• Mapping tree canopy thermal refugia for birds using biophysical models and LiDAR 

  Strydom, Lara Heleen; Conradie, Shannon Rose; Smit, Izak P.J.; Greve, Michelle; Boucher, Peter B.; Davies, Andrew Byron; McKechnie, Andrew E. (Springer, 2025)

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• All in the details : a first assessment for the viability of metabarcoding in diet composition analysis of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) 

  O'Connor, Bridget C.; Crossey, Bruce Gareth; Hall, Grant; Ganswindt, Andre; Oosthuizen, Carel Jakobus (Wiley, 2024-11)

  DNA metabarcoding is a contemporary technique in diet composition studies and stands to fill key knowledge gaps left by traditional diet analysis methods. For endangered species such as the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), ...
• An illustrated catalogue of South American species of Omorgus Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera, Trogidae, Omorginae) including a neotype designation and taxonomical changes 

  Da Costa-Silva, Vinicius; Strumpher, Werner P.; Barclay, Maxwell V.L.; Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. (Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, 2024)

  An illustrated catalogue of South American species of the genus Omorgus Erichson is presented. Based on this study we propose the following taxonomic changes: Omorgus (Omorgus) capillaceus Scholtz, 1990, syn. nov. and ...
• Feasibility of sand fly control based on knowledge of sensory ecology 

  Tchouassi, David P.; Milugo, Trizah K.; Torto, Baldwyn (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of multiple human pathogens but are well known for enabling transmission of Leishmania parasites, which cause leishmaniasis, the visceral form constituting a serious public health disease ...
• Habitat use strategies of African elephants under different seasonal and ecological constraints 

  Chui, Scott Y.S.; Getz, Wayne M.; Henley, Michelle; Seidel, Dana P.; Keith, Mark; Parrini, Francesca; Karczmarski, Leszek (CSIRO Publishing, 2024-09)

  CONTEXT : Habitat selection is a fundamental process that shapes animal spatial ecology. Species with wide geographic distribution that occupy diverse habitats have to adapt their resource acquisition strategies to maximise ...
• Interspecific competition between ants and African honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata) may undermine the effectiveness of elephant beehive–deterrents in Africa 

  Thornley, Reece; Cook, Robin; Spencer, Matthew; Parr, Catherine Lucy; Henley, Michelle (Wiley, 2024-01)

  Beehive deterrents are commonly used to mitigate human–elephant conflict and protect woody vegetation. To ensure hive activity, reduce abscondment risks, and maintain deterrent effectiveness, resident bee colonies ...
• Editorial : Invasive pathogens and arthropods : biogeography, drivers of invasion success, impacts on indigenous forest trees and emerging management strategies 

  Chidawanyika, Frank; Akutse, Komivi S.; Musvuugwa, Tendai; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Nyamukondiwa, Casper (Frontiers Media, 2024-02)

  No abstract available.
• Zoogeochemistry of a protected area : driven by anthropogenic impacts and animal behavior 

  Trepel, Jonas; Abraham, Andrew J.; Lundgren, Erick J.; Ferraro, Kristy; Fløjgaard, Camilla; Haugaard, Lars; Sunde, Peter; Pedersen, Rasmus Østergaard; Tietje, Melanie; Kamp, Johannes; Le Roux, Elizabeth (Wiley, 2024-05)

  Anthropogenic eutrophication of ecosystems is an important driver of biodiversity loss. Even protected areas (PAs) may be impacted by anthropogenic nutrients, for example, from atmospheric deposition or the provision of ...
• The diverse socioeconomic contributions of wildlife ranching 

  Denner, Candice; Clements, Hayley S.; Child, Matthew F.; De Vos, Alta (Wiley, 2024-07)

  The expansion of wildlife ranching has been broadly linked to conservation benefits, job creation, and economic contributions. However, a more nuanced understanding of the socioeconomic contributions of wildlife ranching ...
• Effective ecological monitoring using passive acoustic sensors : recommendations for conservation practitioners 

  Teixeira, Daniella; Roe, Paul; Janse Van Rensburg, Berndt; Linke, Simon; McDonald, Paul G.; Tucker, David; Fuller, Susan (Wiley, 2024-06)

  Passive acoustic recorders have emerged as powerful tools for ecological monitoring. However, effective monitoring is not simply an act of recording sounds. To have meaning for conservation and management, acoustic ...
• Performance of protected areas in conserving African elephants 

  Correa, Roberto J.; Lindsey, Peter Andrew; Critchlow, Rob; Beale, Colin M.; Geldmann, Jonas; Plumptre, Andrew J. (Wiley, 2024-07)

