Dalerum, Fredrik; Swanepoel, Lourens H.(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2017)
Predator-prey theory suggests that generalist predators are linked to demographic stability of prey whereas specialists are destabilizing. We overview the demographic consequences of different predation strategies and ...
Van Cakenberghe, Victor; Gembu Tungaluna, Guy-Crispin; Musaba Akawa, Prescott; Seamark, Ernest; Verheyen, Erik(Consortium of European Natural History Museums, 2017)
In 1966, Robert William Hayman, Xavier Misonne and Walter Verheyen published their listing
of the Congolese, Rwandan and Burundian bat specimens in the collections in the museums of Tervuren,
Brussels, Geneva, London ...
The largest area of the South African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) distribution occurs outside
formally protected areas, making cheetahs vulnerable to conflict-related killings. This
conflict is assumed to be related to ...
African rhino populations are under severe threat from poachers, who kill rhinos to obtain horn for illegal trade. Over the 9-year period between 2008 and 2016, an estimated 7124 rhinos were poached in Africa, with the ...
Latrine use and behaviour at latrines have been studied in numerous otter species, but not African
clawless otters, Aonyx capensis. We set up trail cameras at two latrines near Dullstroom, South
Africa. On several ...
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 ...
We tested the effectiveness of low-level roadside fencing to direct wildlife towards existing culverts beneath the road (underpasses) in order to reduce road deaths of small terrestrial vertebrates. While our results showed ...
Caravaggi, Anthony; Banks, Peter B.; Burton, A. Cole; Finlay, Caroline M.V.; Hayward, Matt W.; Rowcliffe, Marcus J.; Wood, Mike D.(Wiley Open Access, 2017)
An understanding of animal behaviour is important if conservation initiatives
are to be effective. However, quantifying the behaviour of wild animals presents
significant challenges. Remote-sensing camera traps are ...
Viljoen, Philippus Jacobus(University of Pretoria, 1980)
Initiated in 1975, the purpose of this study was to obtain basic ecological information
needed for the conservation, management and utilization of the fauna and flora of Kaokoland,
S.W.A. Accordingly the vegetation of ...
BACKGROUND : In partnership with the University of Pretoria, the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Carnivore Conservation Programme collared six male and three female free-roaming Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Thabazimbi ...
Hayward, Matt W.; Porter, Laura; Lanszki, Jozsef; Kamler, Jan F.; Beck, Jacalyn M.; Kerley, Graham I.H.; Macdonald, David W.; Montgomery, Robert A.; Parker, Dan M.; Scott, Dawn M.; O'Brien, John; Yarnell, Richard W.(Elsevier, 2017-07)
Prey selection by carnivores can be affected by top-down and bottom-up factors. For example, large carnivores may facilitate food resources for mesocarnivores by providing carcasses to scavenge, however mesocarnivores may ...
Winterbach, Christiaan W.; Maude, Glyn; Neo-Mahupeleng, Gosiame; Klein, Rebecca; Boast, Lorraine; Rich, Lindsey N.; Somers, Michael J.(AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-05-23)
The brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunnea) is endemic to southern Africa. The largest population
of this near-threatened species occurs in Botswana, but limited data were available to assess
distribution and density. Our ...
The Grassland biome of South Africa is ofmajor importance to this country's agriculture,
mining and conservation practices. The extent of urbanisation and economic activity within
this biome has led to the destruction ...
Moll, Remington J.; Redilla, Kyle M.; Mudumba, Tutilo; Muneza, Arthur B.; Gray, Steven M.; Abade, Leandro; Hayward, Matt W.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Montgomery, Robert A.(Wiley, 2017-07)
Predators affect prey by killing them directly (lethal effects) and by inducing costly antipredator behaviours in living prey (risk effects). Risk effects can strongly influence prey populations and cascade through trophic ...
Crouch, Neil R.; Smith, Gideon F.; Walters, Michele; Figueiredo, Estrela(British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2016)
A new Kalanchoe species, K. winteri
Gideon F.Sm., N.R.Crouch & Mich.Walters, is described
from rocky grasslands of the Wolkberg region
of Limpopo province, South Africa. The
species is closely allied to both K. ...
Kerley, Graham I.H.; Behrens, Kevin G.; Carruthers, Jane; Diemont, Marius; Du Plessis, Jurie; Minnie, Liaan; Richardson, Philip R.K.; Somers, Michael J.; Tambling, Craig J.; Turpie, Jane; Van Niekerk, Hermias N.; Balfour, Dave(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017-03)
Predation of livestock in South Africa has been estimated to cost in excess of ZAR1 billion in losses per
year1 and has complex social, economic and ecological drivers and consequences. In this context, livestock
can be ...
Miabangana, Edmond Sylvestre; Nsongola, Gilbert; Orban, Ben; Van Rooyen, Margaretha; Van Rooyen, Noel; Gaugris, Jerome Yves(Innovative Space of Scientific Research Journals, 2017-01)
The zone of study is located north of Pointe noire town, in the Department of Kouilou, in Republic of Congo. In
order to better understand the floristic richness and chorology of the study site of interest, an analysis ...
Winterbach, Christiaan W.; Ferreira, Sam M.; Funston, Paul J.; Somers, Michael J.(PeerJ, 2016-12-22)
BACKGROUND: The range, population size and trend of large carnivores are important parameters to assess their status globally and to plan conservation strategies. One can use linear models to assess population size and ...
Eight bat species were recorded at Gatkop Cave,
in the northern part of South Africa in December 2011
(Cloeotis percivali, Hipposideros caffer, Myotis tricolor,
Miniopterus natalensis, Nycteris thebaica, Rhinolophus
blasii, ...