MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS 2022

BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS & PROCEEDINGS

1. Begg, C, M., Begg, K.S., San, E.D.L., du Toit, J.T., Mills, M.G. 2022. Interactions between honey badgers and other predators in the southern Kalahari: Intraguild predation and facilitation (Chapter 17), In: Small Carnivores: Evolution, Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation, Do Linh San, E., Sato, J.J., Belant, J.L & Somers, M.J (eds), Wiley Blackwell Oxford, UK, 323-346  https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118943274.ch17

2. Do Linh San, E., Sato, J.J., Belant, J.L., Somers, M.J. 2022. Small Carnivores: Evolution, Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. 624pp.627. ISBN: 978-1-118-94328-1. www.wiley.com/go/eula to access Wiley’s ebook EULA

3. Do Linh San, E., Sato, J.J., Belant, J.L., Somers, M.J. 2022. The World’s small carnivores: Definitions, richness, distribution, conservation status, ecological roles and research efforts. (Chapter 1). In: Small Carnivores: Evolution, Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation,

4. Do Linh San, E., Sato, J.J., Belant, J.L & Somers, M.J (eds), Wiley Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 3-38. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118943274.ch1

5. Isaacs, L., Somers, M.J., Swanepoel, L.H., 2022. Density of African Civets in a moist mountain bushveld region of South Africa. (Chapter 12). In: Small Carnivores: Evolution, Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation, Do Linh San, E., Sato, J.J., Belant, J.L & Somers, M.J. (eds), Wiley Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 249-258. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118943274.ch12

6. Sauther, M. L., & Cuozzo, F. P. 2022. Lemuridae: Lemur Catta, ring-tailed lemur, maky, hira. In: The New Natural History of Madagascar. Princeton University Press, 1952-1956. https://about.jstor.ort/terms

EDITORIALS

1. du Toit, J.T., Hetem, R.S. & Dearing, M.D. 2022. Mammalian responses to climate change: From Organisms to communities (Editorial). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 1023587, 1-3. https://doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.1023587

ARTICLES

1. Abraham, A.L., Webster, A.B., Jordaan, J., Prys-Jones, T.O., Ganswindt, A., de Jager, P., Doughty, C.E. 2022. Hyaenas play unique ecosystem role by recycling key nutrients in bones. African Journal of Ecology, 60 (1), 81-86   

2. Adlam, A.L., Chimimba, C.T., Retief, Hugo D.C., Woodborne, S. 2022. Modelling water temperature in the lower Oliphant River and the implications for climate change. S Afr J of Sci, 18, (7/8), 12953, doi.10.17159/sajs.2022/12953 

3. Averly, B., Sridhar, V., Gall, G., Manser, M., Strandburg-Peshkin, A. 2022. Disentangling influence over group speed and direction reveals multiple patterns of influence in moving meerkat groups. Scientific Reports, 12 (1), 13844   

4. Bauer, H., Sillero-Zubiri, C., Oriol-Cotterill, A., Dickman, A., Bauer, H., Hunter, L., MacDonald, D., Nicholson, S., Lindsey, P.A., Shapron, G., 2022. Threat analysis for more effective lion conservation. Oryx, 56 (1), 108-116   

5. Becker, F.K., Shabangu, F.W., Gridley, T., Wittmer, H.U., Marsland, S. 2022. Sounding out a continent: seven decades of bioacoustics research in Africa. Bioacoustics, 31 (6), 646-667  

6. Becker, M.S., Almeida, J., Begg, C., Bertola, L., Breitenmoser, C., Breitenmoser, U., Coals, P., Funston, P., Gaylard, A., Groom, R, Henschel, P., Ikanda, D., Jorge, A., Kruger J., Lindsey, P., Maimbo, E., et.al. 2022. Guidelines for evaluating the conservation value of African lion (Panthera Leo) translocations. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 3, 963961, 1-14   

7. Begay, V., Cirovic, B., Barker, A.J., Klopfleisch, R., Hart, D.W., Bennett, N.C., Lewin, G.R. 2022. Immune competence and spleen size scale with colony status in the naked mole-rat. Open Biol. 12, 210292, 646-674   

8. Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G., Voight, C. 2022. Socially induced infertility in naked and Damaraland mole-rats: A tale of two mechanisms of social suppression. Animals, 12, 3039, 1-12  

9. Bertola, L.D., Miller, S.M., Williams, V.L., Naude, V.N., Coals, P., Dures, S.G., Henschel, P., Chege, M., Sogbohossou, E.A., Ndiaye, A., Kiki, M., Gaylard, A., Ikanda, D.K., Becker, M.S. Lindsey, P. 2022. Genetic guidelines for translocations: Maintaining intraspecific diversity in the lion (Panthera leo), Evolutionary Applications, 15 (1), 22-39  

10. Bester, M.N., Connan, M. 2022. Cephalopod diet of juvenile male southern elephant seals Mirounga leonine at Marion Island, South Indian Ocean. Polar Biology, 45 (7), 1307-1312  

11. Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bartlett, P.A 2022.  Dispersion of a southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina to Possession Island, Namibia. Polar Biology, 45 (5), 951-958    

12. Bitani, N., Shivambu, T.C., Shivambu, N., Downs, C.T. 2022. An impact assessment of alien invasive plants in South Africa generally dispersed by native avian species. NeoBiota, 74, 189-207

13. Bonnet, T., Morrissey, M.B., de Villemereuil, P., Alberts, S.C., Arcese, P., Bailey, L.D., Boutin, S., Brekke, P., Brent, L.J.N., Camenisch, G., Charmantier, A., Clutton-Brock, T.H., et. al. 2022. Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals. Science, 376 (6596), 1012-1016    

14. Buffenstein, R., Amorosa, V., Andziak, B., Avdieiev, S., Azpurua, J., Barker, A.J., Bennett, N.C.  Brieno-Enriquez, M.A. Bronner, G.N., Coen, C., Delanay, M.A., et. al.  2022. The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current ‘myths’ in naked mole-rat biology. Biological Reviews, 97 (1), 115-140   

15. Cabrera, A.A., Schall, E., Bérubé, M., Anderwald, P., Bachmann, L., Berrow, S., Best, P.B., Clapham, P.J., Cunha, H., Dalla Rosa, L., Dias, C., Findlay, K., Haug, T., et. al. 2022. Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whales and their pray. Global Change Biology, 28 (8), 2657-2677    

16. Carlin, E., Somers, M.J., Scheun, R., Campbell, R., Ganswindt, A. 2022. Quantification of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of stress in the rock hyrax Procavia capensis living in an urban green space. Wildlife Biology, e01011, 1-13  

17. Cinková, I., Shrader, A.M. 2022. Individually, species-specific features, and female discrimination of male southern white rhinoceros courtship calls. Animal Cognition, 25 (4), 769-782  

18. Clements, H.S., Child, M.F., Lindeque, L., Lunderstedt, K., de Vos, A. 2022. Lessons from Covid-19 for wildlife ranching in a changing world. Nature Sustainability, 5 (12), 1040-1048   

19. Conry, D.S., de Bruyn, P.J., Pistorius, P., Cockcroft, V.G., Penry, G.S. 2022. Alloparental care of a bottlenose and common dolphin calf by a female Indian ocean humpback dolphin along the garden route, South Africa. Aquatic Mammals, 48 (3), 197-202  

20. Conradie, S.R., Woodborne, S.M., Wolf, B.O., Pessato, A, Mariette, M.M., McKechnie, A.E. 2022. Global heating poses a serious threat to Australia’s birds: reply to Pacheco-Fluentes et al. Conservation Physiology, 10 (1), 1-5    

21. Cuozzo, F.P., Linden, J., Halajian, A., Sauther, M.L., Linden, B. 2022. Domestic dogs present a human-induced threat to thick-tailed bushbabies (Otolemur crassicaudatus) in northern South Africa. African Primates, 16, 59-64

22. Czenze, Z.J., Smit, B., van Jaarsveld, B., Freeman, M.T., McKechnie, A.E. 2022. Caves, crevices and cooling capacity: Roost microclimate predicts heat tolerance in bats. Functional Ecology, 36, 38-50.  

23. Donadio, J., Risely, A., Müller-Klein, N., Wilhelm, K., Clutton-Brock, T., Manser, M.B., Sommer, S. 2022. Characterising tuberculosis progression in wild meerkats (Suricata Suricata) from faecal samples and clinical signs.  Journal of Wildlife diseases, 58 (2), 309-321. 

24. Dudley, N., Anderson, J., Lindsey, P., Stolton, S. 2022. Using carbon management as a sustainable strategy for protected and conserved areas. Biodiversity, 23 (1), 30-34   

25. Ebeling, A., Strauss, A.T., Adler, P.B., Arnillas, C.A., Barrio, I.C., Biederman, L., A., Borer, E.T., Bugalho, M.N., Caldeira, M.C., Cadotte, M.W., Daleo, P., Eisenhauer, N., Eskelinen, A., Fay, P.A., Firn, J., Graff, P., Hagenah, N., et. al., Virtanen, R., Blumenthal, D.M. 2022. Nutrient enrichment increases invertebrate herbivory and pathogen damage in grasslands. Journal of Ecology, 110 (20), 327-333

26. Engesser, S., Manser, M.B. 2022. Collective close calling mediates group cohesion in foraging meerkats via spatially determined differences in call rates. Animal Behaviour, 185, 73-82   

27. Evers, E.E.M., Pretorius, M.E., Venter, J.A., Honiball, T.L., Keith, M., Mgqatsa, N., Somers, M.J. 2022. Varying degrees of spatio-temporal partitioning among large carnivores in a fenced reserve, South Africa. Wildlife Research, 45 (5), 477-490  

28. Ewacha, MVA., Roth, J.D., Waterman, J.M. 2022. Engineering effects of Cape ground squirrels on biodiversity in semi-arid grasslands.   Journal of Arid Environments, 207, 104850  

29. Faure, J.P., Swanepoel, L.H., Cilliers, D., Venter, J.A., Hill, R. 2022. Estimates of carnivore densities in a human-dominated agricultural matrix in South Africa. Oryx, 56 (5), 774- 781,    

30. Finn, K.T., Janse van Vuuren, A.K., Hart, D.W., Süess, T., Zöttl, M., Bennett, N.C. 2022. Seasonal changes in locomotor activity patterns of wild social Natal mole-rats (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis), Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 819393  

31. Finn, K.T., Thorley, J., Bensch, H.M., Zöttle, M. 2022. Subterranean life-style does not limit long distance dispersal in African Mole-Rats. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution, 10, 879014, 1-9 

32. Finnerty, P.B., McArthur, C., Banks, P., Price, C., Shrader, A.M. 2022. The Olfactory Landscape concept: A key source of past, present, and future information driving animal movement and decision making. Bioscience, 72, 754-752   

33. Fortin, D., Bérubé, A.J., Boudreau, S., Shrader, A., Ward. D. 2022. Density-dependent habitat selection varies between male and female African Elephants. Biological Conservation, 276, 109794, 1-8  

34. Garai, M.E., Roos, T., Eggeling, T., Ganswindt, A., Pretorius, Y., et. al. 2022. Developing welfare parameters for African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) in fenced reserves in South Africa. PLoS One, 17, 0264931, 1-24 

35. Gilbert, J.D., Rossiter, S.J., Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G. 2022. The elusive role of prolactin in the sociality of the naked mole-rat. Hormones and Behavior, 143, 105196, 1-13  

36. Gopalaswamy, A.M., Elliot, N.B., Ngene, S., Broekhuis, F., Braczkowski, A., Lindsey, P., Packer, C., Stenseth, N.C. 2022. How “science” can facilitate the pollicization of charismatic megafauna counts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119 (20), e2203244119.    

37. Gunner, R.M., Wilson, R.P., Holton, M.D., Hopkins, P., Bell, S.H., Marks, N.J., Bennett, N.C., Ferreira, S., Govender, D., Viljoen, P., Bruns, A., van Schalkwyk, L., Bertelsen, MF., Duarte, C.M., van Rooyen, M., Tambling, C.J., Göpper, A., Diesel, D., Scantlebury, D.M. 2022. Decision rules for determining terrestrial movements and the consequences for filtering high-resolution global positioning system tracks: a case study using the African lion (Panthera leo).  Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 19 (186), p. 20210692   

38. Gutt, J., Arndt, S., Barnes, D.K.A., Bornemann, H., Brey, T., Eisen, O., Flores, H., Griffiths, H., Haas, C., Hain, S., Hattermann, T., Held, C., Hoppema, M., Isla, E., Janout, M., Le Bohec, C., Link, H., Mark, F.C., Moreau, S., Trimborn, S., van Opzeeland, I., Pörtner, H., Schaafsma, F., Teschke, K., Tippenhauer, S. van de Putte, A., Wege, M., Zitterbart, D., Piepenburg, D. 2022. Reviews and syntheses: A framework to observe, understand and project ecosystem response to environmental change in the East Antarctic Southern Ocean. Biogeosciences, 19, 5313-5342  

39. Havemann, C.P., Retief, T.A., Collins, K., Fynn, R.W.S., Tosh, C.A., de Bruyn, P.J.N. 2022. Home range and habitat use of roan antelope Hippotragus equinus in Northern Botswana. Journal of Arid Environments, 196, 104648, 1-10  

40. Hart, D.W., Janse van Vuuren, A.K., Erasmus, A., Suess, T., Hagenah N., Ganswindt, A., Bennett, N.C.  2022. The endocrine control of reproductive suppression in an aseasonally breeding social subterranean rodent, the Mahali mole rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali) Hormones and Behaviour, Vol. 142, 105155, 1-10  

41. Hart, D.W., Bennett, N.C., Oosthuizen, M.K., Waterman, J.M., Hambly, C., Scantlebury, D.M. 2022. Energetics and water flux in the subterranean rodent family Bathyergidae. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 867350, 1-17

42. Hayward, M.W., Meyer, N.F.V., Balkenhol, N., Beranek, C.T., Bugir, C.K., Bushell, K.V., Callen, A., Dickman, A.J., Griffin, A.S., Haswell, P.M., Howell, L.G., Jordan, C.A., Klop-Toker, K., Moll, R.J., Montgomery, R.A., Mudumba, T., Osipova, L., Périquet, S., Reyna-Hurtado, R., Ripple, W.J., Sales, L.P., Weise, F. J. Witt, R.R., Lindsey, P.A. 2022. Intergenerational Inequity: Stealing the joy and benefits of nature from our children. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 830830, 1-6

43. Jacobs, P.J., Finn. K.T., Janse van Vuuren, A.K., Suess, T., Hart, D.W., Bennett, N.C., 2022. Defining the link between oxidative stress, behavioral reproductive suppression and heterothermy in the Natal mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis).  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part-B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 261, 110753, 1-11

44. Jacobs, P.J., Hart, D.W., Merchant, H.N., Janse van Vuuren, A.K., Faulkes, C.G., Portugal, S.J., van Jaarsveld, B., Bennett, N.D. 2022. Tissue oxidative ecology along an aridity gradient in a Mammalian Subterranean Species. Antioxidants, 11, 290, page 1-19    

45. Jones, G.M., Brosi, B., Evans, J.M., Gottlieb, I.G.W., Loy, X., Núnez-Regueiro, M.M., Ober, H.K., Pienaar, E., Pillay, R., Pisarello, K., Smith, L.L., Fletcher, R.J. 2022. Conserving alpha and beta diversity in wood-production landscapes.  Conservation Biology, 36 (3), e13872, 1-15

46. Jones, M.M., Fletcher, R., Jr., Kruger, L., Monadjem, A., Simelane, P., McCleery, R., 2022. Drought limits large trees in African savannas with or without elephants. Austral Ecology, 47 (8), 1668-1684  

47. Kane, A., Monadjem, A., Aschenborn, H.K.O., Bildstein, K., Botha, A., Bracebridge, C., Buechley, E.R., Buij, R., Davies, J.P., Diekmann, M., Downs, C.T. et. al. 2022. Understanding continent-wide variation in vulture ranging behavior to assess feasibility of Vulture Safe Zones in Africa: Challenges and possibilities. Biological Conservation, 268, 109516, 1-14   

