Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by UP Author "Somers, Michael J."

Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by UP Author "Somers, Michael J."

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  • Changes in African elephant (Loxodonta africana) faecal steroid concentrations post-defaecation 
    Webber, Judith T.; Henley, Michelle D.; Pretorius, Yolanda; Somers, Michael J.; Ganswindt, Andre (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-06-12)
    BACKGROUND : Faecal hormone metabolite measurement is a widely used tool for monitoring reproductive function and response to stressors in wildlife. Despite many advantages of this technique, the delay between defaecation, ...
  • Distribution and habitat choice of Cape clawless otters Aonyx capensis in South Africa 
    Nel, J.A.J.; Somers, Michael J. (The Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2007-05)
    Cape clawless otters, Aonyx capensis,are widely distributed in South Africa, as elsewhere on the continent. They occur in a wide variety of environments and most aquatic habitats, from freshwater lakes to the marine ...
  • Extent and fragmentation of suitable leopard habitat in South Africa 
    Swanepoel, Lourens Hendrik; Lindsey, Peter Andrew; Somers, Michael J.; Van Hoven, Wouter; Dalerum, Fredrik (Wiley, 2013-02)
    Large mammalian carnivores are threatened by anthropogenic environmental impacts, particularly through habitat loss which often cause population declines. Understanding the extent of suitable habitat is therefore of great ...