  Protected areas have been gazetted to protect natural resources and biodiversity, but evaluations of effectiveness rarely include measures of species population change. We compiled annual site-level spending and elephant ...
• Ratting on wildlife crime : training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife 

  Szott, Isabelle D.; Webb, E. Kate; Mshana, Said; Mshigeni, Anthony; Magesa, Walter S.; Iyungu, Alexander; Saidi, Miraji; Van de Laak, Dian; Schneider, Miriam; Dore, Ashleigh; Brebner, Kirsty; Davies-Mostert, Harriet T.; Cox, Christophe; Fast, Cynthia D. (Frontiers Media, 2024-10)

  The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global crime economies, directly threatening species and their habitats, and biodiversity, and indirectly the global climate, and countries’ economies. Syndicates ...
• Tissue-specific localization of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from camels in Kenya : insights into vector competence 

  Khogali, Rua; Bastos, Armanda D.S.; Bargul, Joel L.; Getange, Dennis; Kabii, James; Masiga, Daniel; Villinger, Jandouwe (Frontiers Media, 2024-04)

  BACKGROUND: Tick-borne pathogen (TBP) surveillance studies often use whole-tick homogenates when inferring tick-pathogen associations. However, localized TBP infections within tick tissues (saliva, hemolymph, salivary ...
• Editorial : Diet, nutrition and insect responses to environmental change 

  Archer, C. Ruth; Weldon, Christopher William (Frontiers Media, 2024-04)

  No abstract available.
• Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in nasal swabs from communal goats (Capra hircus) in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

  Cooke, Deborah M.; Clarke, Charlene; Kerr, Tanya J.; Warren, Robin M.; Witte, Carmel; Miller, Michele A.; Goosen, Wynand J. (Frontiers Media, 2024-02)

  Animal tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, presents a significant threat to both livestock industries and public health. Mycobacterium bovis tests rely on detecting antigen specific immune responses, which can ...
• Comparative microbiome diversity in root-nodules of three Desmodium species used in push-pull cropping system 

  Adan, Isack H.; Asudi, George O.; Niassy, S.; Jalloh, Abdul A.; Mutua, Johnstone Mutiso; Chidawanyika, Frank; Khamis, Fathiya; Khan, Zeyaur; Subramanian, Sevgan; Dubois, Thomas; Mutyambai, Daniel Munyao (Frontiers Media, 2024-06)

  BACKGROUND: Desmodium species used as intercrops in push-pull cropping systems are known to repel insect-pests, suppress Striga species weeds, and shift soil microbiome. However, the mechanisms through which Desmodium species ...
• Seasons of death : patterns of predation on wild lemurs and other fauna by endemic and introduced predators 

  Sauther, Michelle L.; Cuozzo, F.P.; Youssouf, Ibrahim Antho Jacky; Strinden, Michael; Lafleur, Marni; Ness, Jenifer; Larsen, Richard Scott; Millette, James B.; O'Mara, Teague (Brill Academic Publishers, 2024-08)

  Introduced species can negatively impact endemic flora and fauna. Studies have primarily utilized camera trap observations and occupancy modelling to better clarify the presence/absence and temporal overlap of endemic and ...
• Zoophytophagous predator sex pheromone and visual cues of opposing reflectance spectra lure predator and invasive prey 

  Adams, Bashiru; Mbarak Khamis, Fathiya; Ahmed Yusuf, Abdullahi; Torto, Baldwyn (Elsevier, 2024)

  INTRODUCTION : In sub-Saharan Africa, the invasive South American leafminer Phthorimaea absoluta is the most damaging tomato pest. Females of the pest can reproduce both sexually and through parthenogenesis and lay their ...
• Brazilian Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Taxonomic Catalogue of the Brazilian Fauna, with a key for families and subfamilies 

  Da Costa-Silva, Vinicius; Ferreira, Andre da Silva; Bordin, Bruna R.; Basilio, Daniel S.; Rodrigues, Diego F.; Gama, Emanuel R.R.; Fuhrmann, Juares; Mariano, Julia; Bevilaqua, Marcus; Cherman, Mariana A.; Duarte, Paulo R.M.; Grossi, Paschoal C.; Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. (Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia, 2024-08)

  A comprehensive overview of Scarabaeoidea in Brazil is provided based on the Taxonomic Catalogue of the Brazilian Fauna (CTFB). Data in CTFB include 2,532 valid species within 345 genera, belonging to 21 subfamilies and ...
• Ultradian rhythms of activity in a wild subterranean rodent 

  Finn, Kyle; Brede, Otto; Bennett, Nigel C.; Zöttl, Markus (Royal Society Publishing, 2024-10)

  Many animals adapt their activity patterns to the best environmental conditions using daily rhythms. African mole-rats are among the mammals that have become models for studying how these rhythms can be entrained by ...

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