Browsing Research Articles (Mammal Research Institute) by Title

Browsing Research Articles (Mammal Research Institute) by Title

Sort by: Order: Results:

  • Quantification of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of stress in the rock hyrax Procavia capensis living in an urban green space 
    Carlin, Elisabetta; Somers, Michael J.; Scheun, Juan; Campbell, R.; Ganswindt, Andre (Wiley Open Access, 2022-01)
    Despite the abundance of rock hyrax Procavia capensis within South Africa’s urban areas, there is not much information available about the effect of anthropogenic activities on rock hyrax wellbeing. To determine the potential ...
  • Quantifying imperfect camera-trap detection probabilities : implications for density modelling 
    McIntyre, Trevor; Majelantle, Tshepiso Lesedi; Slip, D.J.; Harcourt, R.G. (CSIRO Publishing, 2020-02)
    CONTEXT : Data obtained from camera traps are increasingly used to inform various population-level models. Although acknowledged, imperfect detection probabilities within camera-trap detection zones are rarely taken into ...
  • Quantitative serial MRI of the treated fibroid uterus 
    Munro, Kirsty I.; Thrippleton, Michael J.; Williams, Alistair R.W.; McKillop, Graham; Walker, Jane B.; Horne, Andrew W.; Newby, David E.; Anderson, Richard A.; Semple, Scott I.; Marshall, Ian; Lewis, Steff C.; Millar, Robert P.; Bastin, Mark E.; Critchley, Hilary O.D. (Public Library of Science, 2014-03-07)
    OBJECTIVE: There are no long-term medical treatments for uterine fibroids, and non-invasive biomarkers are needed to evaluate novel therapeutic interventions. The aim of this study was to determine whether serial dynamic ...
  • R31C GNRH1 mutation and congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 
    Maione, Luigi; Albarel, Frederique; Bouchard, Philippe; Gallant, Megan; Flanagan, Colleen A.; Bobe, Regis; Cohen-Tannoudji, Joelle; Pivonello, Rosario; Colao, Annamaria; Brue, Thierry; Millar, Robert P.; Lombes, Marc; Young, Jacques; Guiochon-Mantel, Anne; Bouligand, Jerome (Public Library of Science, 2013-07-25)
    Normosmic congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (nCHH) is a rare reproductive disease leading to lack of puberty and infertility. Loss-of-function mutations of GNRH1 gene are a very rare cause of autosomal recessive ...
  • Rampant introgressive hybridization in Pogoniulus tinkerbirds (Piciformes: Lybiidae) despite millions of years of divergence 
    Nwankwo, Emmanuel C.; Mortega, Kim G.; Karageorgos, Athanasios; Ogolowa, Bridget O.; Papagregoriou, Gregory; Grether, Gregory F.; Monadjem, Ara; Kirschel, Alexander N.G. (Oxford University Press, 2019-04)
    Incomplete reproductive isolation between related species of birds at contact zones is increasingly being documented. Such hybridization typically occurs between sister taxa that diverged in relatively recent times, and ...
  • Ranging behaviour of Long-crested Eagles Lophaetus occipitalis in human-modified landscapes of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 
    Maphalala, Machawe I.; Monadjem, Ara; Bildstein, Keith L.; McPherson, Shane; Hoffman, Ben; Downs, Colleen T. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    The ranging behaviour of raptors in human-altered environments, such as agricultural and suburban landscapes, is becoming increasingly important for conservationists in the context of unprecedented high rates of anthropogenic ...
  • Rank-related contrasts in longevity arise from extra-group excursions not delayed senescence in a cooperative mammal 
    Cram, Dominic L.; Monaghan, Pat; Gillespie, Robert; Dantzer, Ben; Duncan, Christopher; Spence-Jones, Helen; Clutton-Brock, Tim H. (Elsevier, 2018-09)
    In many cooperatively breeding animal societies, breeders outlive non-breeding subordinates, despite investing heavily in reproduction. In eusocial insects, the extended lifespans of breeders arise from specialized slowed ...
  • Rapid molecular evolution of pain insensitivity in multiple African rodents 
    Eigenbrod, Ole; Debus, Karlien Y.; Reznick, Jane; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Sanchez-Carranza, Oscar; Omerbasic, Damir; Hart, Daniel William; Barker, Alison J.; Zhong, Wei; Lutermann, Heike; Katandukila, Jestina V.; Mgode, Georgies Frank; Park, Thomas J.; Lewin, Gary R. (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2019-05)
    Noxious substances, called algogens, cause pain and are used as defensive weapons by plants and stinging insects. We identified four previously unknown instances of algogen-insensitivity by screening eight African rodent ...
  • Reactions of Heaviside’s dolphins to tagging attempts using remotely-deployed suction-cup tags 
    Sakai, Mai; Karczmarski, Leszek; Morisaka, Tadamichi; Thornton, Meredith; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2011-04)
    Tagging attempts of Heaviside’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii ) using a remotely-deployed suction-cup tag were performed in Table Bay and St Helena Bay on the southwest coast of South Africa. The observed reactions ...
  • Recommendations for the development of a carnivore viewing site at a colony of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) in southern Namibia 
    Lemerle, Marie Anna; Wiesel, Ingrid; Somers, Michael J. (Routledge, 2024)
    This study examined the daily and monthly activity patterns of brown hyenas (Hyaena brunnea) and black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) at a Cape fur seal colony in southern Namibia, to provide recommendations for developing ...
