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  • The Baboon Spider Atlas – using citizen science and the ‘fear factor’ to map baboon spider (Araneae: Theraphosidae) diversity and distributions in Southern Africa 
    Campbell, Heather; Engelbrecht, I.A. (Ian) (Wiley, 2018-03)
    1. Charismatic invertebrates are popular subjects for citizen science but it is harder to engage the public in research on animals that are perceived as dangerous. Many successful citizen science projects exist in North ...
  • The balance of trade in alien species between South Africa and the rest of Africa 
    Faulkner, Katelyn T.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Robertson, Mark P.; Rouget, Mathieu; Wilson, John R.U. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-03-31)
    BACKGROUND : Alien organisms are not only introduced from one biogeographical region to another but also spread within regions. As South Africa shares land borders with six countries, multiple opportunities exist for the ...
  • Bark beetle population dynamics in the anthropocene : challenges and solutions 
    Biedermann, Peter H.W.; Müller, Jörg; Grégoire, Jean-Claude; Gruppe, Axel; Hagge, Jonas; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Hofstetter, Richard W.; Kandasamy, Dineshkumar; Kolarik, Miroslav; Kostovcik, Martin; Krokene, Paal; Sallé, Aurélien; Six, Diana L.; Turrini, Tabea; Vanderpool, Dan; Wingfield, Michael J.; Bassler, Claus (Elsevier, 2019-10)
    Tree-killing bark beetles are the most economically important insects in conifer forests worldwide. However, despite >200 years of research, the drivers of population eruptions and crashes are still not fully understood ...
  • Barriers and coping mechanisms relating to agroforestry adoption by smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe 
    Chitakira, Munyaradzi; Torquebiau, Emmanuel (Routledge, 2010-06)
    PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to investigate agroforestry adoption by smallholder farmers in Gutu District, Zimbabwe. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY.APPROACH: The methodology was based on field data collected ...
  • Bartonella diversity and zoonotic potential in indigenous Tete Veld rats (Aethomys ineptus) from South Africa 
    Hatyoka, Luiza M.; Brettschneider, Helene; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Kleynhans, Dewald J.; Muteka, Sachariah Penda; Bastos, Armanda D.S. (Elsevier, 2019-09)
    Bartonellosis is a vector-borne disease that is often misdiagnosed due to a broad range of clinical symptoms, compounded by a lack of awareness regarding the prevalence, diversity and public health impacts of regional ...
  • Bartonellae of synanthropic four-striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) from the Western Cape Province, South Africa 
    Hatyoka, Luiza; Froeschke, Gotz; Kleynhans, Dewald; Van der Mescht, Luther; Heighton, Sean; Matthee, Sonja; Bastos, Armanda D.S. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2019-03)
    Bartonella is a species-rich bacterial genus that infects a wide variety of wild and domestic animals, including rodents. Despite high levels of murid rodent diversity in Africa, associated Bartonella prevalence and diversity ...
  • Bartonellae of the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia : Muridae) from South Africa 
    Brettschneider, Helene; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Chimimba, Christian Timothy; Bastos, Armanda D.S. (Elsevier, 2012-05)
    The aim of this study was to determine Bartonella prevalence and diversity in Namaqua rock mice, Micaelamys namaquensis, a species endemic to South Africa, which can attain pest status. A total of 100 heart samples ...
  • Basal metabolic rate of the black-faced sheathbill (Chionis minor) : intraspecific variation in a phylogenetically distinct island endemic 
    McClelland, Gregory T. W.; McKechnie, Andrew E.; Chown, Steven L. (University of Chicago Press, 2016-01-29)
    Metabolic rate is a fundamental characteristic of all organisms. It covaries most significantly with activity, body mass, seasonality, and temperature. Nonetheless, substantial additional variation in metabolic rate, ...
  • A Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus pair preyed primarily on bats and birds that forage in clutter-edge and open-air habitat groups 
    MalaN, G.; Harris, E.; Harris, T.; Monadjem, Ara (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2022)
    This study aimed to analyse the diet of a pair of Bat Hawks Macheiramphus alcinus, based on regurgitated pellets, and the associated habitat-foraging groups that the prey species belonged to. A total of 908 regurgitated ...
