Browsing Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology) by UP Author "McCleery, Robert A."

Browsing Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology) by UP Author "McCleery, Robert A."

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  • Drought limits large trees in African savannas with or without elephants 
    Jones, Maggie M.; Fletcher, Robert Jr; Kruger, Laurence; Monadjem, Ara; Simelane, Phumlile; McCleery, Robert A. (Wiley, 2022-12)
    Consumers, including megaherbivores and fire, are considered important limiting forces for woody plants and canopy closure in African savannas. However, climatic events like drought can also play a significant role in ...
  • Ebola spillover correlates with bat diversity 
    Shapiro, Julie Teresa; Sovie, Adia R.; Faller, Chelsey R.; Monadjem, Ara; Fletcher, Robert J., Jr; McCleery, Robert A. (Springer, 2020-01)
    Some of the world’s deadliest diseases and greatest public health challenges are zoonoses from wildlife, such as Ebola (Ebolavirus). Due to the increasing number of cases in recent years, it has been widely hypothesized ...
  • Influence of sugarcane plantations on the population dynamics and community structure of small mammals in a savanna-agricultural landscape 
    Mamba, Mnqobi; Fasel, Nicolas J.; Mahlaba, Themb'alilahlwa A.M.; Austin, James D.; McCleery, Robert A.; Monadjem, Ara (Elsevier, 2019-10)
    Conversion of native habitats into agricultural monocultures is a major cause of biodiversity loss favouring a small number of generalist species. Rodents can cause significant declines in crop yield, hence understanding ...
  • Landscape heterogeneity and woody encroachment decrease mesocarnivore scavenging in a savanna agroecosystem 
    Lima, Kyle A.; Stevens, Nicola; Wisely, Samantha M.; Fletcher, Robert J., Jr.; Monadjem, Ara; Austin, James D.; Mahlaba, Themb'alilahlwa; McCleery, Robert A. (Elsevier, 2021-09)
    Increased agricultural intensification and extensive woody plant encroachment are having widespread effects on the functioning of grass-dominated systems at multiple spatial scales. Yet there is little understanding of how ...
  • Metagenomic analysis reveals previously undescribed bat coronavirus strains in Eswatini 
    Shapiro, Julie Teresa; Mollerup, Sarah; Jensen, Randi Holm; Olofsson, Jill Katharina; Nguyen, Nam-phuong D.; Hansen, Thomas Arn; Vinner, Lasse; Monadjem, Ara; McCleery, Robert A.; Hansen, Anders J. (Springer, 2021)
    We investigated the prevalence of coronaviruses in 44 bats from four families in northeastern Eswatini using high-throughput sequencing of fecal samples. We found evidence of coronaviruses in 18% of the bats. We recovered ...
  • Savanna rodents’ selective removal of an encroaching plant’s seeds increased with grass biomass 
    Teman, Sarah J.; Stevens, Nicola; Monadjem, Ara; Fletcher Jr., Robert J.; Austin, James D.; McCleery, Robert A. (Frontiers Media, 2021-06-15)
    In savannas across the planet, encroaching woody plants are altering ecosystem functions and reshaping communities. Seed predation by rodents may serve to slow the encroachment of woody plants in grasslands and savannas. ...
  • A scale for quantifying behavior based on aggressiveness in bats 
    Shapiro, Julie Teresa; Stanton Jr, Richard A.; McCleery, Robert A.; Monadjem, Ara (Spanish Association of Bat Research and Conservation, 2021)
    Behavior and personality play a crucial role in the evolution and ecology of animal species. We have limited knowledge of bat personality traits, partially due to the time, equipment, and facilities needed to measure ...
  • Shrub cover homogenizes small mammals' activity and perceived predation risk 
    Loggins, Anne A.; Shrader, A.M. (Adrian); Monadjem, Ara; McCleery, Robert A. (Nature Publishing Group, 2019-11)
    Altered disturbance regimes, increasing atmospheric CO2, and other processes have increased woody cover and homogenized vegetation in savannas across the planet. African savannas with extensive versus minimal woody cover ...
  • Shrub cover homogenizes small mammals' activity and perceived predation risk 
    Loggins, Anne A.; Shrader, A.M. (Adrian); Monadjem, Ara; McCleery, Robert A. (Nature Research, 2019-11)
    Altered disturbance regimes, increasing atmospheric CO2, and other processes have increased woody cover and homogenized vegetation in savannas across the planet. African savannas with extensive versus minimal woody cover ...
  • Vegetation structure shapes small mammal communities in African savannas 
    Loggins, Anne A.; Monadjem, Ara; Kruger, Laurence M.; Reichert, Brian E.; McCleery, Robert A. (Oxford University Press, 2019-07)
    Disturbance by large herbivores, fires, and humans shapes the structure of savannas, altering the amount of woody vegetation and grass. Due to change in the intensity and frequency of these disturbances, savannas are ...
  • The white rhino can again be a conservation success 
    McCleery, Robert A.; Nhleko, Zoliswa N.; Arhens, Robert M.; Ferreira, Sam M. (Zoological Society of London, 2022-04)
    No abstract available.
  • White rhinos and other herbivores decrease visitations and increase vigilance in response to human vocalizations 
    Nhleko, Zoliswa N.; Shrader, A.M. (Adrian); Ferreira, Sam M.; McCleery, Robert A. (Oxford University Press, 2022-12)
    Harnessing the fear animals have of humans has the potential to aid in the conservation of wildlife. Most vertebrates perceive humans as “super predators.” While predator cues are an important nonlethal management tool, ...