  • Records of kogiid whales in Namibia, including the first record of the dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) 
    Elwen, Simon Harvey; Gridley, Tess; Roux, J.P. (Jacobus Petrus); Best, Peter B.; Smale, Malcolm J. (Cambridge University Press, 2014-01)
    Dwarf (Kogia sima) and pygmy (K. breviceps) sperm whales occur in pelagic waters around southern Africa. Here we report the first record of K. sima from Namibia and provide information on the basic morphometrics and diet ...
  • The recovery of North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, has been constrained by human-caused mortality 
    Corkeron, Peter; Hamilton, Philip; Bannister, John; Best, Peter B.; Charlton, Claire; Groch, Karina R.; Findlay, Kenneth Pierce; Rowntree, Victoria; Vermeulen, Els; Pace III, Richard M. (Royal Society Publishing, 2018)
    North Atlantic right whales (NARW), Eubalaena glacialis, were nearly exterminated by historical whaling. Their abundance slowly increased up until 2010, to a maximum of fewer than 500 whales, and since then they have ...
  • Referencing practices in physical geography : how well do we cite what we write? 
    Haussmann, N.S. (Natalie); McIntyre, Trevor; Bumby, Adam John; Loubser, M.J. (Michael John) (SAGE, 2013)
    Accurate citation practices are important, from both an ethical and a scientific point of view. Using an easily reproducible, previously published method, we assess citation accuracy in 120 articles published in the ...
  • A regional stable carbon isotope dendro-climatology from the South African summer rainfall area 
    Woodborne, Stephan M.; Gandiwa, Patience; Hall, Grant; Patrut, Adrian; Finch, Jemma (Public Library of Science, 2016-07-18)
    Carbon isotope analysis of four baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) trees from the Pafuri region of South Africa yielded a 1000-year proxy rainfall record. The Pafuri record age model was based on 17 radiocarbon dates, cross ...
  • Rehabilitation method affects behavior, welfare, and adaptation potential for subsequent release of orphaned white rhinoceros 
    Fabregas, María C.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Ganswindt, Andre; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan; Hofmeyr, Markus; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney (Springer, 2020-05)
    Poaching is the primary threat to the survival of rhinoceros’ populations. One frequent consequence of poaching is the creation of orphan calves. If found, orphans are taken into captivity for rehabilitation and subsequent ...
  • Reintroducing rewilding to restoration - rejecting the search for novelty 
    Hayward, Matt W.; Scanlon, Robert J.; Callen, Alexandra; Howell, Lachlan G.; Klop-Toker, Kaya L.; Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo; Balkenhol, Niko; Bugir, Cassandra K.; Campbell, Lachlan; Caravaggi, Anthony; Chalmers, Anita C.; Clulow, John; Clulo, Simon; Cross, Paul A.; Gould, John A.; Griffin, Andrea S.; Heurich, Marco; Howe, Belinda K.; Jachowski, David S.; Jhala, Yadvendradev V.; Krishnamurthy, Ramesh; Kowalczyk, Rafal; Lenga, Dean J.; Linnell, John D.C.; Marnewick, Kelly A.; Moehrenschlager, Axel; Montgomery, Robert A.; Osipova, Liudmila; Peneaux, Chloe; Rodger, John C.; Sales, Lilian Patricia; Seeto, Rebecca G.Y.; Shuttleworth, Craig M.; Somers, Michael J.; Tamessar, Cottrell T.; Upton, Rose M.O.; Weise, Florian Johannes (Elsevier, 2019-05)
    Rewilding is emerging as a major issue in conservation. However, there are currently a dozen definitions of rewilding that include Pleistocene rewilding, island rewilding, trophic rewilding, functional rewilding and passive ...
  • Relationship between burden of infection in ungulate populations and wildlife/livestock interfaces 
    Caron, Alexandre; Miguel, E.; Gomo, Calvin; Makaya, P.V.; Pfukenyi, Davies M.; Foggin, Chris M.; Hove, T.; De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel (Cambridge University Press, 2013-02-26)
    In southern African transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), people, livestock and wildlife share space and resources in semi-arid landscapes. One consequence of the coexistence of wild and domestic herbivores is the ...
  • The relationship between mammalian burrow abundance and bankrupt bush (Seriphium plumosum) encroachment 
    Oosthuysen, Morne; Strauss, W. Maartin; Somers, Michael J. (South African National Biodiversity Institute, 2023-07-17)
    BACKGROUND : Much of the Grassland Biome in South Africa is prone to shrub encroachment, leading to loss of ecosystem services, habitat heterogeneity and species diversity. Burrowing mammals are an important component of ...
  • Relationships between livestock damages and large carnivore densities in Sweden 
    Dalerum, Fredrik; Selby, Liam O.K.; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner (Frontiers Media, 2020-01-10)
    Promoting co-existence between humans and their physical and ecological environment, including wildlife, has been given an increased importance due to a recent shift of society to become environmentally sustainable. ...
  • The relative importance of trophy harvest and retaliatory killing of large carnivores : South African leopards as a case study 
    Swanepoel, Lourens Hendrik; Lindsey, Peter Andrew; Somers, Michael J.; Van Hoven, Wouter; Dalerum, Fredrik (Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2014-10)
    There are considerable challenges in the conservation of large carnivores, caused by large area requirements, low reproduction rates and low population densities coupled with their tendency to cause conflict with humans. ...