48. Khan, C., Blount, D., Parham, J., Holmberg, J., Hamilton, P., Charlton, C., Christiansen, F., Johnston, D., Rayment, W., Dawson, S., Vermeulen, E., Rowntree, V., Groch, K., Levenson, J.J., Bogucki, R. 2022. Artificial intelligence for right whale photo identification: from data science competition to worldwide collaboration. Mammalian Biology, 102 (3), 1025-1042   

49. Kamgang, V.W., Bennett, N.C., van der Goot, A.C., Majelantle, T.L., Ganswindt, A. 2022. Patterns of faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in captive roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) in relation to reproductive status and season. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 325, 114052, 1-8    

50. Kraus, A., Lövy, M., Mikula, O., Okrouhlik, J.,   Bennett, N.C., Herrel, A., Sumbera, R. 2022. Bite force in the strictly subterranean rodent family of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae): The role of digging mode, social organization and ecology. Functional Ecology, 36, 2344-2355  

51. Landouceur, E., Blowes, S.A., Chase, J.M., Clark, A.T., Garbowski, M., Alberti, J., Arnillas, C.A., Bakker, J.D., Barrio, I.C., Bharath, S., Borer, E.T., Brudvig, L.A., Cadotte, M.W., Chen, Q., Collins, S.L., Dickman, C.R., Donohue, I., Du, G., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fay, P.A., Hagenah., N., Hautier, Y., Jentsch, A., et.al. 2022. Linking changes in species composition and biomass in a globally distributed grassland experiment. Ecology Letters, 25 (12), 2699-2712    

52. Letsheleha, I.S., Shabangu, F.W., Farrell, D., Andrew, R.K., la Grange, P.L., Findlay, K.P. 2022. Year-round acoustic monitoring of Antarctic blue and fin whales in relation to environmental conditions off the west coast of South-Africa. Marine Biology, 169 (3), 41, 1-17  

53. Linden, B., Cuozzo, F.P., Sauther, M.L., Collinson-Jonker, W. 2022. Impact of linear infrastructure on South Africa’s primate fauna: the need for mitigation. Folia Promatologica, 93, 235-253  

54. Lindsey, P.A., Anderson, S.H., Dickman, A., Gandiwa, P., Harper, S., Morakinyo, A.B., Nyambe, N., O’Brien-Onyeka, M., et. al. 2022. Shepherding Sub-Saharan Africa’s wildlife through peak Anthropogenic pressure toward a green Anthropocene. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 47 (1), 91-121  

55. Lourenco, M., Fitchett, J.M., Woodborne, S. 2022. Angolan highlands peatlands: Extent, age and growth dynamics.  Science of the Total Environment, 810, 152315, 1-15

56. Lueders, I., Stremme, C. 2022. Construction of a full mouth speculum facilitating oral examinations, bronchoscopy and gastric tubing in elephants. Tierarztl Prax Ausg Groststiere Nutztiere, 50 (2), 86-90.     

57. Lutermann, H. 2022. Socializing in an Infectious World: The role of parasites in social evolution of a unique rodent family. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 879031, 1-22 

58. Lutermann, H., Butler, K.B., Bennett, N.C. 2022. Parasite-mediated mate preferences in a cooperatively breeding rodent. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 838076, 1-10

59. Maag, N., Paniw.N., Cozzi.G., Manser, M., Clutton-Brock, T., Ozgul, A. 2022. Dispersal decreases survival but increases reproductive opportunities for subordinates in a cooperative breeder. American Naturalist, 199 (5), 679-690    

60. Maimela, L.T., Chimimba, C.T., Zengeya, T.A. 2022. The legacy of over a century of introductions: Spread debt of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, River Research and Applications, 38 (8), 1413-1423    

61. Maimela, Chimimba, C.T., Zengeya, T.A. 2022. Niche expansions by indigenous fish species following the introduction of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in a subtropical river system, upper Blyde River, South Africa. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 949353, 1-12

62. Makhanthisa, T.I., Braack, L., Bornman, M.S., Lutermann, H. 2022. Social acceptance of livestock-administered endectocides for malaria control in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Malaria Journal, 21 (1), 307   

63. Malan, G., Harris, E., Harris, T., Monadjem, A. 2022. A Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus pair preyed primarily on bats and birds that forage in clutter-edge and open-air habitat groups. African Zoology, 57 (3), 165-169  

64. Manning, P., Hauff, L., Padfield, C., Olivier, L., Ganswindt, A., Young, D. 2022. Can stress and anxiety be assessed in African elephants (Loxodonta Africana) using self-directed behavior? Applied Animal Behavior Science, 256, 105746, 1-9   

65. Manjerovic, M, B., Hoffman, E.A., Parkinson, C.L., Waterman, J.M. 2022. Intraspecific variation in male mating strategies in an African ground squirrel (Xerus inauris). Ecology & Evolution, 12, e9208, 1-12  

66. Majelantle, T.L., Ganswindt, A., Pirk, C.W.W., Bennett, N.C., Hart, D.W. 2022. Aggression, Boldness and exploration personality traits in the Subterranean naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) disperser morphs. Animals, 12 (22), 3083, 1-15 

67. Mantintsilili, A., Shivambu, N., Shivanbu, T.C., Downs, C.T. 2022. Online and pet stores as sources of trade for reptiles in South Africa. Journal for Nature Conservation, 67, 126154, 1-13 

68. Marneweck, C.J., Allen, B.L., Butler, A.R., Do Linh San, E., Harris, S.N., Jensen, A.J., Saldo, E.A., Somers, M.J., Titus, K., Muthersbaugh, M., Vanak, A., Jachowski, D.S. 2022. Middle-out ecology: small carnivores as sentinels of global change. Mammal Review, 52 (4), 471-479    

69. Marneweck, D.G., Druce, D.J., Cromsigt, J.P.G.M., le Roux, E., Somers, M., 2022. The relative role of intrinsic and extrinsic drivers in regulating population change and survival of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), Mammalian Biology, 102, 1215-1229

70. Marsh, C.J., Sica, Y.V., Burgin, C.J., Dorman, W.A., Anderson, R.C., del Toro Mijares, I., Vigneron, J.G. Monadjem, A., et. al. 2022. Expert range maps of global mammal’s distribution harmonised to three taxonomic authorities. Journal of Biogeography, 49 (5), 979-992    

71. McKay, C.J., Welbourn-Green, C., Seiffert, E.R., Sallam, H., Li, J., Kakarala, S.E., Bennett, N.C., Asher, R.J. 2022. Dental development and first premolar homology in placental mammals. Vertebrate Zoology, 72, 201-218  

72. McCleery, R.A., Nhleko, Z.N., Arhens, R.M., Ferreira, S.M. 2022. The white rhino can again be a conservation success. Animal Conservation, 28, 168-169  

73. McManus, J., Faraut, L., Couldridge, V., van Deventer, J., Samuels, I., Cilliers, D., Devens, C., Vorster, P., Smuts, B. 2022. Assessment of leopard translocations in South Africa. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 3, 943078, 1-14     

74. Mdluli, M.V., Bhembe, Z.D., Brown, L., MacFadyen, D.N., Mahlaba, T.A.M., Monadjem, A. 2022. The loss of vegetation cover has distinct but short-term impact on multiple vertebrate taxa in a grassland ecosystem. Global Ecology and Conservation, 38, e02198, 1-13  

75. Medger, K. 2022. Stress in an underground empire. Biology Letters, 18 (3), 20220012, 1-6

76. Meuffels, J., Bertschinger, H., Tindall, B., Pohlin, F., Luther-Binoir, I., Trivedi, S., Boshoff, C.R., Lueders, I. 2022. Arterial blood gases and cardiorespiratory parameters in Etorpohine-Medetomidine-Midazolam Immobilized free ranging and game farmed southern white Rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simim simum) undergoing electro ejaculation. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, 862100, 1-9   

77. Meyer, J.M., Honig, N., Hadly, E. 2022. Diet DNA reveals novel African Forest Elephant ecology on the grasslands of the Congo Basin. Environmental DNA, 4, 846-867   

78. Montoya-Sanhueza, G., Bennett, N.C., Chinsamy, A., Sumbera, R. Functional anatomy and disparity of the postcranial skeleton of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae), Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 857474, 1-24 

79. Montoya-Sanhueza, G., Saffa, G., Sumbera, R., Chinsamy, A., Jarvis, J.U.M., Bennett, N.C. 2022. Fossorial adaptations in African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) and the unique appendicular phenotype of naked mole-rats. Communications Biology, 5 (1), 526, 1-13  

80. Montoya-Sanhueza, G., Sumbera, R., Bennett, N.C., Chinsamy, A. 2022. Developmental plasticity in the ossification of the proximal femur of Heterocephalus glaber (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 29, 663-675  

81. Müller-Klein, N., Risely., Schmid, D., Manser, M., Clutton-Brock, T., Sommer, S. 2022. Two decades of tuberculosis surveillance reveal disease spread, high levels of exposure and mortality and marked variation in disease progression in wild meerkats. Transbound and Emerging Diseases, 69, 3274-3284    

82. Myburgh, A., Botha, H., Combrink, X., Myburgh, J., Guilette, J.R., L.J., Hall, G. Chimimba, C., Woodborne, S. 2022. Terrestrial diet dependence in an unprotected Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) population. Journal of Herpetology, 56 (4), 507-513   

83. Nams, V.O., Hayward, M.W. 2022. A method to predict overall food preferences. Plos ONE, 17, e0268520, 1-19  

84. Neveceralova, P., Carrol, E.L., Steel, D., Vermeulen, E., Elwen, S., Zidek, J., Stafford, S.K., Chivell, W., Hulva, P. 2022. Population changes in a whale breeding ground revealed by citizen science noninvasive genetics. Global Ecology and Conservation, 37, e02141, 1-14

85. Nhleko, Z.N., Ganswindt, A., Ferreira, S.M., McCleery, R.A. 2022. Spatial constraints and seasonal conditions but not poaching pressure are linked with elevated faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in white rhino. Wildlife Research, 50 (4), 292-300 https://doi.org/10.1071/WR22020

86. Nhleko, Z.N., Shrader, A.M., Ferreira, S.M., McCleery, R.A. 2022. White rhinos and other herbivores decrease visitations and increase vigilance in response to human vocalizations.  Journal of Mammalogy, 103 (6), 1364-1372     

87. Nunez Godoy, C.G., Pienaar, E.F., Branch, L.C. 2022. Willingness of private landowners to participate in forest conservation in the Chaco region of Argentina. Forest Policy and Economics, 138, 102708, 1-12 

88. Oosthuizen, M.K. Bennett, N.C. 2022. Clocks ticking in the dark: A review of biological rhythms in Subterranean African mole-rats. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 878533, 1-23  

89. Pandraud, A., Shrader, A.M., Tshipa, A., Ngwenya, N., Chamaillé-Jammes, S. 2022. Cueing on distant conditions before migrating does not prevent false starts: a case study with African elephants. Oecologia, 198 (4), 957-966  

90. Paniw, M., Duncan, C., Groenewoud, F., Drewe, J.A., Manser, M., Ozgul, A., Clutton-Brock, T. 2022. Higher temperature extremes exacerbate negative disease effects in a social mammal. Nature Climate change, 12 (3), 284-290   

91. Pansu, J., Hutchinson. M.C., Anderson, M., te Beest, M., Begg, C.M., Begg, K.S., Monin, A., Chama, L., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Coissac, E., et. al. 2022.  The generality of cryptic dietary niche differences large-herbivore assemblages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119 (35), 1-12   

92. Patterson, S.J., Clutton-Brock, T.H., Pheiffer, D.U., Drewe, J.A. 2022. Trait-Based vaccination of individual meerkats (Suricata suricatta) against tuberculosis provides evidence to support targeted disease control. Animals, 12 (2), 192, 1-14

93. Pienaar, E.F., Episcopio-Sturgeon, D.J., Steele, Z.T. 2022. Investigating public support for biosecurity measures to mitigate pathogen transmission through the herpetological trade. PLoS ONE, 17, e0262719, 1-26   

94. Pietersen, D.W. 2022. Body, size, defensive behaviour, and season influence mortality probability in wildlife interactions with electrified fences. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 52, 172-184

95. Postiglione, G, Accorsi, P.A., Ganswindt, A., Crossey, B. 2022. A field-friendly alternative to freeze-drying faeces for glucocorticoid metabolite analyses of African wild dogs, (Lycaon pictus). MethodsX, 9, 101623, 1-6   

96. Pretorius, L.E., Bester, M.N., Connan, M., Hofmeyer, G.J.G. 2022. Canine morphometrics as a tool for distinguishing species, sex, and age class in Southern Ocean fur seals. Journal of Morphology, 283 (12), 1546-1560    

97. Pretorius, M., Keith, M. 2022. The Shortfall of using locality records in the conservation planning of South African cavernicolous bats: the Natal long-fingered bat as a case study. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 52, 83-89   

98. Pretorius, M., Broders, H., Hall, G., Keith, M. 2022. Reproductive status affects isotopic niches of Miniopterus natalensis in northeastern South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy, 103 (4); 795-804  

99. Prima, M.-C. Duchesne, T., Merkle, J.A., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Fortin. D. 2022. Multi-mode movement decisions across widely ranging behavioural processes. PLoS ONE, 17, e0272538, 1-28 

100. Purser, A., Hehemann, L., Boehringer, L., Tippenhauer, S., Wege, M., Bornemann, H., Pineda-Metz, S.E.A., et. al. 2022.  A vast icefish breeding colony discovered in the Antarctic. Current Biology, 32, 842-850   

101. Qin, M., Li, L., Miranda, J.P., Tang, Y., Song, B., Oosthuizen, M.K., Wei, W. 2022. Experimental duration determines the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant biomass in pot experiments: A meta- analysis. Frontiers in Plant Sciences, 13, 1024874, 1-11   

102. Ramahlo, M., Somers, M., Hart, D.W., Ganswindt. A. 2022. Small mammal diversity in response to land transformation and seasonal variation in South Africa. Diversity 14 (2), 138, 1-12 

103. Reisinger, R., Raymond, B., Hindell, M., Bester, M.N., Crawford, R., Davies, D., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Dilley, B., Wege, M., et.al. 2022. Habitat model forecasts suggest potential redistribution of marine predators in the southern Indian Ocean. Diversity and Distributions, 28 (1), 142-159  

104. Retief, L., Chimimba, C.T., Oosthuizen, M.C., Matshotsi, A., Bastos, A.D.S. 2022. Haemosplasma prevalence and diversity in three invasive rattus species from Gauteng Province, South Africa.    Microorganisms, 10 (8), 1632, 1-20

105. Ringani, G.V., Julius, R.S., Chimimba, C.T., Pirk, C.W.W., Zengeya, T.A. 2022. Predicting the potential distribution of a previously undetected cryptic invasive synanthropic Asian house rat (Rattas tanezumi) in South Africa. Journal of Urban Ecology, 8, 1-9  

106. Ringani, G., Zengeya, T., Pirk, C., Chimimba, C. 2022. Assessment of craniometric sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic variation in invasive Rattus norvegicus and R. rattus from urban and peri-urban areas of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Mammalia, 86 (6), 601-614    

107. Risely, A., Schmid, D.W., Müller-Klein, N., Wilhelm, K., Clutton-Brock, T.H., Manser, M.B., Sommer, S. 2022. Gut microbiota individuality is contingent on temporal scale and age in wild meerkats, Proceedings R Soc B, 289, (1981), 20220609, 1-10 

108. Robson, A., Trimble, M., Bauer, D., Loveridge, A., Thomson, P., Western, G., Lindsey, P. 2022. Over 80% of Africa’s savannah conservation land is failing or deteriorating according to lions as an indicator species. Conservation Letters, 15, (1), e12844, 1-12 

109. Rudolph, E.M., Hedding, D.W., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Nel. W. 2022. An open access geospatial database for the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands. South African Journal of Science, 118 (9-10), 12302, 1-8   

110. Seakamela, S.M., Kotze, P.G.H., Gumede, N.C., Sibiya, N., Shabangu, F.W., McCue, S.A. 2022. Finally seen: a rare sighting of Antarctic blue whale cow- calf pair off the west coast of South Africa. Polar Biology, 45 (12), 1715-1721   

