as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVEBSITY OF BBITISH COLUMBIA February, 1979 (c) Bobert Stewart Gainer , 1979 I n p r e s e n t i n g t h i s t h e s i s i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t o f t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r an a d v a n c e d d e g r e e a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , I a g r e e t h a t t h e L i b r a r y s h a l l make i t f r e e l y a v a i l a b l e f o r r e f e r e n c e a n d s t u d y . I f u r t h e r a g r e e t h a t p e r m i s s i o n f o r e x t e n s i v e c o p y i n g o f t h i s t h e s i s f o r s c h o l a r l y p u r p o s e s may be g r a n t e d by t h e Head o f my D e p a r t m e n t o r by h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . I t i s u n d e r s t o o d t h a t c o p y i n g o r p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h i s t h e s i s f o r f i n a n c i a l g a i n s h a l l n o t be a l l o w e d w i t h o u t my w r i t t e n p e r m i s s i o n . D e p a r t m e n t o f The U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a 2075 W e s b r o o k P l a c e V a n c o u v e r , C a n a d a V6T 1W5 6 B P 7 5 - 5 1 1 E ABSTRACT Anthrax was a s s o c i a t e d with the death of a l a r g e number of animals i n the Selous Game Reserve. The s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h i s d i s e a s e t o the p o p u l a t i o n s of these animals was o f concern t o the .reserve*s management* Models are presented of the e v o l u t i o n a r y e f f e c t s o f fo u r host-pathogen r e l a t i o n s h i p s - Based on a demographic study of the wil d e b e e s t and a study of the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of the d i s e a s e , the anthrax-wildebeest r…
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is shown at: 10.14288/1.0094523
language: eng
degree discipline: Zoology
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scholar level: Graduate
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identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/21352