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  • Biotic and abiotic effects on density, body size, sex ratio, and survival in immature stages of the European woodwasp, Sirex Noctilio 
    Garnas, Jeffrey R.; Vann, Katie E.; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Ecology and Evolution, 2020-12)
    Resource quality can have direct or indirect effects on female oviposition choice, offspring growth and survival, and ultimately on body size and sex ratio. We examined these patterns in Sirex noctilio Fabricus, the ...
  • Blubber thickness in right whales Eubalaena glacialis and Eubalaena australis related with reproduction, life history status and prey abundance 
    Miller, Carolyn A.; Reeb, Desray; Best, Peter B.; Knowlton, Amy R.; Brown, Moira W.; Moore, Michael J. (Inter-Research Science Publishing, 2011-10)
    The high variability in reproductive performance of North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, compared to southern right whales, Eubalaena australis, may reflect differences in lipid reserves. Amplitude-mode ...
  • Body size and digestive system shape resource selection by ungulates : a cross-taxa test of the forage maturation hypothesis 
    Esmaeili, Saeideh; Jesmer, Brett R.; Albeke, Shannon E.; Aikens, Ellen O.; Schoenecker, Kathryn A.; King, Sarah R.B.; Abrahms, Briana; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Beck, Jeffrey L.; Boone, Randall B.; Cagnacci, Francesca; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon; Chimeddorj, Buyanaa; Cross, Paul C.; Dejid, Nandintsetseg; Enkhbyar, Jagdag; Fischhoff, Ilya R.; Ford, Adam T.; Jenks, Kate; Hemami, Mahmoud-Reza; Hennig, Jacob D.; Ito, Takehiko Y.; Kaczensky, Petra; Kauffman, Matthew J.; Linnell, John D.C.; Lkhagvasuren, Badamjav; McEvoy, John F.; Melzheimer, Joerg; Merkle, Jerod A.; Mueller, Thomas; Muntifering, Jeff; Mysterud, Atle; Olson, Kirk A.; Panzacchi, Manuela; Payne, John C.; Pedrotti, Luca; Rauset, Geir R.; Rubenstein, Daniel I.; Sawyer, Hall; Scasta, John D.; Signer, Johannes; Songer, Melissa; Stabach, Jared A.; Stapleton, Seth; Strand, Olav; Sundaresan, Siva R.; Usukhjargal, Dorj; Uuganbayar, Ganbold; Fryxell, John M.; Goheen, Jacob R. (Wiley, 2021-10)
    The forage maturation hypothesis (FMH) states that energy intake for ungulates is maximised when forage biomass is at intermediate levels. Nevertheless, metabolic allometry and different digestive systems suggest that ...
  • Bone remodeling in the longest living rodent, the naked mole-rat : interelement variation and the effects of reproduction 
    Montoya-Sanhueza, German; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen; Dengler-Crish, Christine M.; Chinsamy, Anusuya (Wiley, 2021-07)
    The pattern of bone remodeling of one of the most peculiar mammals in the world, the naked mole-rat (NMR), was assessed. NMRs are known for their long lifespans among rodents and for having low metabolic rates. We assessed ...
  • Both familiarity and kinship influence odour discrimination by females in a highly social African ground squirrel 
    Waterman, Jane M.; Archibald, Alyssa J. (Elsevier, 2019-02)
    Kin recognition can be important in species where inbreeding avoidance or nepotism (favouritism towards kin) rely on identifying kin, particularly in species with alloparental care. The mechanisms that facilitate kin ...
  • The brains of six African mole-rat species show divergent responses to hypoxia 
    Logan, Samantha M.; Szereszewski, Kama E.; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Hart, Daniel William; Van Jaarsveld, Barry; Pamenter, Matthew E.; Storey, Kenneth B. (Company of Biologists, 2020-05)
    Mole-rats are champions of self-preservation, with increased longevity compared with other rodents their size, strong antioxidant capabilities and specialized defenses against endogenous oxidative stress. However, how ...
  • Breeders are less active foragers than non-breeders in wild Damaraland mole-rats 
    Francioli, Yannick; Thorley, Jack; Finn, Kyle T.; Clutton-Brock, Tim H.; Zottl, Markus (Royal Society, 2020-10)
    Eusocial societies are characterized by a clear division of labour between non-breeding workers and breeding queens, and queens often do not contribute to foraging, defence and other maintenance tasks. It has been suggested ...
  • Breeding season of Epomophorus walhbergi in the lowveld of Swaziland 
    Monadjem, Ara; Reside, April E. (Zoological Society of Southern Africa, 2012-11)
    The fruit bat Epomophorus wahlbergi is abundant in the eastern parts of southern Africa, but its breeding biology remains poorly documented. This study aimed to ascertain the breeding season of this species in northeastern ...
  • Breeding status of invasive Rose-ringed parakeets Psittacula krameri in Durban, South Africa 
    Shivambu, Tinyiko Cavin; Shivambu, Ndivhuwo; Downs, Colleen T. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2022)
    The Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri has established feral populations in South African suburban areas. However, the information on the breeding biology of parakeets remains poorly documented in the country. We ...
  • Bridge hosts for avian influenza viruses at the wildlife/domestic interface : an eco-epidemiological framework implemented in southern Africa 
    Caron, Alexandre; Grosbois, Vladimir; Etter, Eric M.C.; Gaidet, Nicolas; De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel (Elsevier, 2014-12)
    Wild terrestrial birds can act as potential local spreaders or bridge hosts for avian influenzaviruses (AIVs) between waterfowl (the maintenance hosts of AIVs) and domestic avianpopulations in which AIVs may cause disease. ...
