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We would like to thank the mobile pastoralists in the Far North Region of Cameroon, and in particular those in Misde and Ngelleehon where we placed the GPS devices. We also want to thank Centre d’Appui a la Recherche et au Pastoralisme (CARPA) for research support in the field. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (BCS-0748594), the National Geographic Society (8306–07), and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Anthropology Department, and the Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases (PHPID) program at the Ohio State University. We would like to thank the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (MINRESI), the Wildlife College in Garoua, and the Higher Institute of the Sahel at the University of Maroua for granting research permission and research affiliation (2008–2011). Zachary Galehouse and Qian Hao made the maps.
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Moritz, M., Galehouse, Z., Hao, Q. et al. Can One Animal Represent an Entire Herd? Modeling Pastoral Mobility Using GPS/GIS Technology. Hum Ecol 40, 623–630 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-012-9483-6
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