Energetics suggest cause for even further conservation concern for Temminck’s ground pangolin

dc.contributor.authorBoyles, J.G.
dc.contributor.authorSwart, Jonathan Michael
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Nigel Charles
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, Jan Willem Helenus
dc.contributor.authorSpeakman, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorScantlebury, David Michael
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-25T07:23:49Z
dc.date.available2021-11-25T07:23:49Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractConservation of rare and declining species requires reliable information about life-history traits and population growth characteristics. Unfortunately, long-term studies necessary to obtain such data are often difficult or impossible for species of concern. In such cases, data that can be collected during limited capture events can serve as valuable proxies. We measured metabolic characteristics of Temminck’s ground pangolin Smutsia temminckii because metabolic traits provide clues about relative gestation length, reproductive output and population growth, all of which were largely unknown for this species. As expected, both basal and field metabolic rates are considerably lower than would be predicted from body mass alone, suggesting pangolins are likely to have slow life histories and low intrinsic population growth. Such characteristics suggest Temminck’s ground pangolins (and likely all pangolins) are less able to persist under heavy poaching and trafficking than other similarly sized mammals and will likely recover slowly even if poaching and trafficking are stopped. While physiological data cannot be used to directly calculate population growth rates, we believe they may provide a tangible data source to inform management decisions for critically endangered, difficult-to-study species.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGeography, Geoinformatics and Meteorologyen_ZA
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_ZA
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Endangered Wildlife Trust; the Mazda Wildlife Fund; the National Research Foundation and the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14691795en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBoyles, J.G., Swart, J.M., Bennett, N.C. et al. 2020, 'Energetics suggest cause for even further conservation concern for Temminck’s ground pangolin', Animal Conservation, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 245-249, doi: 10.1111/acv.12536.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1367-9430 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1469-1795 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/acv.12536
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/82834
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 The Zoological Society of London. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : 'Energetics suggest cause for even further conservation concern for Temminck’s ground pangolin', Animal Conservation, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 245-249, 2020, doi : 10.1111/acv.12536. The definite version is available at : https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14691795.en_ZA
dc.subjectConservation physiologyen_ZA
dc.subjectDoubly labelled wateren_ZA
dc.subjectManidaeen_ZA
dc.subjectPholidotaen_ZA
dc.subjectRespirometryen_ZA
dc.subjectResting metabolic rateen_ZA
dc.subjectEnergeticsen_ZA
dc.subjectPangolinsen_ZA
dc.subjectTemminck's pangolin (Smutsia temminckii)en_ZA
dc.titleEnergetics suggest cause for even further conservation concern for Temminck’s ground pangolinen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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