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Browsing Research Articles (Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies) by UP Author "Burroughs, Richard E.J."
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Wolf, Tanja Esther; Schaebs, F.S.; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Ganswindt, Andre
(Elsevier, 2018-01)
In many mammal species, androgen levels in males are elevated during periods of mating activity, often to facilitate aggressive behavior between males over access to fertile females. However, this pattern might be less ...
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Breed, Dorothy; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Goddard, Amelia; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Kohn, Tertius Abraham
(Oxford University Press, 2019-07)
The number of species that merit conservation interventions is increasing daily with ongoing habitat destruction, increased fragmentation and loss of population connectivity. Desertification and climate change reduce ...
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Leiberich, Marion; Fitte, Agustina; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Goddard, Amelia; Haw, Anna Jean; Boesch, Jordyn M.; Kohn, Tertius Abraham; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney
(Wildlife Disease Association, 2023)
Wild animals are commonly captured for conservation, research, and wildlife management purposes. However, capture is associated with a high risk of morbidity or mortality. Capture-induced hyperthermia is a commonly encountered ...
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Kohn, Tertius Abraham; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Hartman, Marthinus Jacobus; Noakes, Timothy David
(Elsevier, 2011-06)
Lion (Panthera leo) and caracal (Caracal caracal) skeletal muscle samples from Vastus lateralis, Longissimus dorsi and Bluteus medius were analysed for fiber type and citrate synthase (CS; EC 2.3.3.1), 3-hydroxyacyl Co A ...
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Webster, A.B. (Andrea); Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Laver, Peter N.; Ganswindt, Andre
(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2018)
Leopards Panthera pardus are classified in the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable, primarily due to habitat loss, natural prey base depletion and exploitation caused by various anthropogenic activities. Although protected areas ...
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Wolf, Tanja Esther; Ngonga Ngomo, A.-C.; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Ganswindt, Andre
(Wiley, 2018-06)
Fission‐fusion social societies allow animals to respond in a flexible manner to environmental changes by adapting the size and composition of a group. Although group members change frequently in these systems, associations ...
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Bocchino, Clara; Burroughs, Richard E.J.
(Potchefstroom: African Centre for Disaster Studies, 2013-02-22)
For various reasons, Southern Africa may be considered the playground as well as the thinking
tank for many theories and practices in the natural resources management field. History
has contributed to reshape conservation ...