111. Shabangu, F.W. Kowarski, K.A. 2022. The Beat goes on: Humpback whale song seasonality in Antarctic and South African Waters. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 827324, 1-13  

112. Shabangu, F.W., Yemane, D., Best, G., Estabrook, B.J. 2022. Acoustic detectability of whales amidst underwater noise off the west coast of South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 184, 114122, 1-13

113. Shapiro, H.G., Pienaar, E., Kohl, M.T. 2022. Barriers to Management of a foreign animal disease at the wildlife-domestic animal interface: The case of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in the United States, Frontiers in Conservation Science, 4, 857678, 1-12  

114. Shapiro, H.G., Ruder, M.G., Pienaar, E.F. 2022.  Down the Rabbit Hole: Domestic Rabbit Owners’ perceptions of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2.  EcoHealth, 19, 487-501

115. Shivambu, N., Shivambu T.C., Downs, C.T. 2022. Survey of non-native small mammals traded in South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 60 (3), 456-466   

116. Shivambu, T.C., Shivambu, N., Downs, C.T. 2022. Citizen science survey of non-native rose-ringed parakeets Psittacula krameria in the Durban metropole, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Zoology, 57 (2), 90-97   

117. Shivambu, T.C., Shivambu, N. & Downs, C.T. 2022. An assessment of avian species sold in the South African pet trade. African Journal of Ecology, 60, 980-995   https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13029

118. Shrader, A.M., 2022. Counting the costs of white rhino poaching: We are likely underestimating the indirect and long-term impacts. Animal Conservation, 25 (2), 166-167   

119. Smit, I.P.J., de Bruyn, P.J.N. 2022. Shower water usage in Kruger National Park tourist accommodation: effectiveness of technology and information intervention to reduce use. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 8, 1497-7506  

120. Stone, D.W., Kelly, C., Marneweck, D.G., Druce, D.J., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Marneweck, C.J. 2022. Fence management and time since pack formation influence African wild dog escapes from protected areas in South Africa. Journal of Nature Conservation, 70, 126291, 1-8  

121. Suraci, J.P., Smith, J.A., Chaimaillé-Jammes, S., Gaynor, K.M., Jones, M., Luttbeg, B., Ritchie, E.G., Sheriff, M.J., Sih, A. 2022. Beyond spatial overlap: harnessing new technologies to resolve the complexities of predator-prey interactions, OIKOS, 8, 09004, 1-15     

122. Sahd, L., Bennett, N.C., Kotze, S.H. 2022. Hind foot drumming: Volumetric miro-computed tomography investigation of the hind limb musculature of three African mole rat-species (Bathyergidae), Journal of Anatomy, 240 (1), 23-33  

123. Sahd, L., Doubell, N., Bennett, N.C., Kotzé, S.H. 2022. Hind foot drumming: Myosin heavy chain muscle fiber distribution in the hind limb muscles of three African mole-rat species (Bathyergidae). Anatomical Record, 305 (1), 170-183   

124. Swartz, E., Weier, S.M., Pretorius, M., Keith, M. 2022. Natural vegetation edges promote bat activity in macadamia orchards in north-eastern South Africa. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 52, 155-171  

125. Tanshi, I., Obitte, B.C., Monadjem, A., Rossiter, S.J., Fisher-Phelps, M., Kingston, T. 2022. Multiple dimensions of biodiversity in paleotropical hotspots reveal comparable bat diversity. Biotropica, 54 (5), 1205-1216   

126. Taylor, PJ., Strydom, E., Richards, L., Markotter, W., Toussaint, D.C., Kearney, T., Cotterill, F.P.D. Howard, A., Weier, S., Keith, M., Neef, G., Mamba, M.L., Magagula, S., Monadjem, A. 2022.  Integrative taxonomic analysis of new collections from the central Angolan highlands resolves the taxonomy of African pipistrelloid bats on a continental scale.  Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 196, 1570-1590    

127. Thel, L., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Bonenfant, C. 2022. How to describe and measure phenology? An investigation on the diversity of metrics using phenology of births in large herbivores. OIKOS, e08917, 1-11    

128. Turner, W.C., Périquet, S., Goelst, C.E., Vera, K.B., Cameron, E.Z., Alexander, K.A., Belant, J.L., Cloete, C.C., du Preez, K.A., Getz, W.J., Heterm, R.S. et.al. 2022. Africa’s drylands in a changing world: Challenges for wildlife conservation under climate and land-use changes in the greater Etosha landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation, 38, e02221, 1-24   

129. Tyrrell, P., Amoke, I., Betjes, K., Broekhuis, F., Buitenwerf, R., Carrol S., Hahn, N., Haywood, D., Klaasen B., Wittemyer, G., Wall, J. du Toit, J., et.al.  2022. Landscape dynamics (landDX) an open-access spatial-temporal database for the Kenya-Tanzania borderlands. Scientific Data, 9 (1) 8, 1-9  

130. Tyrrell, P., Buitenwerf, R., Brehony, P., Løvschal, M., Wall, J., Russell, S., Svenning, J.-C., Macdonald, D.W., du Toit, J.T. & Kamanga, J. 2022. Wide-scale subdivision and fencing of southern Kenyan rangelands jeopardizes biodiversity conservation and pastoral livelihoods: Demonstration of utility of open-access landDX database. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 3, 889501, 1-10.

131. Uhrová, M., Mikula, O., Bennett, N.C., van Daele, P., et.al. 2022. Species limits and phylogeographic structure in two genera of solitary African mole-rats Georychus and Heliophobius. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. 167, 107337, 1-17  

132. Van der Merwe, A., Myburgh, A., Hall, G., Kaiser, A., Woodborne, S. 2022. Validation of lipid extraction and correction methods for stable isotope analysis of freshwater food webs in Southern Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 47 (4), 462-473   

133. Van der Weyde, L.K., Tobler, M.W., Gielen, M.C., Cozzi, G., Weise, F.J., Adams, T., Bauer, D., Bennit, E., Bowles, M., Brassine, A., Broekhuis, F., Chase, M., Collins, K., Finerty, G.E., et.al. 2022. Collaboration for conservation: Assessing countrywide carnivore occupancy dynamics for sparse data. Diversity and Distributions. 28, 917-929  

134. Vermeulen, E., Jouve, E., Best, P*., Cliff, G., Dicken, M., Kotze, D., McCue, S., Meyer, M., Seakamela, S.M., Thompson, G., Thornton, M., Wilkinson, C. 2022. Mortalities of southern right whales (Eubalaena Australis) and related anthropogenic factors in South-African waters, 1999-2019. J.Cetacean Research Management, 23 (1), 149-169   

135. Vigués, J., Norén, K., Wilkinson, C.,   Stoessel, M.,   Angerbjörn, A., Dalerum. F. 2022. Abundance, predation, and habitat associations of lemming water nests in Northern Sweden. Ecosphere, 13 (6), e4140, 1-15  

136. Vuorinen, K.E.M., Austrheim, G., Tremblay, J.P., Myers-Smith, I., Hortman, H.I., Frank P., Barrio, I.C., Dalerum, F., et. al. 2022. Growth rings show limited evidence for ungulates potential to suppress shrubs across the Arctic. Environmental Research – Letters, 17 (3), 034013, 1-12

137. Warrington, M., Beaulieu, S., Vos, S., Jellicoe, R., Bennett, N.C., Waterman, J.M. 2022. Personalities are not associated with different reproductive tactics in male Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris). Animal Behaviour, 193, 63-74  

138. Webster, A.B, Callealta, J.F., Bennett, N.C., Ganswindt, A. 2022 Non-lethal Assessment of potentially toxic elements across mammalian trophic levels in African Savannahs. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, 794487, 1-15

139. Wei, W., Zhen, Q., Deng. J., Yue, H., Qin, M., Oosthuizen, M.K. 2022. Grazing during the grassland greenup period promotes plant species richness in alpine grassland in winter pastures. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 973662, 1-10     

140. Wei, W., Zhang, Y., Tang, Z., An, S., Zhen, Q., Qin, M., He, J., Oosthuizen, M.K. 2022. Suitable grazing during the regrowth period promotes plant diversity in winter pastures in the Qinghai- Tibetan plateau. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 991967, 1-10    

141. Wood, M., Chaimaillé-Jammes, S., Hammerbacher, A., Shrader, A.M. 2022. African elephants can detect water from natural and artificial sources olfactory cues. Animal Cognition, 25 (1), 53-61

142. Zöttle, M., Bensch, H.M., Finn, K.T., Hart, D.W., Thorley, J., Bennett, N.C., Braude, S. 2022. Capture order across social Bathyergids indicates similarities in division of labour and spatial organisation. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 877221, 1-10  

MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS 2021

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Coen, C.W., Bennett, N.C., Holmes, M.M., Faulkes, C.G. 2021. Neuropeptidergic and Neuroendocrine systems underlying unsociality and the concomitant social regulation of reproduction in naked mole-rats: A comparative approach. Advances in Experimental medicine and Biology, 1319, pp. 59-103

2. Faulkes, C.G., Bennett, N.C.  2021. Social Evolution in African Mole-Rats – A comparative overview. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1319, pp. 1-33

3. Park, T.J., Smith, E.S.J., Reznick, J., Bennett, N.C., Applegate, D.T., Larsons, J., Lewin, G.R. 2021. African naked mole-rats demonstrate extreme tolerance to Hypoxia and Hypercapnia. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1319, pp. 255-269

4. McCleery, R., Monadjem, A., Connor, L.M., Austin, J.D., Taylor, P. (2021). Methods for Ecological Research on Terrestrial Small Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 384pp.

ARTICLES

1. Abraham, A.J., Webster, A.B., Prys-Jones, T.O., Le Roux, E., Smith, D., McFayden, D., de Jager, P.C., Clauss, M., Doughty, C.E. 2021. Large predators can mitigate nutrient losses associated with off-site removal of animals from a wildlife reserve. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58 (7), pp. 1360-1369

2. Alexander, G.J. Tolley, K.A., Maritz, B., McKechnie, A., Manger, P., Thomson, R.L., Schradin C., Fuller, A., Meyer, L., Cherry, M., Conradie, W., Bauer, A.M., Maphisa, D., O’Riain, J., Parker, D.M., Mlambo, M.C., Bronner, G., Madikisa, K., Engelbrecht, A., Lee, A.T.K., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G., Pietersen, D., Venter, J., Somers, M., Slotwow, R., Strauss, W.M., Humphries, M.S., Ryan, P.G., Kerley, G.I. 2021. Excessive red tape is strangling biodiversity research in South Africa. SA Journal of Science, Vol. 117, 9/10, art. no. 10787  

3. Arnillas, C.A., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W., Alberti, J., Baez, S., Bakker, J.D., Boughton, E.H., Buckley, Y.M., Bugalho, M.N., Donohue, I., Dwyer, J., Eskelinen, A., Firn, J., Gridzak, R., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Helm, A., et. al. 2021. Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and nondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally. Ecology and Evolution, 11, 17744-17761 

4. Barker, A.J., Veviurko, G., Bennett, N.C., Hart, D.W., Mograby, L., Lewin, G.R. 2021. Cultural transmission of vocal dialect in the naked mole-rat. Science, 371 (6528), art. no. abc6588

5. Bester, M.N., Stansfield, L.J., Glass, T., de Bruyn, P.J.N. 2021. Fish prey of sub-Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis at the Tristan da Cunha Islands, South Atlantic Ocean. Polar Biology, 44 (5), pp. 1015-1020  

6. Bester, M.N. 2021. Status of pinnipeds on mid-Atlantic ridge islands, South Atlantic Ocean. Polar Biology, 44 (4) pp. 865-871

7. Bester, M.N. 2021. Vagrant sub-Antarctic fur seal at tropical Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean. Polar Biology, 44 (2), pp. 451-454

8. Bester, M.N., Lübcker, N., Haddad, W., Bornemann, H. Wege, M. 2021. Antarctic ice seal observations during spring across the Lazarev Sea. Polar Record, 57, art. no. e12, 1-6 

9. Birrell, J.R., Schulman, M.L., Botha, A.E., Ganswindt, A., Fosgate, G.T., Bertschinger, H. 2021. Vaccination against GnRH as a prelude to surgical castration of horses. Equine Vet Journal, 53:1141-1149   

10. Blecher, A.S., Ganswindt, A., Scheun, J. 2021. Scales of our lives: Sex identification of Temminck’s pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) using scales retrieved out of the illegal wildlife trade. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 308, art. no. 113782 

11. Blecher, A.S., Scheun, J., Ganswindt, A., 2021. Degradation of Temminck’s pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) scales with a keratinase for extraction of reproductive steroid hormones. MethodsX, 8, art. no. 101229   

12. Blersch, R., Bonnell, T.R., Ganswindt, A., Barrett, L., Henzi, S.P. 2021. Sick and tired: sickness behaviour, polyparasitism and food stress in a gregarious mammal. Behavioural Ecology and Socio-biology, 75 (12), art. no. 169 

13. Bolam, F.C., Mair, L., Angelico, M., Brooks, T.M., Burgman, M., Hermes, C., Hoffman, M., Martin, R.W., McGowan, P.J.K., Rodrigues, A.S.L., Rondinini, C., Westrip, J.R.S., Wheatley, H., Bedolla-Guzmán, Y., Calzada, J., Child, M.F., Cranswick, P.A., Dickman, C.R. et. al. 2021. How many bird and mammals extinctions has recent conservation action prevented? Conservation Letters, 14 (1), art.no. e12762  

14. Bonnell, T.R.C., Vilette, C., Young, C., Henzi, S.P., Barrett, L. 2021. Formidable females redux: male social integration into female networks and the value of dynamic multilayer networks. Current Zoology, 67 (1), 49-57 

15. Bouwer, M., Ngcamphalala, C.A., Ganswindt, A., McKechnie, A.E. 2021. Validation of a non-invasive technique for quantifying a stress-associated biomarker in a southern African hornbill. Journal of Ornithology, 162 (2), 615-619     

16. Brachet, M.A.A., Vullioud, P., Ganswindt, A., Manser, M.B., Keller, M., Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2021. Parity predicts allonursing in a cooperative breeder. Journal of Mammalogy, 102 (5), 1365-1374   

17. Bugir, C.K., Butynski, T.M., Hayward, M.W. 2021. Prey preferences of the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Ecology and Evolution, 11 (12), pp. 7138-7146 

18. Bugir, C.K. Perez, C.A., White, K.S. Montgomery, R.A., Griffen, A.S., Rippon, P., Clulow, J., Hayward, M.W. 2021. Prey preferences of modern human hunter-gatherers. Food Webs, 26, art. no. e00183

19. Burt, C., Fritz, H., Keith, M., Guerbois, C., Venter, J.A. 2021. Assessing different methods for measuring diversity in two southern African arid ecosystems. Mammal Research, 66 (2), pp. 312-326

20. Cade, D.E., Seakamela, S.M., Findlay, K.P., Fukunaga, J., et.al. 2021. Predator-scale spatial analysis of intra-patch prey distribution reveals the energetic drivers of rorqual whale super-group formation. Functional Ecology, 35:894-908 

21. Cade, D.E., Fahlbusch, J.A., Oestreich, W.K., Ryan, J., Calambokidis, J., Findlay, K.P. et. al. 2021. Social exploitation of extensive, ephemeral, environmentally controlled prey patches by supergroups of rorqual whales. Animal Behaviour, 182,251-266

22. Campos-Rangel, A., Bastida, R., Fruet, P., Laporta, P., Cappozzo, H.L., Valdivia, M., Vermeulen, E., Botta, S. 2021. Historic foraging ecology of the endangered Lahille’s bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates gephyreus) inferred by stable isotopes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 258, art. no. 107393

23. Child, M.F. 2021. Wildness, infinity and freedom. Ecological Economics, 186 art. no. 107055  

24. Conenna, I., Santini, L., Rocha, R., Monadjem, A., Cabeza, M., Russo, D. 2021. Global patterns of functional trait variation along aridity gradients in bats. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30 (5), pp. 1014-1029    

25. Crossey, B., Chimimba, C., du Plessis, C., Ganswindt, A., Hall, G. 2021. African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) show differences in diet composition across landscape types in Kruger National Park, South Africa.  Journal of Mammalogy, 102 (5), 1211-1221     

