Browsing Research Articles (Centre for Wildlife Management) by Author "Macdonald, David W."

Browsing Research Articles (Centre for Wildlife Management) by Author "Macdonald, David W."

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  • The demography and dynamics of an expanding, managed African wild dog metapopulation 
    Davies-Mostert, Harriet T.; Mills, Michael G.L. (Gus); Macdonald, David W. (Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2015-09)
    Long-term demographic data are central for the evaluation of endangered species recovery plans. We present the demography and dynamics of a managed African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) metapopulation in South Africa, based ...
  • Efforts going to the dogs? Evaluating attempts to re-introduce endangered wild dogs in South Africa 
    Gusset, Markus; Ryan, Sadie J.; Hofmeyr, Markus; Van Dyk, Gus; Davies-Mostert, Harriet T.; Graf, Jan A.; Owen, Cailey; Szykman, Micaela; Macdonald, David W.; Monfort, Steven L.; Wildt, David E.; Maddock, Anthony H.; Mills, Michael G.L. (Gus); Slotow, Robert; Somers, Michael J. (Blackwell, 2008)
    We evaluated one of the most extensive efforts to date to re-introduce an endangered species: attempts to establish an actively managed meta-population of African wild dogs Lycaon pictus in South Africa. Using an ...
  • Factors affecting the prey preferences of jackals (Canidae) 
    Hayward, Matt W.; Porter, Laura; Lanszki, Jozsef; Kamler, Jan F.; Beck, Jacalyn M.; Kerley, Graham I.H.; Macdonald, David W.; Montgomery, Robert A.; Parker, Daniel 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 ...
  • The inducible defences of large mammals to human lethality 
    Montgomery, Robert A.; Macdonald, David W.; Hayward, Matt W. (Wiley, 2020-12)
    In the process of avoiding predation, prey are faced with potentially fitness-compromising trade-offs that have implications for their survival and reproduction. The nature and strength of these non-consumptive effects at ...