  • Bridge hosts, a missing link for disease ecology in multi-host systems 
    Caron, Alexandre; Cappelle, Julien; Cumming, Graeme S.; De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel; Gaidet, Nicolas (BioMed Central, 2015-07)
    In ecology, the grouping of species into functional groups has played a valuable role in simplifying ecological complexity. In epidemiology, further clarifications of epidemiological functions are needed: while host roles ...
  • Bringing objectivity to wildlife management : welfare effects of guardian dogs 
    Allen, Benjamin L.; Allen, Lee R.; Ballard, Guy; Drouilly, Marine; Fleming, Peter J.S.; Hampton, Jordan O.; Hayward, Matt W.; Kerley, Graham I.H.; Meek, Paul D.; Minnie, Liaan; O'Riain, M. Justin; Parker, Daniel M.; Somers, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2019-08)
    The use of large carnivores and guardian dogs as biocontrol tools against other animals is increasingly recommended despite an absence of assessments of their welfare effects. We provided the first attempt at such an ...
  • The Brugia malayi neuropeptide receptor-4 is activated by FMRFamide-like peptides and signals via Gα 
    Anderson, Ross Calley; Newton, Claire L.; Millar, Robert P.; Katz, Arieh A. (Elsevier, 2014-06)
    Genetic studies undertaken in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans have demonstrated the importance of neuropeptidergic signalling in nematode physiology. Disruption of this signalling may have deleterious phenotypic ...
  • Building assessment practice and lessons from the scientific assessment on livestock predation in South Africa 
    Kerley, Graham I.H.; Behrens, Kevin G.; Carruthers, Jane; Diemont, Marius; Du Plessis, Jurie; Minnie, Liaan; Somers, Michael J.; Tambling, Craig J.; Turpie, Jane; Wilson, Sharon; Balfour, Dave (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2019-05-29)
    After at least two millennia of human–wildlife conflict over the predation of livestock in South Africa1, the recently completed scientific assessment on livestock predation2 (PredSA) brings the power of a formal ...
  • Burrow usage patterns and decision-making in meerkat groups 
    Strandburg-Peshkin, Ariana; Clutton-Brock, Tim H.; Manser, Marta B. (Oxford University Press, 2020-03)
    Choosing suitable sleeping sites is a common challenge faced by animals across a range of taxa, with important implications for the space usage patterns of individuals, groups, and ultimately populations. A range of factors ...
  • Bushmeat hunting and consumption is a pervasive issue in African savannahs: insights from four protected areas in Malawi 
    Van Velden, Julia L.; Wilson, Kerrie; Lindsey, Peter Andrew; McCallum, Hamish; Moyo, Boyson H.Z.; Biggs, Duan (Springer, 2020-03)
    The hunting and consumption of wild meat (bushmeat) is recognized as a key threat to the world’s biodiversity and there are indications this threat may extend to much of the African continent. However, this problem is ...
  • The bushmeat trade in African savannas : impacts, drivers, and possible solutions 
    Lindsey, Peter Andrew; Balme, Guy Andrew; Becker, Matthew S.; Begg, Colleen Margeret; Bento, Carlos M.; Bocchino, Clara; Dickman, A.; Diggle, Richard W.; Eves, Heather; Henschel, Philipp; Lewis, Dale; Marnewick, Kelly; Mattheus, Jaco; McNutt, J.Weldon; McRobb, Rachel; Midlane, Neil; Milanzi, James; Morley, R.C. (Robert Carl); Murphree, Michael; Opyene, Vincent; Phadima, Joe; Purchase, Gianetta K.; Rentsch, Dennis; Roche, Christopher; Shaw, Joanne; Van der Westhuizen, H.; Van Vliet, Nathalie; Zisadza-Gandiwa, Patience (Elsevier, 2013-04)
    The bushmeat trade,orthe illegal acquisition and exchange ofwild meat,has long been recognised asa severe problem in forest biomes,but receives little attention insavann as,perhaps due toamisconcepti on that bushmeat ...
  • Call order within vocal sequences of meerkats contains temporary contextual and individual information 
    Rauber, Ramona; Kranstauber, Bart; Manser, Marta B. (BioMed Central, 2020-09)
    BACKGROUND: The ability to recombine smaller units to produce infinite structures of higher-order phrases is unique to human language, yet evidence of animals to combine multiple acoustic units into meaningful ...
  • Camera trap and questionnaire dataset on ecosystem services provided by small carnivores in agro-ecosystems in South Africa 
    Williams, Samual T.; Maree, Naudene; Taylor, Peter; Belmain, Steven R.; Keith, Mark; Swanepoel, Lourens H. (Elsevier, 2018-06)
    This dataset includes data derived from camera trap surveys and questionnaire surveys relating to small carnivores in agro-ecosystems in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa. The data were collected as part of the ...
  • Can citizen science analysis of camera trap data be used to study reproduction? Lessons from snapshot Serengeti program 
    Thel, Lucie; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon; Keurinck, Léa; Catala, Maxime; Packer, Craig; Huebner, Sarah E.; Bonenfant, Christophe (Nordic Society Oikos, 2021-03)
    Ecologists increasingly rely on camera-trap data to estimate biological parameters such as population abundance. Because of the huge amount of data camera trap can generate, the assistance of non-scientists is often sought ...