26. Cuozzo, F.P., Halajian, A., Sauther, M.L., Rampedi, K.M., Millette, J.B. 2021. First report of the thick tailed bushbaby (Otolemur crassicaudatus) being preyed upon by an endemic carnivore (Caracal caracal) in South Africa. African Zoology, 56 (3), pp. 231-235 

27. Dalerum, F. 2021. Socioeconomic characteristics of suitable wolf habitat in Sweden. Ambio, 50 (6), pp. 1259-1266   

28. Davies, A.B., Tambling, C.J., Marneweck, D.G., Ranc, N., Druce, D.J., Cromsigt, J.P.G.M., le Roux, E., Asner, G.P. 2021. Spatial heterogeneity facilitates carnivore coexistence. Ecology, 102 (5), art. no. e03319 

29. De Kock, L., Oosthuizen, W.C., Beltran, R.S., Bester, M.N., de Bruyn, P.J.N. 2021. Determinants of moult haul out phenology and duration in Southern Elephant seals. Scientific Reports, 11 (1), art. no. 13331

30. Denys, C., Jacquet, F., Kadjo, B., Missoup, A.D., Aniskine, V., Goüy de Bellocq, J., Soropogui, B., Douno, M., Sylla, M., Nicolas, V., Lalis, A., Monadjem, A. 2021. Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species. Zoosystema, 43, (30), 1-31  

31. Devens, C.H., Hayward, M.W., Tshabalala, T., Dickman, A., McManus, J.S., Smuts, B., Somers, M.J. 2021. Estimating leopard density across the highly modified human-dominated landscape of the Western Cape, South Africa. ORYX, 55 (1), pp. 34-45   

32. Drea, CM., Davies, C.S., Greene, L.K., Mitchell, J., Blondel, D.V., Shearer, C.L. Feldblum, J.T., Dimac-Stohl, K.A., Smyth-Kabay, K.N., Clutton-Brock, T. 2021. An intergeneral androgenic mechanism of female intrasexual competition in the cooperatively breeding meerkat. Nature Communications, 12:7332 

33. Duncan, C., Manser, M.B., Clutton-Brock, T. 2021. Decline and Fall: The causes of group failure in cooperatively breeding meerkats. Ecology and Evolution, 11:14459-14474  

34. Du Plessis, K., Ganswindt, S.B., Bertschinger, H., Crossey, B., Henley, M.D., Ramahlo, M., Ganswindt. A. 2021. Social and seasonal factors contribute to shifts in male African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) foraging and activity patterns in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Animals, 11, art. no. 3070 

35. Esmaeili, S., Jesmer, B.R., Albeke, S.E., Aikens, E.L., Schoenecker, K.A., King, S.R.B., Abrahams, B., Buuveibaatar, B., Beck, J.L., Boone, R.B, Cagnacci. F., Chamaillé-Jammes, S. et.al.  2021. Body size and digestive system shape resource selection by ungulates: A cross- taxa test of the forage maturation hypothesis. Ecology Letters, 24 (10), pp. 2178-2191 

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124. Rauber, R., Manser, M.B. 2021. Effect of group size and experience on the ontogeny of sentinel calling behaviour in meerkats. Animal Behaviour, 171, pp. 129-138

125. Reisinger, R.R., Friedlaender, A.S., Zerbini, A.N., Palacois, D.M., Andres-Goff, V., Dalla Rosa, L., Double, M., Findlay, K., Garrigue, C., How, J., et. al.  2021. Combining regional habitat selection: Circumpolar habitat selection of Southern Ocean humpback whales. Remote Sensing, 13 (11), art. no. 2074 

126. Retief, L., Bennett, N.C., Bastos, A.D.S. 2021. Molecular detection and characterization of novel haemotropic Mycoplasma in free-living mole rats from South Africa. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 89, art. no. 104739 

127. Riddel, P., Paris, M.C.J., Jooné, C.J., Pageat, P., Paris, D.B.B.P. 2021. Appeasing pheromones for the management of stress and aggression during conservation of wild canids: Could the solution be right under our nose? Animals, 11 (6), art. no. 1574 

128. Risely, A., Wilhelm, K., Clutton-Brock, T., Manser, M.B., Sommer, S. 2021. Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats. Nature Communication, 12 (1), art. no. 6017 

129. Robson A., Trimble, M., Bauer, D., Loveridge, A., Thomson, P., Western., G., Lindsey, P. 2021. Over 80% of Africa savannah conservation land is failing or deteriorating according to lions as an indicator species. Conservation Letters, e312844, pp 1-12

130. Ross-Marsh, E.C., Elwen, S.H., Prinsloo, A.S., James, B.S., Gridley, T. 2021. Singing in South Africa: monitoring the occurrence of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song near the Western Cape. Bioacoustics, 30 (2), pp. 163-179

131. Rotics, S., Clutton-Brock, T. 2021. Group size increases inequality in cooperative behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1645), art. no. 20202104

132. Rumiano, F, Gaucherel, C, Degenne, P., Miguel, E., Chamaille-Jammes, S., Valls, H., Cornelis, D., De Graine-Wichatitsky, M., Fritz, H., Caron, A., Tran, A. 2021. Combined use of remote sensing and spatial modelling: When surface water impacts buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) movements in savanna environments. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote sensing and spatial information Sciences- ISPRS Archives, 43 (B3-2021), pp. 631-638

133. Sahd, L., Bennett, N.C., Kotzé, S.H. 2021. Hind foot drumming: Muscle architecture of the hind limb in three Bathyergidae Species. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 28 (2), pp. 511-525

134. Scheijen, C.P.J., van der Merwe, S., Ganswindt, A., Deacon, F. 2021. Anthropogenic influences on distance travelled and vigilance behaviour and stress related endocrine correlates in free roaming giraffes. Animals, 11 (5), art. no.1239 

135. Scheijen, C.P.J., Bercovitch, F.B., Luther-Binoir, I., Ganswindt, A., Decon, F. 2021. Sexual selection and endocrine profiles in wild South African giraffe (Giraffa cameolopardalis giraffe). African Journal of Ecology, 59 (1), pp. 299-304

136. Scheun, J., Campbell, R., Ganswindt, A., McIntyre, T. 2021. Hot and bothered: alteration in faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations of the sungazer lizard, Smaug giganteus, in response to an increase in environmental temperature. African Zoology, 56 (3), 222-230 

137. Scheun, J., Neller, S., Bennett, N.C., Kemp, L.V., Ganswindt, A. 2021. Endocrine correlates of gender and throat coloration in the southern ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeteri). Integrative Zoology, 16 (2), pp. 189-201 

138. Scheun, J., Ludynia, K., Snyman, A., Ganswindt, A. 2021. Non-invasive hormone monitoring as a robust method for determining adrenocortical activity in injured, emaciated and oil-contaminated African penguins undergoing rehabilitation. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 303, art. no. 113703 

139. Scheun, J., Miller, R.J., Ganswindt, A., Waller, L.J., Pichegru, L., Sherley, R.B., Maneveldt, G.W. 2021. Urofaecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) chick populations experiencing different levels of human disturbance. Conservation Physiology, 9 (1), art. no. A1383 

140. Seabloom, E.W., Adler, P.B., Alberti, J., Biederman, L., Buckley, Y.M., Cadotte, M.W., Collins, S.L., Dee, L., Fay, P.A., Firn, J., Hagenah, N., Harpole, S. et. al. 2021. Increasing effects of chronic nutrient enrichment on plant diversity loss of ecosystem productivity over time. Ecology, 102 (2) e03218 

141. Selaledi, L., Maake, M., Mabelebele, M. 2021. The acceptability of yellow mealworm as chicken feed: a case study of small-scale farmers in South Africa. Agriculture and Food security, 10 (1), art. no. 14

142. Selaledi, L., Mabelebele, M. 2021. The influence of drying methods on the chemical composition and body colour of yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L). Insects, 12 (4), art. no. 333

143. Selaledi, L. Hassan, Z., Manyelo, T.G., Mabelebele, M. 2021. Insect production, policy and sustainability: What have we learned from the indigenous knowledge systems? Insects, 12 (5), art. no. 432

144. Shabangu, F.W., Charif, R.A. 2021. Short moan call reveals seasonal occurrence and diel calling pattern of crabeater seals in the Weddell Sea Antarctica. Bioacoustics, 30 (5), pp. 543-563

145. Shabangu, F.W., Rogers, T.L., 2021. Summer circumpolar occurrence and call rates of Ross, Ommatophoca rossii, and leopard, Hydrurga leptonyx, seals in the Southern Ocean. Polar Biology, 44 pp. 433-450

146. Shabangu, F.W. Andrew, R.K., Findlay, K. 2021. Acoustic occurrence, diel-vocalizing pattern, and detection ranges of southern right whale gunshot sounds off South Africa’s west coast. Marine Mammal Science, 37 (2), pp. 733-750 

147. Shapiro, J.T., Stanton, R.A., McCleery, R.A., Monadjem, A. 2021. A scale for qualifying behaviour based on aggressiveness in bats. Journal of Bat Research & Conservation, 14 (1)

148. Shapiro, J.T., Mollerup.S., Jensen, R.H., Olofsson, J.K., Nguyen, N.D., Hansen, T.A., Vinner, L., Monadjem, A., McCleery, R.A., Hansen, A.J. 2021. Metagenomic analysis reveals previously undescribed bat coronavirus strains in Eswatini. EcoHealth, 18, 421-428 

149. Siegmann, S., Feitsch, R., Hart, D.W., Bennett, N.C., Penn, D.J. Zöttl, M. 2021. Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) do not specialise in cooperative tasks. Ethology, 127 (10), 850-864 

150. Simelane, P., Shapiro, J.T., Mahlaba, T., McCleery, R., MacFadyen, D.N., Monadjem, A. 2021. The Foraging ecology of Nguni and Brahman Cattle under different management systems in High-Altitude Grasslands of South Africa. Journal of Rangeland Science, 11, (3), 301-309 

151. Smit, C., Javal, M., Conlong, D.E., Hall, G., Terblance, J.S. 2021. Host range determination in a novel outbreak pest of sugarcane, Cacosceles newmannli (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Prioninae), inferred from stable isotopes. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 23 (3), pp. 378-387 

152. Spence-Jones, H.C., Brehm, A.M., Cram, D., Gaynor, D., Thorley, J., Manser, M.B., Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2021. Deferred benefits of dominance for natal males in a cooperative breeder, the Kalahari Meerkat. Journal of Zoology, 315, 236-245

153. Steele, Z.T., Pienaar, E.F.  2021. Knowledge, reason and emotion: using behavioural theories to understand people’s support for invasive animal management. Biological Invasions, 23, 3513-3527 

154. Steenkamp, G., Boy, S.C., van Staden, P.J., Bester, M.N. 2021. Focal Palatitis (Previously focal Platine erosions) in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, art. 682150 

155. Taylor, W.A., Child, M.F., Lindsey, P.A., Relton, C., Davies-Mostert, H.T. 2021. South Africa’s private wildlife ranches protect globally significant populations of wild ungulates. Biodiversity and Conservation, 30, pp. 4111-4135

156. Tear, T.H., Wolff, N.H., Lipsett-Moore, G., Ritchie, M.E., Ribeiro, N., Petracca, L.S., Lindsey, P.A., Hunter, L., Loveridge, A, J., Steinbruch., F. 2021. Savanna fire management can generate enough carbon revenue to help restore Africa’s rangelands and fill protected area funding gaps. One Earth, 4, 1-16)

157. Thel, L., Chaimaillé-Jammes, S., Keurinck, L., Catala, M., Packer, C., Huebner, S.E., Bonenfant, C. 2021. Can citizen science analysis of camera trap data be used to study reproduction? Lessons from snapshot Serengeti program. Wildlife Biology, Vol. 2021, (2), pp 1-10 

158. Teman, S.J., Stevens, N., Monadjem, A., Fletcher, R.J., Austin, J.D., McCleery, R. 2021.  Savanna Rodents selective removal of an Encroaching plants seed increase with grass biomass. Frontiers of Ecology and Evolution, 9 art. no. 676572 

159. Tyrell, P., Naidoo, R., MacDonald, D.W., du Toit, J.T. 2021. New forces influencing savannah conservation: increasing land prices driven by gentrification and speculation at the landscape scale. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 19 (9), 494-500 

160. Tognetti, P.M., Prober, S.M., Báez, S., Chaneton, E.J., Firn, J., Risch, A.E., Schuetz, M., Simonsen, A.K., Yahdjian, L., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W., Arnillas, C.A., Bakker, J.D., Brown, C.S., Cadotte, M.W., Caldeira, M.C., Daleo, P., Dwyer, J.M., Fay, P.A., Gherardi, L.A., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Komatsu, K.J. et. al. 2021.  Negative effects of nitrogen override positive effects of phosphorus on grassland legumes worldwide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (28), art. no. e2023718118 

161. Tshimologo, B.T., Reading, R.P., Mills, M.G.L., Bonyongo, M., Rutina, L., Collins, K., Maude, G. 2021. Prey solution by African Wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Northern Botswana. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 51 (1), pp. 1-5

162. Van den Berg, G.L., Vermeulen, E., Valenzuela, L.O., Berube, M., Ganswindt, A., Gröcke, D.R., Hall, G., Hulva, P., Neveceralova, P., Palsboll, P.J., Carroll, E.L. 2021. Decadal shift in foraging strategy of a migratory Southern Ocean predator. Global change Biology, 27 (5), pp. 1052-1067

163. Van der Merwe., I., Bennett, N.C., Haim, A., Ganswindt, A., Oosthuizen, M.K. 2021. Physiological rhythms are influenced wavelength in a nocturnal and a diurnal rodent species from South Africa. Physiology and Behaviour, 240, art. no. 113551   

164. Van Deventer, A., Shrader, A.M. 2021. Predation risk and herd position influence the proportional use of antipredator and social vigilance by Impala. Animal Behaviour, 172, pp. 9-16 

165. Van Jaarsveld, B., Bennett, N.C., Kemp, R., Czenze, Z.J., McKechnie, A.E. 2021. Heat tolerance in desert rodents is correlated with microclimate at inter- and intraspecific levels. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systematic and Environmental Physiology, 191 (3), pp. 575-588 

166. Van Jaarsveld, B., Bennett, N.C., Czenze, Z.J., Kemp, R., vande Ven., T.M.F.N., Cunningham, S.J., McKechnie, A.E. 2021. How hornbills handle heat: sex-specific thermoregulation in the southern yellow-billed hornbill. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224 (4), art. no. jeb232777 

167. Van Tonder, A., Lübcker, N., Guerreiro, M., Xavier, J.C., Cherel, Y., de Bruyn, P.J.N. 2021. Ecology of Moroteuthopsis longimana at the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands, revealed through stable isotope analysis of squid beaks. Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 658, 105-115 

168. Vejmèlka, F., Okrouhlik, J., Lövy, M., Saffa, G., Nevo, E., Bennett, N.C., Sumbera, R. 2021. Heat dissipation in subterranean rodents: the role of body region and social organisation. Scientific Reports, 11 (1), art. no. 2029 

169. Vitet, C, Duncan, P., Ganswindt, A., Mabika, C., Chamaillé-Jammes, S. 2021. Do infanticides occur in harem-forming equids? A test with long-term sociodemographic data in wild plains zebras. Animal Behaviour, 177, pp.9-18 

170. Vulloid, P., Mendonca, R., Glauser, G., Bennett, N.C., Fuerst, R., Clutton-Brock, T. 2021. Increases in glucocorticoids are sufficient but not necessary to increase cooperative burrowing in Damaraland mole-rats. Hormones and Behaviour, 135, art. no. 105034

171. Webster A.B., Ganswindt, A., Small, C., Rossouw, R. 2021. Optimised ICP-MS quantification method for using animal faeces as a measure of protected ecosystem health. MethodsX, 8, art. no. 101441. 

172. Webster, A.B., Callealta, F.J., Ganswindt, A., Bennett, N.C. 2021. A non-invasive assessment of essential trace element utilization at different trophic levels in African wildlife. Journal of Environmental Management, 293, art. no. 112820.  

