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Behaviour of animals in their normal environment, including all the processes, both internal and external, by which they respond to changes in their environment. (Source: ALL2)

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Gaerdes J 1971. Flamingo-wanderflüge über Wlotzkabaken. Mitteilungen Ornitologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 3/4 (7) 4 - 5

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Flamingo wanderfluege ueber Wlotzkabaken_1971.pdf	287.05 KB

Hamilton III WJ, Coetzee CG 1969. Thermoregulatory behaviour of the vegetarian lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on the vegetationless northern Namib Desert dunes. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 47 95-103

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Thermoregulatory behaviour of the vegetarian lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on the vegetationless northern Namib Desert dunes.pdf	823.25 KB

Haacke WD 1976. The call of the barking geckos (Gekkonidae: Reptilia). Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 46 (83-93)

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The call of the barking geckos.pdf	1.31 MB

Bates MF 1989. Tail-break frequency, tail size and the extent of caudal autotomy in the Cape thick-toed gecko, Pachydactylus capensis capensis (Sauria: Gekkonidae): discussion. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein 6 (7) 226-239

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Tail_break frequency_tail size and the extent of caudal autotomy in the Cape thick_toed gecko.pdf	1013.06 KB

Bauer AM, Russell AP, Edgar BD 1989. Utilization of the termite Hodotermes mossambicus (Hagen) by gekkonid lizards near Keetmanshoop, South West Africa. African Zoology 24 (4) 239-242

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Utilization of the termite Hodotermes mossambicus by gekkonid lizards near Keetmanshoop.pdf	322.94 KB

Joubert E 1972. The social organization and associated behaviour in the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae. Part 1. Madoqua 1 (6) 17-56

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The social organization and associated behaviour in the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae part 1.pdf	3.01 MB

Joubert E 1972. The social organization and associated behaviour in the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae. Part 2. Madoqua 1 (6) 17-56

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The social organization and associated behaviour in the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae.pdf	2.6 MB

Joubert E 1971. The past and present distribution and status of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis Linn. 1758) in South West Africa. Madoqua 1 (4) 33-43

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The past and present distribution and status of the black rhinoceros_1971.pdf	938.32 KB

Rhodes R, Rhodes G 2004. Prey selection and use of natural and man-made barriers by African wild dogs while hunting: research article. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 34 (2) 135-142

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Prey selection and use of natural and man_made barriers by African wild dogs while hunting.pdf	254.01 KB

Hines CJH 1990. Past and present distribution and status of the wild dog Lycaon pictus in Namibia. Madoqua 17 (1) 31-36

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Past and present distribution and status of the wild dog Lycaon pictus in Namibia.pdf	505.52 KB

Shortridge GC 1931. Field notes on two little-known antelopes: the Damaraland dikdik (Rhynchotragus damarensis) and the Angolan impala (Aepyceros petersi). South Africa Journal of Science 28 412-417

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Field notes on two little_known antelopes.pdf	306.37 KB

Tinley KL 1969. Dikdik Madoqua kirki in South West Africa: notes on distribution, ecology, and behaviour. Madoqua 1 7-33

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Dikdik Madoqua kirki in South West Africa.pdf	4.49 MB

Greyling T 1994. The behavioural ecology of the feral horses in the Namib Naukluft Park.

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The behavioural ecology of the feral horses in the Namib Naukluft Park.pdf	5.04 MB

Stapelberg FH 2007. Feeding ecology of the Kalahari springbok Antidorcas marsupialis in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

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Springbok Kalahari dissertation.pdf	1001.62 KB

Kemper J 2014. Chicknapped! Two Kelp Gull chicks brooded and defended by an African Penguin at Halifax Island, Namibia. Ornithological Observations 5 11-16

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Two Kelp Gull chicks brooded and defended by an African Penguin at Halifax Island.pdf	2.7 MB

Engel JI 2011. Possible predation of a Pygmy Falcon by a Tawny Eagle in Namibia. Ornithological Observations 2 34-35

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Possible predation of a Pygmy Falcon by a Tawny Eagle in Namibia.pdf	85.66 KB

Ferguson JWH 1988. Geographic variation in social behaviour of White-browed Sparrow-Weavers, Plocepasser mahali. South African Journal of Zoology 23 1 - 6

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Ferguson_1988_SA_J_Zool_23_sparrowweaver.pdf	416.22 KB

PANTHERA 2015. Assessing the distribution and status of lions and other large carnivores in South-Eastern Angola - A report on preliminary results from the 2015 survey season.