  • Bats are not birds and other problems with Sovacool’s (2009) analysis of animal fatalities due to electricity generation 
    Willis, Craig K.R.; Barclay, Robert M.R.; Boyles, Justin G.; Brigham, R. Mark; Brack Jr, Virgil; Waldien, David L.; Reichard, Jonathan (Elsevier, 2009)
    Recently Sovacool(2009) set out to compare North American bird (avian) and, presumably bat(chiropteran) mortality resulting from three methods of electricity generation, an objective we applaud. However, we feel it is ...
  • The beat goes on : humpback whale song seasonality in Antarctic and South African waters 
    Shabangu, Fannie Welcome; Kowarski, Katie A. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-26)
    Little is known of the movements and seasonal occurrence of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) of South Africa and the Antarctic, populations once brought to near extinction by historic commercial whaling. We ...
  • Bee food : the chemistry and nutritional value of nectar, pollen and mixtures of the two 
    Nicolson, Sue W. (Zoological Society of Southern Africa, 2011-10)
    Bees are herbivorous insects, consuming nectar and pollen throughout their life cycles. This paper is a brief review of the chemistry of these two floral resources and the implications for bee nutrition. Nectar is primarily ...
  • Bees get a head start on honey production 
    Nicolson, Sue W.; Human, Hannelie (The Royal Society, 2008-06)
    Nectar concentration is assumed to remain constant during transport by honeybees between flowers and hive. We sampled crop contents of nectar foragers on Aloe greatheadii var. davyana, a major winter bee plant in South ...
  • A beetle (Carabidae: Chlaenius (Epomis) spp.) that eats frogs 
    Scholtz, Clarke H.; Ralston, C.D. (Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2017)
    The large size of most vertebrates compared to that of insects makes it difficult for predatory insects to utilise them as prey and, consequently, very few insects are capable of doing so. The few records of such ...
  • Beetle diuretic peptides : the response of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Malpighian tubules to synthetic peptides, and cross-reactivity studies with a dung beetle (Onthophagus gazella) 
    Holtzhausen, W.D. (Wendy Dianne); Nicolson, Sue W. (Elsevier, 2007-04)
    This paper reports the effects of different diuretic factors on the Malpighian tubules of beetles. Calcitonin (CT)-like peptides from silkmoth and mosquito increase fluid secretion in a dose-dependent manner in the tubules ...
  • Behavioral and adrenocortical responses of captive white rhino adolescents to the introduction of a new calf 
    Fabregas, María C.; Ganswindt, Andre; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney (Springer, 2019-10)
    Changes in group composition are not exclusive to zoos and conservation breeding centers. The recent increase in poaching of African rhino species has accelerated the arrival of orphan calves at rehabilitation centers. ...
  • Behavioral and corticosterone responses to carbon dioxide exposure in reptiles 
    Natusch, Daniel J.D.; Aust, Patrick W.; Khadiejah, Syarifah; Ithnin, Hartini; Isa, Ain; Zamzuri, Che Ku; Ganswindt, Andre; DeNardo, Dale F. (Public Library of Science, 2020-10)
    The use of carbon dioxide (CO2) exposure as a means of animal euthanasia has received considerable attention in mammals and birds but remains virtually untested in reptiles. We measured the behavioral responses of four ...
  • Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns 