173. Webster, A.B., Rossouw, R., Callealta, F.J. Bennett, N.C., Ganswindt, A., 2021. Assessment of trace element concentrations in sediment and vegetation of mesic and arid African savannahs as indicators of ecosystem health. Science of the Total Environment, 760, art. no. 143358   

174. Webster, A.B., Pretorius, M.E., Somers, M.J. 2021. The determinants of mesocarnivore activity patterns in Highveld grassland and riparian habitats. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 51:178-192 

175. Wege, M., Bornemann, H., Blix, AS., Nordoy, E.S., Biddle, L., Bester, M.N. 2021. Distribution and Habitat Suitability of Ross seals in a warming ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, art. no. 659430

176. Westbury, M.V., le Duc, D., Duchêne, D.A., Krishnan, A., Prost, S., Rutschmann, S., Grau, J.H., Dalén, L., Weyrich, A., Norén, K., Werdelin, L., Dalerum, F., Schöneberg, T., Hofreiter, M. 2021. Ecological specialization and evolutionary reticulation in extant hyaenidae. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38 (9), pp. 3884-3897

177. Wielgus, E., Caron, A., Bennitt, E., De Garine-Wichatitsky, M., Cain, B., Fritz, H., Micuel, E., Cornélis, D., Chamaillé-Jammes, S. 2021. Inter-group social behaviour, contact patters and risk for pathogen transmission in Cape Buffalo populations. Journal of Wildlife Management, 85, (8):1574-1590

178. Wijers, M., Trethowan, P., du Preez, B., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Loveridge, A.J., Macdonald, D.W., Markham, A. 2021. The influence of spatial features and atmospheric conditions on African lion behaviour. Animal Behaviour, 174, pp. 63-76 

179. Wijers, M., Trethowan P., du Preez, B., Chaimaillé-Jammes, S., Loveridge, A.J., MacDonald, D.W., Markham. A., 2021. Vocal discrimination of African lions and its potential for collar free tracking. Bioaccoustics, 30 (5), pp. 575-593 

180. Wilson, R, P., Rose, K.A., Gunner, R., Holton, M.D., Marks, N.J., Bennett, N.C., Bell, S.H., Twining, J.P., Hesketh, J., Duarte, C.M., Bezodis, N., Jezek, M., Painter, M., et. al. 2021. Animal lifestyle affects acceptable mass limits for attached tags. Proc. R. Soc. B, 288: 20212005 

181. Wilson, R.P., Rose, K.A.R., Metcalfe, R.S., Holton, M.D., Redcliffe, J., Gunner, R., Börger, L., Loison. A., Jezek, M., Painter, M.S., Silovsky, V., Marks, N., Toigo, M.G.C., Marchand, P., Bennett, N.C., McNarry, M.A., Mackintosh, K.A., Brown, M.R., Scantlebury, D.M. 2021. Path tortuosity changes the transport cost paradigm in terrestrial animals.  Ecography, 44, 1524-1532 

182. Woodborne, S., Botha, H., Huchzermeyer, D., Myburgh, H., Hall, G., Myburgh, A. 2021. Ontogenetic dependence of Nile crocodile (Crododylus niloticus) isotope diet-to-tissue discrimination factors. Rapid Communications in Mass spectrometry, 35 (18), art. no. e9159.    

183. Wolf, T.E., de Haast, A.R., Meyer, L., Gerber, D., Ganswindt, A. 2021. Measuring faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as an indicator of stress in blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus). African Journal of Wildlife Research, 51: 90-99

184. Woolley, M.R., Chinsamy, A., Govender, R., Bester, M.N. 2021. Microanatomy and histology of bone pathologies of extant and extinct phocid seals. Historical Biology, 33 (8), pp. 1231-1246

185. Yia, S.W., Keith, M., Karczmarski, L., Parrini, F. 2021. Predation risk effects on intense and routine vigilance of Burchell’s zebra and blue wildebeest. Animal Behaviour, 173, pp.159-168    

MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS 2020

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Bester, M.N. 2020. Antarctic Marine Mammals. In: Goldstein, M.I., DellaSala, D.A. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes, Vol. 2. Elsevier, pp. 635–647.

2. Gudehus, M., Pietersen, D.W., Hoffmann, M., Cassidy, R., Cassidy, T., Sodeinde, O., Lapuente, J., Assovi, B.G.M. and Shirley, M.H. 2020. Chapter 8. Black-bellied pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1766). In: Challender, D.W.S., Nash, H.C. and Waterman, C. (Eds.). Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, U.K. pp. 123-138. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815507-3.00008-3.

3. Gudehus, M., Pietersen, D.W., Hoffman, M., Cassidy, R., Cassidy, T., Sodeinde, O., Lapuente, J., Guy-Mathieu Assovi, B., Shirley, M.H. 2020. Black-bellied pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1766). Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation, pp.123-138

4. Jansen, R., Sodeinde, O., Soewu, D.A., Pietersen, D.W., Alempijevic, D. and Ingram, D.J. 2020. Chapter 9. White-bellied pangolin Phataginus tricuspis (Rafinesque, 1820). In: Challender, D.W.S., Nash, H.C. and Waterman, C. (Eds.). Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, U.K. pp. 139-156. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815507-3.00009-5.

5. Pietersen, D.W., Jansen, R., Swart, J., Panaino, W., Kotze, A., Rankin, P and Nebe, B. 2020. Chapter 11. Temminck’s pangolin Smutsia temminckii (Smuts, 1832). In: Challender, D.W.S., Nash, H.C. and Waterman, C. (Eds.). Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, U.K. pp. 175-193. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815507-3.00011-3.

6. Pietersen, D.W. and Challender, D.W.S. 2020. Chapter 34. Research needs for pangolins. In: Challender, D.W.S., Nash, H.C. and Waterman, C. (Eds.). Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, U.K. pp. 537-543. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815507-3.00034-4.

7. Soewu, D.A., Ingram, D.J., Jansen, R., Sodeinde, O. and Pietersen. D.W. 2020. Chapter 15. Bushmeat and beyond: historic and contemporary use in Africa. In: Challender, D.W.S., Nash, H.C. and Waterman, C. (Eds.). Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, U.K. pp. 241-258. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815507-3.00015-0.

ARTICLES

1. Ackermann, S., Bennett, N.C., Oosthuizen, M.K. 2020. The effect of varying laboratory conditions on the locomotor activity of the nocturnal Namaqua rock mouse (Micaelamys namaquensis) and the diurnal four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys dilectus). Zoology, 141: 125804

2. Bashant, J., Somers, M., Swanepoel, L., Dalerum, F. 2020. Facilitation or competition. Effects of lions on brown hyenas and leopards. Diversity, 12 (9):1-17

3. Baenyi, S.P., Birindwa, A.B., Mutwedu, V.B., Mugumaarhahama, Y., Munga A., Mitima, B., Kamgang, V.W., Ayagirwe, R.B.B. 2020. Effects of coat colour pattern and sex on physiological traits and heat tolerance of indigenous goats exposed to solar radiation. J Anim. Behav Biometeoral, 8 (2): 142-151

4. Bauer, H., Dickman, A., Chapron, G., Oriol-Cotterill, A., Nicholson, S, K., Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hunter, L., Lindsey, P., MacDonald, D.W. 2020. Threat analysis for more effective lion conservation. ORYX, 1-8

5. Bester, M.N., Dilley, B.J., Davies, D., & Glass, T. 2020. Sub-Antarctic fur seals depredate northern rockhopper penguins at Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha. Polar Biology, 43 (7):925-927.

6. Bester, M.N., Wege, M., Oosthuizen, W.C., & Bornemann, H. 2020. Ross seal distribution in the Weddell Sea: fact and fallacy. Polar Biology, 43 (1):35-41

7. Bhagwandin, A., Ndlovu, N., Bronner, G.N., Bennett, N.C., Manger, P.R. 2020. The hypercholinergic brain of the Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica). Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 110, 1-12

8. Blecher, A., Bennett, N.C., Medger, K., Hagenah, N., Ganswindt, A., Oosthuizen, M. 2020. Effect of colony disruption and social isolation on naked mole-rat endocrine correlates. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 295, 1-6

9. Bolam, F.C., Mair, L., Angelico, M., Brooks, T.M., Burgman, M., Hermes, C., Hoffman, M., Martin, R.W., McGowan, P.J.K., Rodriques, A.S.L., Rondinini, C., Westrip, J.,R.S., Wheatley, H., Bedlla-Guzman, Y., Calzada, J., Child, M.F., Cranswick, P.A., Dickman, C.R., Fessl, B., Fisher, D. et. al. 2020. How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented? Conservation Letters, 2020: 1-11 (e12762)

10. Boyles, J.G., Swart, J.M., Bennett, N.C., Ferguson, W., Speakman, J.R., Scantlebury, D.M. 2020. Energetics suggests cause for even further conservation concern for Temminck’s ground pangolin. Animal Conservation, 23: 245-249.

11. Broadbent, A.A., Firn, J., McGree, J.M., Borer, E.T., Buckley, Y.M., Harpole, W.S., et. al (Nicole Hagenah). 2020. Dominant native and non-native graminoids differ in key leaf traits irrespective of nutrient availability. Global ecology and biogeography, 29 (7): 1126-1138

12. Brooke, C.F., Fortin, D., Kraaij, T., Fritz, H., Kalule-Sabiti, M.J., Venter, J. A. 2020. Poaching impedes the selection of optimal post-fire forage in three large grazing herbivores. Biological conservation, 241:1-8 (art. no.108393)

13. Callealta, I., Ganswindt, A., Lueders, I. 2020. Reproductive cycle stage assessment using vaginal cytology evaluation in African Lions (Panthera leo). Animal Reproduction Science, 213:1-10 (art. no. 106260)

14. Callealta, I., Lueders, I., Luther-Binoir, I., Ganswindt. A. 2020. Positive Reinforcement conditioning as a tool for frequent minimally invasive blood and vaginal swab sampling in African Lions (Panthera Leo). Journal of Applied animal welfare Science, 24 (4): 508-519

15. Callen, A., Hayward, M.W., Klop-Toker, K., Allen, B.L., Ballard, G., Broekhuis, F., Clarke, R.H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J.C., Davies-Mostert, H.T., Blanco, J.E.D., Dixon, V., Flemming, P.J.S., Howell, L.G., Kerley, G.I.H. et. al. 2020. Envisioning the future with compassionate conservation: An ominous projection for native wildlife and biodiversity. Biological Conservation, 241:1-12

16. Carlin, E., Terren, G., Ganswindt, A. 2020. Non-invasive assessment of body conditions and stress-related fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in African elephants (Loxodonta Africana) roaming in Fynbos vegetation. Animals, 10 (5):1-10 [doi.10.3390/ani10050814]

17. Carroll, E.J., Ott, P.H., McMillan, L.F., Vernazzani, B.G., Andriolo, A., Baker, S., Bamford, C., Best, P.,* Cabrera, E., Calderan, S., Chirife, A., Fewster, R.M., Flores, P.A.C., Frasier, T., et. al. 2020. Genetic diversity and connectivity of southern right whaloes (Eubalaena australis) found in the Brazil and Chile-Peru wintering grounds and the South Georgia (Islas georgias del sur) feeding ground. Journal of Heredity, 111 (3): 263-276

18. Chipangura, J., Ganswindt, A., Naidoo, V. 2020. A report on the housing vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) adjacent to domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) as a means of environmental enrichment. OJVR, 87 (1): 1-6 (art. no. a1870)

19. Cinková, I., Schrader, A.M. 2020. Rival assessment by territorial southern white3 rhinoceros males via eavesdropping on the contact and courtship calls. Animal Behaviour, 166: 19-31

20. Clément, L., Dietrich, M., Markotter, W. Fasel, N., Monadjem, A., et.al. 2020. Out of Africa: The origins of the protozoan blood parasites of the Trypanosoma cruzi clade found in bats from Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 145:1-11 (art. no. 106705)

21. Connelly, E., Hywood, L., Donaldson, M., Pietersen, D.W. 2020. Hematology and Biochemistry values for Temminck’s Pangolins (Smutsia Temminckii) from Zimbabwe. African Zoology, 55 (2): 149-154

22. Conradie, S.R., Woodborne, S.M., Wolf, B.O., Pessato, A., Mariette, M.M., McKechnie, A.E. 2020. Avian mortality risk during heat waves will increase greatly in arid Australia during the 21st Century. Conservation Physiology, 8 (1): 1-14

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124. Ropert-Coudert, Y., van de Putte, A.P., Reisinger, R.R., Bornemann, H., Charrassin, J.B., Costa, D.P., Danis, B., Hückstädt, L.A., Jonsen, I.D., Lea, M.A., Thompson, D., Torres, L.G., Trathan, P.N., Wotherspoon, S., Ainley, D.G., Alderman, R., Andrews-Goff, V., Arthur, B., Ballard, G., Bengtson, J., Bester, MN. Blix A.S., Boehme, L., et.al. 2020. The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project. Scientific Data, 7 (1):94 [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0406-x]

125. Rumiano, F., Wielgus, E., Miguel, E., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Valls-Fox, H., Cornelis, D., de Garine-Wichtitsy, M., Fritz, H., Caron, A., Tran, A. 2020. Remote sensing of environmental drivers influencing the movement ecology of sympatric wild and domestic ungulates in semi-arid savannas, a review. Remote Sensing, 12 (19):1-37

126. Sahd, L., Bennett, N.C., Kotzé, S.H. 2020. Hind foot drumming: Morphofunctional analysis of the hind limb osteology in three species of African mole rats (Bathyergidae). Journal of Morphology, 281 (4-5): 438-449

127. Sarkar, A., Harty, S., Johnson, K.V., Moeller, A.H., Archie, E.A., Schell, L.D., Carmody, R.N. Clutton-Brock, T.H., Dunbar, R.I.M., Burnet, P.W.J. 2020. Microbial transmission in animal social networks and the social microbiome. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4 (8): 1020-1035

128. Scheun, J., Geiser, F., Ganswindt, A., Nowack, J. 2020. Non-invasive evaluation of stress hormone responses in a captive population of sugar gliders (petaurus breviceps), Australian Mammalogy, 42 (2): 176-184

129. Scheun, J., Gulson, J., Ganswindt, A. 2020. Monitoring glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as a proxy of environmental stress across important life-history stages in captive African penguins. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 296, art. no. 113539, pp.1-7

130. Scheun, J., Tordiffe, A.S.W., Wimberger, K., Ganswindt, A. 2020. Validating a non-invasive technique for monitoring physiological stress in the samango monkey. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 87 (1):1-8

131. Schmitt, M.H., Shrader, A.M., Ward, D. 2020. Megaherbivore browsers vs. tannins: is being big enough. Oecologia, 194 :383-390

132. Schmitt, M.H Ward, D., Shrader, A.M. 2020. Salivary tannin-binding proteins: A foraging advantage for goats? Livestock Science, 234, art. no. 103974

133. Schmitt, M.H., Shuttleworth, A., Shrader, A.M., Ward, D. 2020. The role of volatile plant secondary metabolites as pre-ingestive cues and potential toxins dictating diet selection by African elephants. OIKOS, 129: 24-34

134. Selaledi, L.A., Hassan, Z.M. Manyelo, T.G. Mabelebele, M. 2020. The current status of the alternative use to antibiotics in poultry production: An African perspective. Antibiotics, 9 (9), art. no. 594, pp. 1-18

135. Selaledi, L.A., Mbajiorgu, C.A., Mabelebele, M. 2020. The use of yellow mealworm (T.molitor) as alternative source of protein in poultry diets: a review. Tropical Animal Health and production. 52:7-16

136. Seymore, C.L., Gillson, L., Child, M.F., Tolley, K., Curie, J.C., da Silva, J., Alexaner, G.J., et.al. 2020. Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science. Ambio, 49 (6): 1211-1221

137. Shabangu, F.W., Findlay, K., Stafford, K.M. 2020. Seasonal acoustic occurrence, diel-vocalizing patterns and bioduck call-type composition of Antarctic minke whales off the west coast of South Africa and the Maud Rise, Antarctica. Marine Mammal Science, 36:658-675

138. Shabangu, F.W., Andrew, R.K., Findlay, K. 2020. Acoustic occurrence, diel-vocalizing patterns, and detection ranges of southern right whale gunshot sounds off South Africa’s west coast. Marine mammal science, 1-18 [doi. 10.1111/mms.12760]

