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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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2006. Bone collecting by hyaenas: a review. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 61 (1) 4-7
1993. Social organization and behaviour of Agama aculeata aculeata and Agama planiceps planiceps (Reptilia: Agamidae) during the breeding season. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 42 (1) 28-31
2005. Ecology of the calling song of two Namibian armoured ground crickets, Acanthoplus longipes and Acanthoproctus diadematus (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Hetrodinae). Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 17 (3) 261-269
1993. Diel pattern of predation risk in microtine rodents. Oikos 68 (3) 510 - 518
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/3544919
1996. A comparative-study of nest-site occupancy and breeding performance as indicators for nesting-habitat quality in 3 European raptor species. Ethology, Ecology & Evolution
8 (1) 1 - 18
Website link:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.1996.9522931
2013. A case of death-feigning in the Striped Grass Snake Psammophylax tritaeniatus (Günther), with a review on the occurrence of this phenomenon in Southern and Eastern African snakes. 5-9
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| A case of death_feigning in the Striped Grass Snake Psammophylax tritaeniatus.pdf | 864.02 KB |
2005. Are black-faced and common impala interbeeding in Etosha National Park, Namibia?. 16-18
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| Are black_faced and common impala interbeeding in Etosha National Park.pdf | 240.43 KB |
1995. The secret lives of African whydahs. 5-6
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| The secret lives of African whydahs.pdf | 3.01 MB |
1973. The Sociable Weaver. Part 2. Nest architecture and social organisation. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology
44 (3-4) 191 - 218
2009. Animal breeding systems and big game hunting: Models and application. Biological Conservation (142) 909-929
Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2008.12.018
2013. Lion hunting behaviour and vegetation structure in an African savanna. Animal Behaviour (85) 899-906
Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.018
2013. Saving large carnivores, but losing the apex predator?. Biological Conservation (168) 128-133
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| Saving large carnivores_but losing the apex predator.pdf | 786.07 KB |
2018. The response of small mammal communities to low and high fire recurrences in Kafue National Park, Zambia. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 460-465
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| The response of small mammal communities to low and high fire recurrences in Kafue National Park_Zambia.pdf | 2.76 MB |
2019. Lions (Panthera leo) specialising on a marine diet in the Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment (3) 1-10
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| Lions specialising on a marine diet in the Skeleton Coast Park.pdf | 3.29 MB |
2017. Individuals of the common Namib Day Gecko vary in how adaptive simplification alters sprint biomechanics. Scientific Reports (7)
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| Individuals of the common Namib Day Gecko vary in how adaptive simplification alters sprint biomechanics.pdf | 2.92 MB |
2018. The simultaneous moult of female hornbills is not triggered by the darkness of their nest cavity. Ostrich (89) 373-375
Website link:https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2018.1468360
2005. Aspects of ecology, biology and conservation strategies of Namibian farmland cheetahs. (7/8)
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| Aspects of ecology_biology and conservation strategies of Namibian farmland cheetahs.pdf | 1.36 MB |
1979. Preliminary Report on Lichen-Feeding Coleoptera Occurring on Teloschistes capensis in the Namib Desert, South West Africa. The Bryologist (82) 270-273
Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3242084
2019. Conflict Mitigation, Methods, Construction, Budgets.
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| Elephant mitigation methods 2018 Online.pdf | 5.79 MB |
2019. To buzz or burst-pulse? The functional role of Heaviside's dolphin, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, rapidly pulsed signals. Animal Behaviour
Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.01.007
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)
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| Song recorded near a super-group of humpback whales on a mid_latitude feeding ground off South Africa.pdf | 2.11 MB |
2017. Automatic classification of whistles from coastal dolphins of the southern African subregion. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (141) 2489-2500
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| Automatic classification of whistles from coastal dolphins of the southern African subregion.pdf | 954.76 KB |
2016. Bottlenose dolphins change their whistling characteristics in relation to vessel presence, surface behavior and group composition.