    Tucker, Marlee A.; Schipper, Aafke M.; Adams, Tempe S.F.; Attias, Nina; Avgar, Tal; Babic, Natarsha L.; Barker, Kristin J.; Bastille-Rousseau, Guillaume; Behr, Dominik M.; Belant, Jerrold L.; Beyer, Dean E.; Blaum, Niels; Blount, J. David; Bockmuhl, Dirk; Pires Boulhosa, Ricardo Luiz; Brown, Michael B.; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Cagnacci, Francesca; Calabrese, Justin M.; Cerne, Rok; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon; Chan, Aung Nyein; Chase, Michael; Chaval, Yannick; Chenaux-Ibrahim, Yvette; Cherry, Seth G.; Cirovic, Dusko; Coban, Emrah; Cole, Eric K.; Conlee, Laura; Courtemanch, Alyson; Cozzi, Gabriele; Davidson, Sarah C.; DeBloois, Darren; Dejid, Nandintsetseg; DeNicola, Vickie; Desbiez, Arnaud L.J.; Douglas-Hamilton, Iain; Drake, David; Egan, Michael; Eikelboom, Jasper A.J.; Fagan, William F.; Farmer, Morgan J.; Fennessy, Julian; Finnegan, Shannon P.; Fleming, Christen H.; Fournier, Bonnie; Fowler, Nicholas L.; Gantchoff, Mariela G.; Garnier, Alexandre; Gehr, Benedikt; Geremia, Chris; Goheen, Jacob R.; Hauptfleisch, Morgan L.; Hebblewhite, Mark; Heim, Morten; Hertel, Anne G.; Heurich, Marco; Hewison, A.J. Mark; Hodson, James; Hoffman, Nicholas; Hopcraft, J. Grant C.; Huber, Djuro; Isaac, Edmund J.; Janik, Karolina; Jezek, Milos; Johansson, Orjan; Jordan, Neil R.; Kaczensky, Petra; Kamaru, Douglas N.; Kauffman, Matthew J.; Kautz, Todd M.; Kays, Roland; Kelly, Allicia P.; Kindberg, Jonas; Krofel, Miha; Kusak, Josip; Lamb, Clayton T.; LaSharr, Tayler N.; Leimgruber, Peter; Leitner, Horst; Lierz, Michael; Linnell, John D.C.; Lkhagvaja, Purevjav; Long, Ryan A.; Lopez-Bao, Jose Vicente; Loretto, Matthias-Claudio; Marchand, Pascal; Martin, Hans; Martinez, Lindsay A.; McBride, Roy T.; McLaren, Ashley A.D.; Meisingset, Erling; Melzheimer, Joerg; Merrill, Evelyn H.; Middleton, Arthur D.; Monteith, Kevin L.; Moore, Seth A.; Van Moorter, Bram; Morellet, Nicolas; Morrison, Thomas; Muller, Rebekka; Mysterud, Atle; Noonan, Michael J.; O'Connor, David; Olson, Daniel; Olson, Kirk A.; Ortega, Anna C.; Ossi, Federico; Panzacchi, Manuela; Patchett, Robert; Patterson, Brent R.; De Paula, Rogerio Cunha; Payne, John; Peters, Wibke; Petroelje, Tyler R.; Pitcher, Benjamin J.; Pokorny, Bostjan; Poole, Kim; Potocnik, Hubert; Poulin, Marie-Pier; Pringle, Robert M.; Prins, Herbert H.T.; Ranc, Nathan; Reljic, Slaven; Robb, Benjamin; Roder, Ralf; Rolandsen, Christer M.; Rutz, Christian; Salemgareyev, Albert R.; Samelius, Gustaf; Sayine-Crawford, Heather; Schooler, Sarah; Sekercioglu, Cagan H.; Selva, Nuria; Semenzato, Paola; Sergiel, Agnieszka; Sharma, Koustubh; Shawler, Avery L.; Signer, Johannes; Silovsky, Vaclav; Silva, Joao Paulo; Simon, Richard; Smiley, Rachel A.; Smith, Douglas W.; Solberg, Erling J.; Ellis-Soto, Diego; Spiegel, Orr; Stabach, Jared A.; Stacy-Dawes, Jenna; Stahler, Daniel R.; Stephenson, John; Stewart, Cheyenne; Strand, Olav; Sunde, Peter; Svoboda, Nathan J.; Swart, Jonathan; Thompson, Jeffrey J.; Toal, Katrina L.; Uiseb, Kenneth H.; VanAcker, Meredith C.; Velilla, Marianela; Verzuh, Tana L.; Wachter, Bettina; Wagler, Brittany L.; Whittington, Jesse; Wikelski, Martin; Wilmers, Christopher C.; Wittemyer, George; Young, Julie K.; Zięba, Filip; Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz; Huijbregts, Mark A.J.; Mueller, Thomas (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023-06)
    COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020 reduced human mobility, providing an opportunity to disentangle its effects on animals from those of landscape modifications. Using GPS data, we compared movements and road avoidance of ...
  • Behavioural adjustments of a large carnivore to access secondary prey in a human-dominated landscape 
    Valeix, Marion; Hemson, Graham; Loveridge, Andrew J.; Mills, Michael G.L. (Gus); Macdonald, David W. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-02)
    1. Conflict between people and large carnivores is an urgent conservation issue world-wide. Understanding the underlying ecological drivers of livestock depredation by large carnivores is greatly needed. 2. We studied ...
  • Behavioural and endocrine correlates to the aardwolf mating system 
    Marneweck, David G.; Cameron, Elissa Z.; Ganswindt, Andre; Dalerum, Fredrik (Elsevier, 2015-01)
    It is now widely recognized that mating systems contain both social and genetic components, where social components describe patterns of social associations while genetic components reflect patterns of mating activities. ...