139. Shabangu, F.W., Andrew, R.K., 2020. Clicking throughout the year: sperm whale clicks in relation to environmental conditions off the west coast of South Africa. Endangered Species Research, 43: 475-494

140. Shabangu, F.W., Charif, R.A. 2020. Short moan call reveals seasonal occurrence and diel-calling pattern of crabeater seals in the Weddel Sea, Antartica. Bioacoustics, [doi. 10.1080/09524622.2020.1819877]

141. Shabangu, F.W., Andrew, R.K. Yemane, D., Findlay, K.P. 2020. Acoustic seasonality, behaviour and detection ranges of Antarctic blue and fin whales under different sea ice conditions off Antarctica. Endangered Species Research, 43:21-37

142. Shapiro, J.T., Sovie, A.R., Faller, C.R., Monadjem, A., Fletcher, R.J., McCleery, R.A. 2020. Ebola spillover correlates with bat diversity. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 66 (1): 1-12

143. Shapiro, JT., Monadjem, A., Röder T., McCleery, R.A. 2020. Response of bat activity to land cover and land use in savannas is scale-, season-, and guild-specific. Biological Conservation, 241, 108245

144. Sitters, J., Wubs, E.R., Bakker, E.S., Crowther, T.W., Adler, P.B., Bagchi, S., Bakker, J.D., Biederman, L., Borer, E.T., Cleland, E.E., Eisenhauer, N., Firn, J., Gherardi, L., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Hobbie, S.E. et. al. 2020. Nutrient availability controls the impact of mammalian herbivores on soil carbon and nitrogen pools in grasslands. Global Change Biol, 26, (4): 2060-2071

145. Skorupskaite, K., George, J.T., Veldhuis, J.D., Millar, R.P., Anderson, R.A. 2020. Kisspeptin and neurokinin B interactions in modulating gonadotropin secretion in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Human Reproduction, 35 (6): 1421-1431

146. Soewe, D., Ingram, D.J., Jansen, R., Sodeinde, O., Pietersen, D.W. 2020. Bushmeat and beyond: Historic and contemporary use in Africa. Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation, pp. 241-258

147. Somers, M.J., Walters, M., Measey, J., Strauss, W.M., Turner, A.A., Venter, J.A., Nel, L., Kerley, G.I. H, Taylor, W.A., Moodley, Y. 2020. The implications of the reclassification of South African wildlife species as farm animals. South African Journal of Science, 116 :1-2, ( art. no. 7724)

148. Stainback, G.A., Lai, J.H., Pienaar, E.F., Adam, D.C., Wiederholt, R., Vorseth, C. 2020. Public preferences for ecological indicators used in Everglades restoration. PloS One, 15(6): 1-23, e0234051 [doi. 10.371/journal.pone. 0234051]

149. Stalmans, M., Botha, A., Scott, T., Kaltenecker, G., Monadjem, A., 2020. Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer breeding in the greater Dorongosa landscape, Mozambique. Ostrich, 91 (4): 338-342

150. Stears, K., Schmitt, M.H., Wilmers, C.C., Shrader, A.M. 2020. Mixed-species herding levels the landscape of fear. Proceedings Biological sciences, 287, (1922): 1-9

151. Stears, K., Shrader, A.M. 2020. Coeixstance between wildlife and livestock is contingent on cattle density and season but not differences in body size. PloS One, 15 (7): 1-17

152. Strandburg-Peshkin, A., Clutton-Brock, T., Manser, M. 2020. Burrow usage patterns and decision-making in Meerkat groups. Behavioural Ecology, 31, (2): 292-302

153. Szott, I.D., Pretorius, Y., Ganswindt, A., Koyama, N.F. 2020. Normalized difference vegetation index, temparature and age affect faecal thyroid hormone concentrations in free-ranging African elephants. Conservation Physiology, 8 (1):1-13

154. Szott, I.D., Pretorius, Y., Ganswindt, A., Koyama, N.F. 2020. Physiological stress response of African Elephants to wildlife tourism in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa. Wildlife Research, 47 (1): 34-43

155. Szott, I.D., Pretorius, Y., Ganswindt., A., Koyama, N.F. 2020. Normalized difference vegetation index, temperature and age affect faecal thyroid hormone concentrations in free-ranging African elephants. Conservation Ecology, 8 (1), (art. no. coaa010)

156. Taylor, W.A., Lindsey, P.A., Nicholson, S.K., Relton, C., Davies-Mostert, H.T. 2020. Jobs, game meat and profits: The benefits of wildlife ranging on marginal lands in South-Africa. Biological Conservation, 245:1-11 [doi:10.1016/j/biocon.2020.108561]

157. Thorley, J., Duncan, C., Sharp, S., Gaynor, D., Manser, M.B., Clutton-Brock, T. 2020. Sex-independent senescence in a cooperatively breeding mammal. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89: 1080-1093

158. Toni, P., Gall, G.E.C., Clutton-Brock, T.H., Manser, M.B. 2020. Signalling adjustments to direct and indirect environmental effects on signal perception in meerkats. PloS one, 15 (8): 1-14

159. Van de Ven, T.M.F.N., Fuller, A., Clutton-Brock, T. 2020. Effects on climate change on pup growth and survival in a cooperative mammal, the Meerkat. Functional Ecology, 34: (1): 194-202

160. Van Velden, J, Wilson, K., Lindsey, P.A., McCallum, H., et.al. 2020. Bushmeat hunting and consumption is a pervasive issue in African savannahs: insights from four protected areas in Malawi. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29 (4):1443-1464 [doi:org/10/1007/s10531-020-0194404]

161. Vargas-Fonseca, A., Kirkman, S.P., Ooshuizen, W.C., Bouveroux, T., Cockcroft, V., Conry, D.S., Pistorius, P.A. 2020. Abundance of Inco-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) along the south coast of South Africa. PloS One, 15 (10), (art. no. e0227085)

162. Vitet, C., Duncan, P., Gimenez, O., Mabika, C., Chamaillé-Jammes, S. 2020. Plains zebras bring evidence that dilution and detection effects may not always matter behaviorally and demographically. Ecosphere, 11 (11):1-15

163. Walters, A., Hindell, M., Goebel, M.E., Bester, M.N., Oosthuizen, W.C., Lea, M.A. 2020. Southern Ocean isoscapes derived from a wide-ranging circumpolar marine predator, the Antarctic fur seal. Ecological indicators, 118: 1-10 (art. no. 106694)

164. Ward, D., Schmitt, M.H., Shrader, A.M. 2020. As there phylogenetic differences in salivary tannin-binding proteins between browsers and grazers, and ruminants and hindgut fermenters? Ecology and Evolution, 10 (19): 10426-10439

165. Waterman, J.M., Mai, M. 2020. Eavesdropping of an African ground squirrel on the heterospecific alarm calls of a noisy ground-nesting bird. Ethology, 126: 1122-1130

166. Wei, W., Zhen, Q., Tang, Z., Oosthuizen, M.K. 2020. Risk assessment in the plateau pika (Ochotona Curzoniae); intensity of behavioural response differs with predator species. MBC Ecology, 20 (1): 41

167. Wei, W., He, J., Zheng, Q., He, Y., Oosthuizen, M.K. 2020. A comparison of density estimation methods in plateau pika populations in an alphine meado ecosystem. Journal of Mammalogy, 101 (4): 1091-1096

168. Weier, S. M., Keith, M., Neef, G.G., Parker, D.M., Taylor, P.J. 2020. Bat species richness and community composition along a mega-transect in the Okavango River Basin. Diversity, 12, 188 [https://doi.10.3390/d12050188]

169. Weise, F.J., Tomeletso, M., Stein, A.B., Somers, M.J., Hayward, M. 2020. Lions Panthera leo prefer killing certain cattle Bos Taurus types. Animals, 10, 692

170. Wernecke, B., Millar, D.A., Walters, M., Ganswindt, A., Dziba, L., Wright, C.Y. 2020. Preventing the next pandemic - A 2020 UNEP Frontiers Series report on zoonotic diseases with reflections for South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 116 (8), art. no. 8531

171. Westbury, M.V., Hartman, S., Barlow, A., Preick, M., Ridush, B, Nagel, D. Rathgeber, T., Ziegler, R., Baryshnikov, G., Sheng, G., Ludwig, A., Wiesel, I., Dalen, L., Bibi, F., Werdelin, L, Heller, R., Hofreiter, M., 2020. Hyena paliogenomes reveal a complex evolutionary history of cross continental gene flow between spotted and cave hyeana. Science Advances, 6 (11): 1-10 [doi.10.1126/sciadv.aay0456]

172. Wielgus, E., Cornélis, D., de Garine-Wichatitsky, M., Cain, B., Fritz, H., Miguel, E., Valls-Fox, H., Caron, A., Chamaillé-Jammes, S. 2020. Are fission-fusion dynamics consistent among populations? A large-scale study with Cape Buffalo. Ecology and Evolution, 10 : 9240-9256

173. Wijers, M., Trethowan, P., Du Preez, B., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Loveridge, A.J., MacDonald, D.W., Markham, A., 2020. Vocal discrimination of African Lions and its potential for collar-free tracking. Bioacoustics. [Article in Press]

174. Wilson, R.P., Williams, H.J., Holton, M.D., di Virgilio, A., Börger, L., Potts, J.R., Gunner, R., Arkwright, A., Fahlman, A., Bennett., N.C., Alagaili, A., Cole, N.C., Duarte, C.M., Scantlebury, D.M. 2020. An “orientation sphere” visualization for examining animal head movements. Ecology & Evolution, 10: 4291-4302

175. Winterton, D.J., van Wilgen, N.J., Venter, J.A. 2020. Investigating the effects of management practice on mammalian co-occurrence along the West Coast of South Africa. PeerJ, 8: -27 (art. no. 8184)

176. Wolf, T.E., Lazarus, D., Opperman, P., Heath, L., Ganswindt, A., Fosgate, G. 2020. Impact of foot-and-mouth-disease on goat behaviour after experimental infection with serotype SAT1 virus. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 176:1-8 (art. no. 104912)

177. Wolf, T.E., Mangwiro, N., Fasina, F.O., Ganswindt, A. 2020. Non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical function in female domestic pigs using saliva and feaces as sample matrices. PloS one, 15 (6):1-12 (art. no. e0234971)

178. Young, M.M.I., Winters, S., Young, C., Weiβ, B.M., Troscianko, J., Ganswindt, A., Barrett, L., Henzi, S;P., Higham, J.P., Widdag, A. 2020. Male characteristics as predictors of genital colour and display variation in vervet monkeys. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 74 (2):1-14

179. Young, C., Fritz, H., Smitwick, E.A.H., Venter, J.A. 2020. Patch-scale selection patterns of grazing herbivores in the central basalt plains of Kruger National Park. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 37 (3):199-213

180. Young, C., Fritz, H., Smithwick, E.A.H., Venter, J.A. 2020. The landscape-scale drivers of herbivore assemblage distribution on the central basalt plains of Kruger National Park. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 36, (1):13-28

MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS 2019

BOOK CHAPTER

1. Beja, P., Pinto, P.V., Verissimo, L.,Bersacola, E., Fabiano, E., Palmeirim, J.M., Monadjem, A., Monterroso, P., Svensson, M.S., Taylor, P.J. 2019. The Mammals of Angola. Biodiversity of Angola: Science & Conservation: A Modern Synthesis, 357-443

ARTICLES

1. Allen, B.L., Allen, L.R., Ballard, G., Drouilly, M., Fleming, P.J.S., Hampton, J.O., Hayward, M.W., Kerley, I.H., Meek, P.D., Minnie, L., O’Riain, M.J., Parker, D.M., Somers, M.J. 2019. Animal welfare considerations for using large carnivores and guardian dogs as vertebrate biocontrol tools against other animals. Biological Conservation, 232, 258-270

2. Allen, B.L., Allen, L.R., Ballard, G., Drouilly, M., Fleming, P.J.S., Hampton, J.O., Hayward, M.W,  Kerley, G.I.H., Meek, P.D., Minnie, L., O’Riain, M.J., Parker, D.M., Somers, M.J., 2019.  Bringing objectivity to wildlife management:  Welfare effects of guardian dogs. Biological Conservation, 236, page 582

3. Bester, M.N., Wege, M., Glass, T. 2019. Increase of sub-Antarctic fur seals at the Tristan da Cunha Islands. Polar Biology, 42 (1): 231-235

4. Bester, M.N.,  Wege, M., Lübcker, N., Postma, M., Syndercombe, G. 2019. Opportunistic ship-based census of pack ice seals in Eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 42 (1): 225-229 

5. Bester, M.N., Ryan, P.G. 2019.   Early pupping of a sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha. Polar Biology, 42: 1221-1224  

6. Bester, M.N., Ryan, P.G., 2019. Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha. Polar Biology 42: 1943-1946

7. Bonzi, V.R., Carneiro, C.M., Wisely, S.M., Monadjem, A., McCleerly, R.A., Gumbi, B., Austin, J.D. 2019. Comparative spatial genetic structure of two rodent species in an agro-ecological landscape in Southern Africa. Mammalian Biology, 97, 64-71   

8. Bourne, A., McKechnie, A., Cunningham, S., Ridley, A., Woodborne, S., Karasov, W. 2019. Non-invasive measurements of metabolic rates in wild, free-living birds using doubly labelled water. Functional Ecology, 33:162-174

9. Boyles, J.G., Swart, J.M., Bennett, N.C., Ferguson, W., Speakman, J.R., Scantlebury, D.M.  2019. Energetics suggest cause for even further conservation concern for Temminck’s ground pangolin. Animal Conservation. [Article in Press]

10. Callealta, I., Ganswindt, A., Malan, M., Lueders, I. 2019. Non-surgical artificial insemination using a GnRH analogue for ovulation induction during natural oestrus in African lions (Panthera leo). Theriogenology, 139, 28-35  

11. Callealta, I., Lueders, I., Luther-Binoir, I., Ganswindt, A. 2019.  Positive Reinforcement conditioning as a tool for frequent minimally invasive blood and vaginal swab sampling in African Lions (Panthera leo). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 1-12.

