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Thermoregulation and nocturnal heterothermy in the white-backed mousebird (Colius colius)
(2013-12-19)Thermoregulatory patterns, the use of rest-phase heterothermy, the energetic significance of clustering behaviour, and the role of sunning behaviour in thermoregulation were assessed in the white-backed mousebird Colius ... -
Thermoregulation in breeding crowned plovers (Vanellus coronatus)
(2013-12-18)Ground-nesting birds nesting in the open have to cope with an extreme thermal environment. Their nests egos and chicks are often located within the boundary layer and are exposed to, direct solar radiation. In preventing ... -
Use of space and activity rhythms of spotted-necked otters in the Natal Drakensberg.
(1995)The study was carried out in Kamberg Nature Reserve (Natal Drakensberg) from June 1994 to August 1995. Seven spotted-necked otters were fitted with an intraperitoneal radio-implant; radio-tracking was performed by both ... -
Utilisation of low density vacuum zones by white rhinos in the Umfolozi Game Reserve.
(2013-12-19)White rhinos in the Umfolozi Game Reserve (UGR) are managed with a 'Sink Management Policy' which utilises natural dispersal patterns of white rhinos from an area of high density (the core), to areas of low density (vacuum ... -
Warning vocalisations and predator information transfer in social birds.
(2008)Alarm or warning vocalizations are produced by many animals when they detect a potential predator. However little is known about the information contained in these vocalizations. This study investigated the warning ... -
Wildlife rehabilitation in South Africa.
(2009)Wildlife rehabilitation, defined as “providing temporary care to injured, ill and orphaned wild animals with the goal of releasing them back into their natural habitat”, developed in response to the increase in human ...