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ProgressReport_KAZA Angola Large Carnivore Survey_2015.pdf	1.19 MB

Jenkins AR 2000. Hunting mode and success of African Peregrines Falco peregrinus minoc does nesting habitat quality affect foraging efficiency?. Ibis 142 235-246

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Hunting mode and success of African Peregrines.pdf	1.07 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) 2003. Draft species management plan - southern reedbuck, common waterbuck, red lechwe and puku.

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Species management_southern reedbuck_common waterbuck_red lechwe and puku.pdf	3.15 MB

Økland F, Hay CJ, Naesje TF, Thorstad EB, Nickandor N 2001. Movements and habitat utilisation of radio tagged carp (Cyprinus carpio) in a reservoir in the Fish River, Namibia. 1-28

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Movements and habitat utilisation of radio tagged carp.pdf	5.44 MB

du Preez JS, Grobler ID 1977. Drinking times and behaviour at waterholes of some game species in the Etosha National Park. Madoqua 10 (1) 61 - 69

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Drinking times and behaviour at waterholes of some game species in the Etosha National Park_1977.pdf	1.1 MB

Mills MSL, Boix-Hinzen C, du Plessis MA 2005. Live or let live: life-history decisions of the breeding female Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri. Ibis 147 48-56

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Live or let live life_history decisions of the breeding female Monteiros Hornbill Tockus monteiri.pdf	226.23 KB

Fritz H, Duncan P, Gordon IJ, Illius AW 2002. Megaherbivores influence trophic guilds structure in African ungulate communities. Oecologia 131 (4) 620-625

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Megaherbivores influence trophic guilds structure in African ungulate communities.pdf	289.41 KB

Kemp AC 2001. Concentration of nonbreeding Lesser Spotted Eagles Aquila pomarina at abundant food: a breeding colony of Redbilled Quelea quelea in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Acta Ornithologica 42 (4) 325-329

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Lesser Spotted Eagles at abundant food_Kruger NP_2001.pdf	750.91 KB

Kendall CJ 2013. Alternative strategies in avian scavengers: how subordinate species foil the despotic distribution. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67 (3) 383-393

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Alternative strategies in avian scavengers_2013.pdf	683.55 KB

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00265-012-1458-5

Mendelsohn JM 1979. A note on hunting in Lesser and Eastern Redfooted Kestrels. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 50 121-122

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A note on hunting in lesser and eastern redfooted kestrels_1979.pdf	617.99 KB

Greyling T 2005. Factors affecting possible management strategies for the Namib Feral horses.

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Factors affecting possible management strategies for the Namib feral horses _Telane Greylin.pdf	33.51 MB

Demasius E 2013. An Early Morning Hunting Episode. Lanioturdus 46 (2) 3-4

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An Early Morning Hunting Episode_2013.pdf	350.43 KB

Nowell K 1996. Namibian Cheetah conservation strategy.

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Nowell_1996_Namibia_cheetah_conservation_strategy.pdf	1.3 MB

Böer M, Brain C, Cantzler T, Hamza H, Venzke K 1997. Reintroduction of a captive born white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) to the Etosha National Park Part I: Selection, transfer and adaption. Zoologische Garten 67 99-107

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Reintroduction of a captive born white rhinoceros_part 1.pdf	606.52 KB

Böer M, Brain C, Cantzler T, Hamza H, Venzke K 1999. Reintroduction of a captive born white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) to the Etosha National Park Part II: Behaviour in the boma, procedures before and locomotion during the first ten weeks after release and observations from June until November 1997. Zoologische Garten 69 73-81

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Reintroduction of a captive born white rhinoceros.pdf	364.78 KB

Maclean G 1970. Breeding bahaviour of larks in the Kalahari sandveld. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20 (2) 381-401

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Breeding bahaviour of larks in the Kalahari sandveld_1970.pdf	1 MB

Suárez-Rodríguez M, Lopez-Rull I, Garcia CM 2012. Incorporation of cigarette butts into nests reduces nest ectoparasite load in urban birds: new ingredients for an old recipe. Biology Letters 9 20120931