12. Callealta, I, Lueders, I., Callealta, J., Ganswindt, A. 2019. Pattern of blood and fecal reproductive steroid concentrations during the ovarian cycle of African Lions (Panthera leo), and response to ovulation induction with a GnRH analogue. Hormones & Behaviour [Article in Press]

13. Challender, D.W.S., Sas-Rolfes, M., Ades, G.W.J., Chin, J.S.C., Ching-Min Sun, N., Chong, J., Connelly, El., Hywood, L. Luz, S., Mohapatra, R. K., de Ornellas, P., Parker, K., Pietersen, D.W., Scott, I.R. et.al. 2019.  Evaluating the feasibility of pangolin farming and its potential conservation impact.  Global Ecology and Conservation, e00714, 2351-9894    

14. Child, M.F., Selier, S.A.J., Radloff, F.G.T., Taylor, W.A., Hoffman, M., Nel, L., Power, J., Birss, C., Okes, N.C., Peel, M.J., Malon, D., Davies-Mostert, H.  2019. A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations. Conservation Biology, 33, (5), 1106-111

15. Cleary, A.C., Bester, M.N., Forcada, J., Goebbel, M., Goldsworthy, S., Guinet, C., Hoffman, J.I., Kovacs, K.M., Lyderson, C., Lowther, A.D. 2019. Prey differences drive local genetic adaptation in Antarctic fur seals. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 628 : 195-209

16. Cleland, E.E., Lind, E.M., de Crappeo, N.M., de Lorenze, E., Abbott-Wilkins, R., Adler, P.B., Bakker, J.D., Brown, C.S., Davies, K.F., Esch, E., Firn, J., Gressard, S., Gruner, D.S., Hagenah, N., Harpole, W.S., Hautier, Y. et.al. 2019. Below ground biomass response to nutrient enrichment depends on light limitation across globally distributed grasslands. Ecosystems, 22 (7), 1466-1477 doi.org./10.1007/s10021-019-00350-4

17. Collinson, W.J., Marneweck, C., Davies-Mostert, H.T. 2019.  Protecting the protected: reducing wildlife roadkill in protected areas. Animal Conservation, 22: 396-403    

18. Collinson, W.J., Parker, D.M, Bernard, R.T.F., Reilly, B.K., Davies-Mostert, H.T. 2019. Factors influencing the spatial patterns of vertebrate roadkill in South Africa: The Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area as a case study. African Journal of Ecology, 57 (4), 552- 564.  doi:10.1111/aje.12628   

19. Connan, M., Hall, G., Smale, M. 2019. Effects of pre-treatments on bulk stable isotope ratios in fish samples: A cautionary note for studies comparisons. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 33, (3), 291-302  

20. Conradie, S.R., Woodborne, S.M., Cunningham, S.J., McKechnie, A.E. 2019. Chronic, sublethal effects of high temperatures will cause severe declines in southern African aridzone birds during the 21st century. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (28), 14065-14070  

21. Conradie, S.R., Hall, G., Somers, M.J., McIntyre, T. 2019. Limited animal-facilitated nutrient transfer across an aquatic-terrestrial interface in a Southern African savanna. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 49: 52-61

22. Courbin, N., Loveridge, A., Fritz, H., MacDonald, D.W., Patin, R., Valeix, Chamaille-Jammes, S. 2019. Zebra diel migrations reduce encounter risk with lions at night. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88:92-101     

23. Crowther, T.W., Riggs, C., Lind, E.M., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W., Hobbie, S.E., Wubs, J., Adler, P.B., Firn, J., Gherardi, L., Hagenah, N., et.al. Stevens, C.J., Routh, D. 2019. Sensitivity of global soil carbon stocks to combined nutrient enrichment. Ecology Letters, 22 (6), 936-945  

24. Dalerum, F., Retief, T.A., Havemann, C.P., Chimimba, C.T., Janse van Rensburg, B. 2019.  The influence of distance to perennial surface water on ant communities in Mopane woodlands, northern Botswana. Ecology and Evolution, 9: 154-165    

25. Danzer, B., Dubuc, C., Goncalves, I.B., Cram, D.L., Bennett, N.C., Ganswindt, A., Heistermann, M., Duncan, C., Gaynor, D., Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2019. The development of individual differences in cooperative behavior: maternal glucocorticoid hormones alter helping behavior of offspring in wild meerkats. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 374 (1770), art. no. 20180117     

26. De Rock, P., Elwen, S.H., Roux, J.P., Leeney, R.H., James, B.S., Visser, V., Martin, M.J., Gridley, T. 2019.  Predicting large-scale habitat suitability for cetaceans off Namibia using MinxEnt. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 619, pp. 149-167 

27. Devens, C.H.,  Hayward, M.W., Tshabalala, T., Dickman, A., McManus, J.S., Smuts, B., Somers, M.J. 2019.  Estimating leopard density across the highly modified human-dominated landscape of the Western Cape, South Africa. ORYX, 1-12 

28. Duncan, C., Gaynor, D., Clutton-Brock, T., Dyble, M. 2019. The evolution of indiscriminate altruism in a cooperatively breeding mammal. American Naturalist, Vol.193, (6), 841-851

29. Dubuc, C. and Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2019. Male immigration triggers increased growth in subordinate female meerkats. Ecology and Evolution, 9: 1127-1134

30. du Toit, K.H., Mole, M.A., Wege, M., Reisinger, R.R., Oosthuizen, C.W., Shihlomule, Y.D., Jordaan, R.K., van Tonder, A., du Bruyn, P.J.N. 2019.  Anomalous lanugo coat colourations in sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) pups born on Marion Island. Polar Biology, 42: 1053-1057  

31. Eigebrod, O., Debus, K.Y., Reznick, J., Bennett, N.C., Sánchez-Carranza, O., Omerbasic, D., Hart, D.W., Barker, A.J., Zhong, W., Lutermann, H., Katandukila, J.V., Mgode, G., Park, T.J., Lewin, G.R. 2019.  Rapid molecular evolution of pain insensitivity in multiple African rodents. Science, 364, (6443), pp. 852-859

32. Episcopio-Sturgeon, D.J., Pienaar, E.F. 2019. Understanding stakeholder’s opinions and preferences for non-native pet trade management in Florida. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. Vol. 24, (1), 46-60   

33. Elwen, S.H., Leeney, R.H., Gridley, T. 2019. Abundance estimates of an isolated population of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in Walvis Bay, Namibia, 2009-2012. African Journal of Marine Science, 41 (1), 61-70 

34. Fabregas, M.C., Ganswindt, A., Fosgate, G.T., Bertchinger, H.J., Meyer, L.C.R. 2019.  Behavioural and adrenocortical responses of captive white rhino adolescents to the introduction of a new calf. Acta Ethlogic, 22 (3), 227-231

35. Fabregas, M., Fosgate, G., Ganswindt, A., Bertschinger, H., Meyer, L. 2019. Consequences of herding as an anti-poaching measure for white rhinoceros: do the short-term benefits outweigh the long-term costs? IN: Biological Conservation. [Article in Press]

36. Fearey, J., Elwen, S.H., James, B.S., Gridley, T. 2019. Identification of potential signature whistles from free-ranging common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in South Africa. Animal Cognition, 22 (5), 777-789

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46. Hayward,M.W. 2019. The importance of experimentation in translocation research. Animal Conservation, 22, 120-121

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55. Jordaan, R.K., Somers, M.J., Hall, G., McIntyre, T., 2019. Plasticity and specialization in the isotopic niche of African clawless otters foraging in marine and freshwater habitats. Mammalian Biology, 98, 61-72  

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59. Loggins, A.A., Monadjem, A., Kruger, L.M., Reichert, B.E., McCleery, R.R. 2019. Vegetation structure shapes small mammal communities in African savannas. Journal of Mammalogy, 100 (4), art. no. gyz100, 1243-1386   

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126. Weise, F.J., Fynn, R.W.S., Stein, A.B., Tomeletso, M., Somers, M.J., Périquet, S. 2019. Seasonal selection of key resources by cattle in a mixed savannah-wetland ecosystem increases the potential for conflict with lions. Biological Conservation, 237, 253-266

127. Wege, M., de Bruyn., P.J.N., Hindell, M.A., Lea, M.A., Bester, M.N. 2019. Preferred, small-scale foraging areas of two Southern Ocean fur seal species are   not determined by habitat characteristics. BMN Ecology, 19 (1), art. no. 36

128. Weise, F.J., Hauptmeier, H., Stratford, K.J., Hayward, M.W., Aal, K., Heuer, M., Tomeletso, M., Wulf, V., Somers, M.J., Stein, A.B. 2019. Lions at the Gates: Trans-disciplinary design of an early warning system to improve human-lion coexistence. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution, Vol. 6, 242 

129. Westbury, M., de Cahsan, B., Norén, K., Dalerum, F., Hofreiter, M., 2019. Aardwolf population diversity and phylogenetic positioning inferred using complete mitochondrial genomes. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 49: 27-33 

130. Weisel, I., Karthun-Strijbos, S., Jänecke, I. 2019. The use of GPS telemetry data to study parturition, den location and occupancy in the brown hyena. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 49 (1), 1-11.     

131. Wolf, T.E., Arif, A., Bennett, N.C., Ganswindt. A. 2019. Non-invasive measurements of ovarian activity in Beira antelope (Dorcatragus megalotis), Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 54  (2), 275-279.   

132. Woolley, M.R., Chinsamy, A., Govender, R., Bester, M.N.  2019.  Microanatomy and histology of bone pathologies of extant and extinct phocid seals. Historical Biology, https: doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2019.1689238

133. Yiu, S.W. Karczmarski, L., Parrini, F., Keith M. 2019. Resource selection in reintroduced lions and the influence of intergroup interactions. Journal of Zoology.

134. Young, C., McFarland, R., Ganswindt, A., Young, M.M.I., Barrett, L., Henzi, S.P. 2019. Male residency and dispersal triggers in a seasonal breeder with influential females. Animal Behaviour, 154, 29-37      

135. Young, C., Bonnell, T.R., Brown, L.R., Henzi, S.P., Barrett, L. 2019. Climate induced stress and mortality in vervet monkeys. Royal Society Open Science, 6 (11), art. no. 191078

136. Zarco-Arias, A., Penteriani, V., del Mar Delgado, M., Torre, P.P., Garcia, P.V. Dalerum, F. 2019. Identifying potential areas of expansion for the endangered brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in the Cantabrian mountains (NW Spain). PLos ONE, 14 (1), art. no. e0209972  [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209972]

MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS 2018

BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Hofmeyer, G.J.G., Bester, M.N. 2018. Sub-Antarctic fur seals.  In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 3rd Edition, (Ed.) Wursig B, Thewissen JGM, Kovacs KM. Elsevier Inc. 957-960

2. Kerley, G.I.H., Behrens, K.G., Carruthers, J., Diemont, M., du Plessis, J., Minnie, L., Somers, M.J., Tambling, C.J., Turpie, J., Wilson, S.L. & Balfour, D. 2018. Summary for Policymakers. In: Livestock predation and its management in South Africa: a scientific assessment (Eds Kerley, G.I.H., Wilson, S.L. & Balfour, D.). Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, 7-14

3. Somers, M.J., Davies-Mostert, H., Marupeng-Mzileni, N., Swanepoel, L.H., Do Linh San, E., Botha, A., Tjelele, J., Dumalisle, L., Marnewick, K., Tafani, M. Hunnicutt, A. et.al.  2018. Biology, ecology and interaction of other predators with livestock. In: Livestock predation and its management in South Africa: a scientific assessment. Chapter 9, 237-263

4. Scheun J. 2018. Estrous: In: Vonk J, Shackelford T (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behaviour. Springer International Publishing, Cham, 00 1-7. [doi: 10. 1007/978 -3-319-47829- 6 _282-1]

5. Penteriani, V., del Mar Delgado, M., Huber, D., Jerina, K., Krofel, M., López-Bao, J.V., Ordiz, A., Dalerum, F. 2018. Trans-boundary management of a large carnivore: Managing brown bears across borders in Europe. In Hovardas, T. (ed.) Large carnivore conservation and management: Human dimensions and governance. Routeledge, London, pp. 291-313

ARTICLES

1. Arthur, B., Hindell, M., Bester, M.N., de Bruyn, P.J., Goebel, M.E., Trathan, P., Lea, M.-A. 2018. Managing for change: Using vertebrate at sea habitat use to direct management efforts. Ecological Indicators, 91, 338-349

2. Arraut E.M., Loveridge A.J., Chamaillé-Jammes S., Valls-Fox H., Macdonald D.W. 2018. The 2013-2014 vegetation structure map of Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, produced using free satellite images and software. Koedoe, 60, a1497

3. Austin, J.D., Moore, S., McCleery, R.A., Monadjem A. 2018. Conservation genetics of an isolated giraffe population in Swaziland. African Journal of Ecology, 56 (1), 140-145

4. Anderson, T.M., Griffith, D.M., Grace, J.B., Lind, E.M., Adler, P.B., Biederman, L.A., Blumenthal. D.M., Borer, E.T., Daleo, P., Firn, J., Hagenah, N., Harpole, W.S., et al. 2018. Herbivory and eutrophication mediated grassland plant nutrient responses across a global climatic gradient. Ecology, 99 (4), 822-831

5. Baghai, M., Miller, J.R.B., Blanken, L.J., Dublin, H.T., Fitzgerald, K.H., Gandiwa, P.,Laurenson, K., Milanzi, J., Nelson, A., Lindsey, P.A. 2018. Models for the collaborative management of Africa’s protected areas. Biological conservation, 218, 73-82

6. Bateman, A.W., Ozgul, A., Krkosek, M., Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2018. Matrix Models of hierarchical Demography: Linking group- and population- level dynamics in Cooperative Breeders. American Naturalist, 192, 188-203

7. Belton, L.E., Cameron, E.Z., Dalerum, F. 2018. Anthropogenic influences on spotted hyena diet in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.  Mammal Research, 63 (3), 315-323

8. Belton, L.E., Cameron, E.Z.,  Dalerum, F. 2018. Social networks of spotted hyenas in areas of contrasting human activity and infrastructure. Animal Behaviour, 135, 13-23

9. Belton, L.E., Cameron, E.Z., Dalerum, F. 2018. Spotted hyena visitation at anthropogenic sites in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. African Zoology, 53 (3), 113-118

10. Bennett, N.C., Ganswindt, A., Ganswindt, S.B, Jarvis, M, Zöttl, M., Faulkes, C.G.  2018. Evidence for contrasting roles for prolactin in eusocial naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber and Damaraland mole-rats, Fukomys damarensis. Biology letters, 14 (5), art. no.  20180150

11. Bester, M.N., Wege, M., Bornemann, H., 2018. Foraging ecology of Ross and Weddell seals in the Weddell Sea. Berichte zur Polar-und Meeresforschung, 718: 63-77

12. Bester, M.N., Wege, M., Glass, T. 2018. Increase of sub-Antarctic fur seals at the Tristan da Cunha Islands. Polar Biology, [Article in press/ doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2406-2]

13. Callealta, I., Ganswindt, A., Goncalves, S., Mathew, A., Lueders, I. 2018. Detection of Simonsiellaspp.  in the vagina of Lions and Leopard in Oestrus. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 53:1605-1608

14. Callealta, I., Lueders, I., Luther, I., Ganswindt, A. 2018. Positive reinforcement conditioning to collect samples from unanaesthetized lions (Panthera leo) for reproductive studies. Animal Welfare. [Article in press]

15. Chizzola, M., Belton, L., Ganswindt, A., Greco, I., Hall, G., Swanepoel, L., Dalerum, F. 2018. Landscape level effects of Lion presence (Panthera leo) on two contrasting prey species. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 191

16. Corkeron, P., Hamilton, P., Bannister, J., Best, P., Charlton, C., Groch, K.R., Findlay, K., Rowntree, V., Vermeulen, E., Pace, R.M. 2018. The recovery of North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, has been constrained by human-caused mortality. Royal Society Open Science, 5 (11), art. no. 180892

17. Courbin, N., Loveridge, A.J., Fritz, H., MacDonald, D.W., Patin, R., Valeix, M, Chamaillé-Jammes, S. 2018. Zebra diel migrations reduce encounter risk with lions at night. Journal of Animal Ecology. [Article in press,  doi. 10.1111/1365-2656.12910]

18. Cram, D.L.P., Monaghan, R., Gillespie, R, Duncan, C., Spence-Jones, H., Clutton-Brock, T., et.al. 2018. Rank-related contrasts in longevity arise from Extra-group excursions not delayed senescence in a cooperative mammal. Current Biology, 28 (18), 2934-2939

19. Cronje, N., Schwartz, I.S., Retief, L., Bastos, A.D.S., Matthee, S., Preiser, W., Bennett, N.C., et.al. 2018. Attempted molecular detection of the thermally dimorphic human fungal pathogen emergomyces africanus in terrestrial small mammals in South Africa. Medical Mycology, 56, 510-513

20. Crossey, B., Ganswindt, A., Chimimba, C. 2018. Feacal glucorticoid metabolite concentrations and their alteration post-defecation in wild dogs Lyacaon pictus from South Africa. Wildlife Biology. [Article in press: doi.org/10.2981/wlb/00469]

21. Dalerum, F., Freira, S., Angerbjörn, A. Lecomte, A., Lindgren, A., Meijer, T., Pecnerová, P., Dalén, L. 2018. Exploring the diet of arctic wolves (Canis lupus arctos) at their northern range limit. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 96 (3), 277-281

22. Dalerum, F., Miranda, M., Muniz, C., Rodriquez, P. 2018. Effects of scarcity, aesthetics and ecology on wildlife auction prices on large African mammals. Ambio, 47 (1), 78-85

23. Danzer, B., Dubuc, C., Goncalves, I.B., Cram, D.L., Bennett, N.C., Ganswindt, A., Heistermann, M., Duncan, C., Gaynor, D. & Clutton-Brock, T.H. (2018) Developing individual differences in cooperative behaviour: maternal glucocorticoid hormones alter helping behaviour of offspring in wild meerkats. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

24. Davies, K.T.J., Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G., Rossiter, S.J. 2018. Limited evidence for parallel molecular adaptations associated with the subterranean niche in Mammals: A comparative study of three superorders. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35 (10), 2544-2559

25. De Bruin, P.R., Ganswindt, A., Laver, P., le Roux, A. 2018. Friendly foxes: The relationship between steroid hormones and social behavior in a monogamous African canid. Journal of Zoology, 306, 110-118

26. De Bruin, P. R., Ganswindt, A., Bennett, N.C. Medger, K. 2018. The influence of food restriction and photoperiod on reproduction in male spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus): Evidence for terminal investment?  Mammalian Biology, 90, 38-41

27. Demartsev, V., Strandburg-Peshkin, A., Ruffner, M., Manser, M. 2018. Vocal Turn-Taking in Meerkat group calling sessions. Current Biology, 28 (22), 3661-3666

28. Dietrich, M., Kearney, T., Seamark, E.C.J., Paweska, J.T., Markotter, W. 2018. Synchronized shift of oral, faecal and urinary microbiotas in bats and natural infection dynamics during seasonal reproduction. Royal Society Open Science, 5 (5), art. no. 180041

29. Dimac-Stohl, K.A., Davies, C.S., Grebe, N.M, Stonehill, A.C., Greene, L.K, Mitchell, J., Clutton-Brock, T., Drea, C.M. 2018. Incidence and biomarkers of pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, and neonatal loss during an environmental stressor: Implications for female reproductive suppression in the cooperatively breeding meerkat. Physiology and Behaviour, 193, 90-100

30. Dubuc, C. & Clutton‐Brock, T.H. (2018) Male immigration triggers increased growth in subordinate female meerkats. Ecology and Evolution, 1-8

31. Duncan, C., Gaynor, D., Clutton- Brock, T. 2018. The importance of being beta: female succession in a cooperative breeder. Animal behavior,  146, 113-122

32. Erikson, T., Dalerum, F. 2018. Identifying potential areas for an expanding wolf population in Sweden. Biological Conservation, 220, 170-181.

