Zebra migration strategies and anthrax in Etosha National Park, Namibia

Royi Zidon; Shimon Garti; Wayne M. Getz; David Saltz

doi:10.1002/ecs2.1925

Zebra migration strategies and anthrax in Etosha National Park, Namibia

Royi Zidon, Shimon Garti, Wayne M. Getz, David Saltz

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Abstract

Partial seasonal migration is ubiquitous in many species. We documented this phenomenon in plains zebra (Equus burchelli) in Etosha National Park, Namibia (ENP), and provided a cost-benefit analysis as it relates to the spatial distribution of water, vegetation, and endemic anthrax. This analysis draws upon two years of ENP zebra movement data that reveal two sub-populations: migrators and non-migrators. Migrators are shown to be behaviorally dominant in the way they utilize space and use water holes. We raise the possibility that the co-existence of these two groups reflects an evolutionary process, and the size of each group maintains evolutionary equilibrium.

Original language	American English
Article number	e01925
Journal	Ecosphere
Volume	8
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1925
State	Published - 1 Aug 2017

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Keywords

Bacillus anthracis
GPS telemetry
Movement ecology
Partial migration
Tick load
Water holes

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology

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