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Suarez-Rodriguez et al 2012 Cigarette butts in nests reduce nest ectoparasite load in urban birds.pdf	6.11 MB

Simmons R, Mendelsohn J Cartwheeling flights courtship display or aggression. African Wildlife 70 (1) 7-8

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Cartwheeling flights courtship display or aggression.pdf	4.8 MB

Mares MA 1997. The geobiological interface: Granitic outcrops as a selective force in mammalian evolution. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 80 131-139

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Granitic outcrops as a selective force in mammalian evolution.pdf	166.47 KB

Bennett AF, Huey RB, John-Adler H, Nagy KA 1984. The parasol tail and thermoregulatory behavior of the Cape ground squirrel Xerus inaurus. Physiological Zoology 57 (1) 57-62

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The parasol tail and thermoregulatory behavior of the Cape ground squirrel Xerus inaurus.pdf	247.39 KB

Mendelsohn JM, Jaksic FM 1989. Hunting behavior of Blackshouldered Kites in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australia. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 60 (1) 1 - 12

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Hunting_Behaviour_of_Blackshouldered_Kite_in_the_Americas_Europe_Africa_and_Australia.pdf	928.93 KB

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1989.9634498#.VSY1rWf9kpE

Stander PE, Stander J 1988. Characteristics of lion roars in etosha National Park. Madoqua 15 (4) 315-318

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Characteristics of lion roars in etosha National Park.pdf	1.01 MB

Brown C, Böhme H, Stanback M, Tarr J, Tarr P, Heinrich D 2014. Results of year one of a new nesting box project near Windhoek. Lanioturdus 47 (4) 2-13

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Results of year one of a new nesting box project near Windhoek.pdf	1.25 MB

Thomson N 2008. Observations at a Termite "Take-Away". Lanioturdus 41 (1) 19-20

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Observations at a termite take away.pdf	105.21 KB

Eifler D, Eifler M 2014. Escape tactics in the lizard Meroles cuneirostris. Amphibia-Reptilia 35 383-389

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Escape tactics in the lizard Meroles cuneirostris_2014.pdf	142.06 KB

Barnard P 1990. Male tail length, sexual display intensity and female sexual-response in a parasitic African finch. Animal Behaviour 39 652 - 656

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Male tail length_sexual display intensity and female sexual_response in a parasitic African finch_1990.pdf	617.27 KB

Murray GW, Schramm D 1987. A Comparative study of the diet of the wedge-snouted sand lizard, Meroles cuneirostris (Strauch), and the sand diving lizard Aporosaura achietae (Bocage), Lacertidae, in the Namib desert. Madoqua 15 (1) 55-61

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A comparative study of the diet of the wedge_snouted sand lizard_Meroles cuneirostris_1987.pdf	489.66 KB

Loutit BD, Louw GN, Seely MK 1987. First approximation of food preferences and the chemical composition of the diet of the desert-dwelling black rhinoceros L.. Madoqua 15 (1) 35-54

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Food preferences and chemical composition of the diet of the desert_dwelling black rhinoceros.pdf	2.08 MB

Stapelberg H, van Rooyen MW, Bothma J du P, van der Linde MJ, Groeneveld HT 2008. Springbok behaviour as affected by environmental conditions in the Kalahari. Koedoe 50 (1) 145-153

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Springbok behaviour as affected by environmental conditions in the Kalahari.pdf	1.09 MB

Siegfried WR 1980. Vigilance and group size in Springbok. Madoqua 12 (3) 151-154

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Vigilance and groupo size in Springbok.pdf	420.04 KB

Bothma J du P, Nel JAJ 1980. Winter food and foraging behaviour of the aardwolf Proteles cristatus in the Namib-Naukluft Park. Madoqua 12 (3) 141-149

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Winter food and foraging behaviour of the aardwolf.pdf	1.58 MB

Tilson R, von Blottnitz F, Henschel J 1980. Prey selection by spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) in the Namib Desert. Madoqua 12 (1) 41-49

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Prey selection by spotted hyaena_Namib Desert.pdf	602.58 KB

Dixon JEW 1975. A note on the burrows used by the hare Lepus capensis. Madoqua 9 (2) 45-46

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A note on the burrows used by the hare Lepus capensis_1975.pdf	142.8 KB