33. Faulkner, S.C., Stevens, M.C.A., Romanach, S.S., Lindsey, P.A., le Comber, S.C. 2018. A spatial approach to combating wildlife crime. Conservation Biology, 32 (3), 685-693

34. Finn, K.T., Parker, D.M., Bennett, N.C., Zöttl, M. 2018. Contrasts in body size and growth suggest that high population density results in faster pace of life in Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 96 (8), 920-927

35. Gallealta, I., Ganswindt, A., Goncalves, S., Matthews, A., Lueders I. 2018. Detection of Simonsiella spp. In the vagina of Lions and Leopard in Estrus. Domestic Animal Reproduction. [Article in press]

36. Geldenhuys, M., Mortlock, M., Weyer, J., Bezuidenhout, O., Seamark, E.C.J., Kearney, T., Gleasner, C., Erkkila, T.H., Cui, H., Markotter, W. 2018. A metagenomics viral discovery approach identifies potential zoonotic and novel mammalian viruses in Neoromicia bats within South Africa. Plos ONE, 12 (3), art. no. e0194527

37. Goepper, B.M., Voogt, N.M., Ganswindt, A. 2018. First record of the Marine turtle leech (Ozobranchus margoi) on Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricate) in the inner granitic Seychelles. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research [Article in press]

38. Gridley, T., Silva, M.F.P., Wilkinson, C., Seakamela, S.M., Elwen, S.H. 2018. Song recorded near a super-group of humpback whales on a mid-latitude feeding ground off South Africa. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 143 (4), EL298-EL304

39. Gridley, T., Elwen, S.H., Harris, G., et.al. 2018. Hybridization in bottlenose dolphins – a case study of Tursiops aduncus x T. Truncatus hybrids and successful backcross hybridization events. Plos One, 13 (9), art. no. e0201722

40. Gumbi, B.C., Shapiro, J.T., Mahlaba, T., McCleery, R., MacFadyen, D., Monadjem, A. 2018. Assessing the impacts of domesticated versus wild ungulates on terrestrial small mammal at Telperion Nature Reserve, South Africa. African Zoology, 53 (1), 23-29

41. Hassanin, A., Colombo, R., Gembu, G.C., Merle, M., Tu, V.T., Gorfol, T., Akawa, P.M., Csorba, G., Kearney, T., Monadjem, A., et al.  2018.  Multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation within the genus Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new bat species from the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 56 (1), 1-22

42. Haswell, P.M., Jones, K.A., Kusak, J., Hayward M.W. 2018. Fear, foraging and olfaction: how mespredators avoid costly interactions with apex predators. Oecologia,[doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4133-3]

43. Hodapp, D., Borer, E.T., Harpole, W.S., Lind, E.M., Seabloom, E.W., Adler, B., Alberti, J., Arnillas, C.A., Bakker, J.D., Biederman, L., Cadotte, M.,  Cleland, E.E., Collins, S., Fay, P.A., Hagenah, N., et. al. 2018. Spatial heterogeneity in species composition constrains plant community responses to herbivory and fertilization. Ecology Letters, 21 (9), 1364-1371

44. Hoffman, J.I., Bauer, E., Paijmans, A., Humble, E., Beckmann, L.M., Kubetschek, C., Christaller, F., Kröcker, N., Fuchs, B., Moreras, A., Shihlomule, Y.D., Bester, M.N. et. al. 2018. A global cline in a colour polymorphism suggests a limited contribution of gene flow towards the recovery of a heavily exploited marine mammal. Royal Society Open Science, 5 (10), art. no. 181227

45. Hirschauer, M.T., Zimunya, T., Wolter, K., Monadjem, A. 2018. Sexing Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres based on head morphometrics. Ostrich, 89, 187-190

46. Iwasa-Arai, T., Serejo, C.S., Sicilaino, S., Ott, P.H., Freeire, A.S., Elwen, S., Crespo, E.A., Colosio, C., Carvalho, V.H., Rodriquez-Rey, G.T. 2018. The host-specific whale louse (Cyamus boopis) as a potential tool for interpreting humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) migratory routes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 505, 45-51

47. Ke, A., Sibiyua, M.D., Reynolds, C., McCleery, R.A., Monadjem, A. et.al. 2018. Landscape heterogeneity shapes taxonomic diversity of non-breeding birds across fragmented savanna landscapes. Biodiversity and Conservation, pp 1-18.

48. Kendall, C.J., Rubenstein, D.I., Slater, P.L., Monadjem, A., 2018. An assessment of tree availability as a possible cause of population declines in scavenging raptors. Journal of Avian Biology, 49 (1): e01497

49. Kleynhans, D.J., Sarli, J., Hatyoka, L.M. Abdulaziz, N., Bennett, N.C., Mohammed, O.B., Bastos, A.D.S. 2018.  Molecular assessment of Bartonella in Gerbillus nanus from Saudi Arabia reveals high levels of prevalence, diversity and co-infection. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 65, 224-250

50. Kotze, R., Keith, M., Winterbach, C.W., Winterbach, H.E.K., Marshal, J.P. 2018. The Influence of social and environmental factors on organization of African Lion (Panthera leo) prides in the Okavango Delta. Journal of Mammalogy, 99 (4), 845-858

51. Kveková, K., Beliková, T., Olkowics, S., Bennett, N.C., Nemec, P. 2018. Sociality does not drive the evolution of large brains in eusocial African mole-rats. Scientific Reports, 8 (1), 9203

52. Kraai, M., Shrader, A.M. 2018. How do free-ranging domestic herbivores reduce competition within owner-determined herds? Applied Animal Behavior Science. 205: 8-13

53. Lindsey, P.A., Miller, J.R.B., Petracca, L.S. et.al. 2018. More than $1 billion needed annually to secure Africa’s protected areas with lions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115 (45), E10788-E10796

54. Lutermann, H., Haukisalmi, V., Junker, K. 2018. First Report of Gastrointestinal parasites from Ansell’s mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) in Zambia. Journal of Parasitology, 104 (5), 566-570

55. Makin, D.F., Chaimaillé-Jammes, S., Shrader, A.M. 2018. Changes in feeding behavior and patch use in response to the introduction of a new predator. Journal of Mammalogy, 99, 341-350

56. Martin, M.J., Gridley, T., Elwen, S.H., Jensen, F.H. 2018.  Heavisides dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) relax acoustic crypsis to increase communication range. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285 (1883), art. no. 20181178

57. Martins, A.F., Bennett, N.C., Clavel, S., et.al. 2018. Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin. Nature Communications, 9 (1), 3865

58. Marneweck, C., Jürgens, A., Shrader, A.M. 2018. The role of middens in white rhino olfactory communication. Animal Behaviour, 140, 7-18

59. Marneweck, C., Jürgens, A., Shrader, A.M. 2018. Ritualized dung kicking by white rhino males amplifies olfactory signals but reduces odour duration. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 44: 875-885

60. McCleery, R., Monadjem, A., Baiser, B. Fletcher, R., Vickers, K., Kruger, L. 2018. Animal diversity declines with broad-scale homogenization of canopy cover in African Savannas.  Biological Conservation, 226, 54-62

61. Medgar, K., Bennett, N.C., Lutermann, H., Ganswindt, A. 2018. Non-invasive assessment of glucocorticoid and androgen metabolite levels in cooperatively breeding Damaraland molerats (Fukomys damarensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 266, 202-210

62. Monadjem, A., Kane, A., Botha, A., Kelly, C., Murn, C.  2018. Spatially explicit poisoning risk affect survival rates of an obligate scavenger. Scientific reports, 8 (1), art. no. 4364

63. Monadjem, A., Kane, A., Taylor, P., Richards, L.R., Hall, G., Woodborne, S. 2018. Morphology and stable isotope analysis demonstrate different structuring of bat communities in rainforest and savannah habitats. Royal Society Open Science, 5, (12), art. no. 180849

64. Mondadjem, A., Conenna, I., Taylor, P.J., Schoeman, M.C. 2018. Species richness patterns and functional traits of the bat fauna of arid Southern Africa. Hystrix, 29 (1)

65. Montgomery, R.A., Elliot, K.C., Hayward, M.W., Gray, S.M., Millspaugh, J.J. et.al. 2018. Examining Evident Interdisciplinarity among prides of Lion Researchers. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6 art. 49

66. Moroeng, O.M., Wagner, N.J., Hall, G., Roberts, R.J. 2018. Using δ15N δ13C and nitrogen functionalities to support a fire origin for certain inertinite macerals in a No. 4 seam upper Witbank coal, South Africa. Organic Geochemistry, 126, 23-32

67. Mtsetfwa, F., McCleery, R.A., Monadjem, A. 2018. Changes in bat community composition and activity patterns across a conservation agriculture boundary. African Zoology, 53 (3), 99-106

68. Mulugeta, E., Marion-Poll, L., Gentien, D., Ganswindt, S.B., Ganswindt, A., Bennett, N.C., Blackburn, E.H., Faulkes, C.G., Heard, E. 2018. Molecular insights into the pathways underlying naked mole-rat eusociality. Plos-Biology [Article in press]

69. Nosazeogie, E., Tende, T., Monadjem, A., 2018. Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus nearly extirpated from Edo State, Nigeria: a report on the avian scavenger community. Ostrich. 89, 265-273

70. Onzere, C.K., Bastos, A.D., Okoth, E.A. 2018. Multi-locus sequence typing of African swine fever viruses from endemic regions of Kenya and Eastern Uganda (2011-2013) reveals rapid B602L central variable region evolution. Virus Genes, 54, 111-123

71. Oosthuizen, W.C., Altwegg, R., Nevoux, M, Bester, M.N., de Bruyn, P.J.N.  2018. Phenotypic selection and covariation in the life-history traits of elephant seals: heavier offspring gain a double selective advantage. Oikos, 127 (6), 875-889

72. O’Brien, K.A., Waterman, J.M., Anderson, W.G., Bennett, N.C. 2018. Trade-offs between immunity and testosterone in male African ground squirrels. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221 (16), art. no. jeb177683

73. Parker, D.M., Watermeyer, J.P., Davies-Mostert, H.T., Beverley, G., Marnewick, K. 2018. Attitudes and tolerance of private landowners shape the African wild dog conservation landscape in the greater Kruger National Park. Endangered Species Research, 36, 173-181

74. Patrut, A., Woodborne, S.J., Patrut, R.T., Rakosy, L., Lowy, D.A.,   Hall, G., von Reeden, K.F. 2018. The demise of the largest and oldest African baobabs. Nature Plants, 4 (7), 423-426

75. Penry, G.S., Hammond, P.S., Cockcroft, V.G., Best, P.B., Thornton, M., Graves, J.A. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships in Southern African Bryde’s whales inferred from mitochondrial DNA: further support for subspecies delineation between the two allopatric populations. Conservation Genetics. [Article in press, doi.org.10.1007/s10592-018-1105-4]

76. Penteriani, V., Delgado, M.D.M., Krofel, M.,  Jerina, K., Ordiz, A., Dalerum, F.,  Zarzo-Arias, A., Bombieri, G. 2018. Evolutionary and ecological traps for brown bears Ursus arctos in human-modified landscapes. Mammal Review, 48 (3), 180-193

77. Pretorius, M, Kearney, T., Keith, M., Markotter, W., Seamark, E., Broders, H. 2018. Increased body mass supports energy compensation hypothesis in the breeding female Natal long-fingered bat Miniopterus natalensis.  Acta Chiropterologica, 20 (2), 319-328

78. Quembo, C.J. Jori, F, Vosloo, W., Heath, L. 2018. Genetic characterization of African swine fever virus isolates from soft ticks at the wildlife/domestic interface in Mozambique and identification of a novel genotype. Transboundary and emerging diseases, 65 (2), 420-431

79. Raymond, J.-B., Woodborne, S., Hall, G., Seely, M., Cowan, D.A. 2018. Namibian Desert primary productivity is driven by cryptic microbial community N-fixation. Nature Scientific Reports, 8 (1), 6921

80. Rauber, R., Manser, M.B. 2018. Experience of the signaler explains the use of social versus personal information in the context of sentinel behavior in meerkats. Scientific Reports, 8:11506

81. Reisinger, R.R., Raymond, B., Hindel, M.A., Bester, M.N, Crawford, R.J.M., Davies, D., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Dilley, B.J., Kirkman, S.P., Makhado, A.B., Ryan, P.G., Schoombie. S., Stevens, K., Sumner, M.D., Tosh, C.A., Wege, M. et.al.  2018. Habitat modelling of tracking data from multiple marine predators identifies important areas in the Southern Indian Ocean. Diversity and Distributions, 24 (4), 535-550

82. Reisinger, R.R., Landman, M., Mgibantaka, N., Smale, M.J., Bester, M.N., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Pistorius, P.A. 2018. Overlap and temporal variation in the diets of sympatric Antarctic and Sub Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus spp.) at Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands. Polar Research, 37 (1), art. 1451142

83. Rogan, M.S., Miller, J.R.B., Lindsey, P.A., McNutt, J.W. 2018. Socioeconomic drivers of illegal bush meat hunting in a Southern African Savanna. Biological Conservation, 226, 24-31

84. Rubino, E.C., Pienaar, E.F., Soto, J.R. 2018. Structuring legal trade in Rhino Horn to incentivize the participation of South African private landowners. Ecological Economics, 154, 306-316

85. Schmitt, M.H., Shuttleworth, A., Ward, D., Shrader, A.M. 2018. African elephants use plant odours to make foraging decisions across multiple spatial scales. Animal behavior, 141, 17-27

86. Scheun, J., Greef, D., Ganswindt, A. 2018. Non-invasive monitoring of glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in urine and faeces of the Sungazer (Smaug giganteus). PeerJ, 12, art. no. e6132

87. Schoombie, S., Schoombie, J., Oosthuizen, A.,  Suleman, E., Jones, M.G.W., Pretorius, L., Dilley, B.J.,  Ryan, P.G. 2018. Avian pox in seabirds on Marion Island, Southern Indian Ocean. Antarctic Science, 30 (1), 3-12

88. Seeber, P.A., Franz, M., Dehnhard, M., Ganswindt, A. et.al. 2018.  Plains zebra (Equus quagga) adrenocortical activity increases during times of large aggregations in the Serengeti ecosystem. Hormones and Behaviour, 102, 1-9

89. Simelane, F.N., Mahlaba, T.A.M., Shapiro, J.T., MacFadyen, D., Monadjem, A. 2018. Habitat associations of small mammals in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, SA. Mammalia, 82(2), 144-152

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