Browsing Research Articles (University of Pretoria) by UP Author "Jepsen, Emma M."

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Non-invasive monitoring of glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in native Indian, as well as captive and re-wilded tigers in South Africa

Jepsen, Emma M.; Scheun, Juan; Dehnhard, Martin; Kumar, Vinod; Umapathy, Govindhaswamy; Ganswindt, Andre (Elsevier, 2021-07)

Over the last century, wild tiger (Panthera tigris) numbers have declined from over 100 000 individuals to fewer than 4 000, with animals now confined to less than 5% of their historic range due to habitat loss, persecution, ...
Non-invasive monitoring of physiological stress in an afrotropical arid-zone passerine bird, the southern pied babbler

Jepsen, Emma M.; Ganswindt, Andre; Ngcamphalala, Celiwe Angel; Bourne, Amanda R.; Ridley, Amanda R.; McKechnie, Andrew E. (Elsevier, 2019-05)

Using faecal matter to monitor stress levels in animals non-invasively is a powerful technique for elucidating the effects of biotic and abiotic stressors on free-living animals. To validate the use of droppings for measuring ...
Pinniped entanglement in oceanic plastic pollution : a global review

Jepsen, Emma M.; De Bruyn, P.J. Nico (Elsevier, 2019-08)

Oceanic plastic pollution is a growing worldwide environmental concern, endangering numerous marine species. Pinnipeds are particularly susceptible to entanglement, especially in abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear ...

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