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| Bottlenose dolphins change their whistling characteristics in relation to vessel presence.pdf | 813.6 KB |
2019. Sex and species differences of stress markers in sympatric cheetahs and leopards in Namibia. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology (Part A) 8-13
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| Sex and species differences of stress markers in sympatric cheetahs and leopards in Namibia.pdf | 582.07 KB |
2004. An analysis of bones and other materials collected by Cape Vultures at the Kransberg and Blouberg colonies, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Ostrich (75) 118–132
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| Benson Plug Dobbs 2004 Bones collected by Cape Vultures a.pdf | 202.96 KB |
2007. Ranging behaviour of Cape Vultures Gyps coprotheres from an endangered population in Namibia. Bird Conservation International (17) 331–339
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| Ranging behaviour of Cape Vultures Gyps coprotheres from an endangered population in Namibia.pdf | 294.23 KB |
2010. Habitat use and spatial organisation of relocated black rhinos in Namibia. Mammalia (74) 35-42
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| Habitat use and spatial organization of relocated black rhinos in Namibia.pdf | 328.05 KB |
Website link:http://doi.org/10.1515/MAMM.2010.012
1973. Comparative ecology and behaviour of Chamaeleo pumilus pumilus (Gmelin) and C.namaquensis A. Smith (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Annals of the South African Museum (61) 1-158
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| Comparative ecology and behaviour of Chamaeleo pumilus pumilus and C_namaquensis.pdf | 72.61 MB |
2013. Meroles cuneirostris (wedge-snouted sand lizard) cannibalism. Herpetological Review (44) 675-676
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| Meroles cuneirostris cannibalism.pdf | 1.15 MB |
1996. A comparative analysis of diurnal behavioural activities in males of Agama aculeata aculeata and A. planiceps planiceps (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Windhoek, Namibia. African Journal of Herpetology (45) 68-73
2006. Cattle diet selection during the hot-dry season in a semi-arid region of Namibia. Journal of Range and Forage Science 23 (1) 59-67
2020. Spatiotemporal responses of a desert dwelling ungulate to increasing aridity in North-eastern Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 179
2014. Observations of predatory behaviour by Whiteheaded Vultures. Journal of raptor research 48 (3) 297–299
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| Observations of predatory behaviour by Whiteheaded Vultures.pdf | 734.53 KB |
2019. African Harrier-Hawk vs Smith's Bush Squirrel. Lanioturdus 52 (2) 1-8
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| African Harrier_Hawk vs Smiths Bush Squirrel.pdf | 1.88 MB |
2017. Daily activity patterns of ungulates at water holes during the dry season in the Waterberg National Park, Namibia. Russian Journal of Theriology 16 (2) 129-138
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| Daily activity patterns of ungulates at water holes during the dry season in the Waterberg National Park.pdf | 735.75 KB |
2019. Dyadic associations reveal clan size and social network structure in the fission-fusion society of spotted hyaenas. African Journal of Ecology 58 (2) 182-192
2016. An experimental approach to assess the role of nest predation in the population dynamics of the sociable weaver (Philetairus socius).
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| An experimental approach to assess the role of nest predation in the population dynamics of the sociable weaver.pdf | 1.43 MB |
2005. Why do elephants damage savanna trees?: commentary. South African Journal of Science 101 (5-6) 213-215
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| Why do elephants damage savanna trees_2005.pdf | 233.55 KB |
1997. Communication and sexual selection in the barking gecko (Ptenopus kochi).
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| Communication and sexual selection in the barking gecko_1997.pdf | 10.33 MB |
1973. The biology of the Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis with special reference to its polygnous mating system.
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| The biology of the Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis_1973.pdf | 6.03 MB |
1998. Behavioural ecology of Peregrine and Lanner falcons in South Africa.
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| Behavioural ecology of Peregrine and Lanner falcons in South Africa.pdf | 6.63 MB |
2020. Prolonged nursing in Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) at Cape Cross colony, Namibia. African Zoology 55 (3) 233-239
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| Prolonged nursing in Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at Cape Cross colony Namibia.pdf | 2.42 MB |
2020. The Bushmanland Tent Tortoise (Namibia form), Psammobates tentorius verroxii - Field observations, free-range husbandry and reproduction in Namibia. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 67 47-59
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| The Bushmanland Tent Tortoise_Psammobates tentorius verroxii_2020.pdf | 1.76 MB |
2020. Fog basking by Namib Desert weevils. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 19 (9) 495
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| Fog basking by Namib Desert weevils.pdf | 207.9 KB |
Breeding and other behaviour of Woodland Kingfisher. 47-54
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| Breeding and other behaviour of Woodland Kingfisher.pdf | 935.76 KB |
2017. The honey badger in South Africa: Biology and conservation. International Journal of Avian and Wildlife Biology 2 (2) 00091
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| The honey badger in South Africa Biology and conservation.pdf | 455.27 KB |
2021. A description of daytime resting sites used by brown hyaenas (Parahyaena brunnea) from a high-density, enclosed population in north-central Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment 5 (B) 1-6
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| A description of daytime resting sites used by brown hyaenas from a high_density_enclosed population in north_central Namibia.pdf | 1.03 MB |
1984. Aspects of the ecology and the behaviour of the leopard Panthera pardus in the Kalahari desert. Koedoe (Supplement) 27 259-279
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| Aspects of the ecology and the behaviour of the Leopard Panthera pardus in the Kalahari desert.pdf | 7.22 MB |