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Anne E. Jolles, David V. Cooper, and Simon A. Levin. 2005. Hidden effects of chronic tuberculosis in African buffalo. Ecology 86:2358–2364.

Appendix B. Data corroborating mortality effect of bTB in adult African buffalo.

Fig. B1
 
   FIG. B1. Disease severity and age in adult TB-positive buffalo. Incisor height indicates animal age, with older animals having more worn teeth. The regression of incisor height on disease severity is not statistically significant (F ratio 0.258; P = 0.613; error df = 1, residual df = 91).

 

TABLE B1. Age-distribution of TB in adult buffalo captured in 2000 and 2001.

Age group (yr)
%TB
N
     
5–8
40.3
144
9–12
49.7
167
13–16
46.0
87
17–20
30.3
76



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