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Browsing Research Articles (Anatomy and Physiology) 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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Wolf, Tanja Esther; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Ganswindt, Andre
(Elsevier, 2018-01)
One of the primary sources of perceived stress is the social environment of an animal and the interactions with conspecifics. An essential component of the response to a stressor is the activation of the hypothalamic–pit ...
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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 ...