Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Author "Fick, Linda G."

Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Author "Fick, Linda G."

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  • Body temperature, activity patterns and hunting in free-living cheetah : biologging reveals new insights 
    Hetem, Robyn S.; Mitchell, Duncan; De Witt, Brenda A.; Fick, Linda G.; Maloney, Shane K.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Fuller, Andrea (Wiley, 2019-01)
    As one of the few felids that is predominantly diurnal, cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) can be exposed to high heat loads in their natural habitat. Little is known about long‐term patterns of body temperature and activity ...
  • Efficacy of different cooling methods for capture-induced hyperthermia in antelope 
    Sawicka, Joanna; Fuller, Andrea; Fick, Linda G.; Hetem, Robyn S.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Dalerum, Fredrik (Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2015-04)
    The capture of wild animals is a stressful event which may cause a capture-induced hyperthermia, resulting in morbidity or mortality. We investigated whether various cooling techniques were effective at lowering the body ...