Search Results - "FRANK, LAURENCE G."

Landscapes of Coexistence for terrestrial carnivores: the ecological consequences of being downgraded from ultimate to penultimate predator by humans by Oriol‐Cotterill, Alayne, Valeix, Marion, Frank, Laurence G, Riginos, Corinna, Macdonald, David W

“…Fear of predation can have major impacts on the behaviour of prey species. Recently the concept of the ecology of fear has been defined and formalised; yet…”
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Resolving a conservation dilemma: Vulnerable lions eating endangered zebras by O'Brien, Timothy G, Kinnaird, Margaret F, Ekwanga, Steven, Wilmers, Christopher, Williams, Terrie, Oriol-Cotterill, Alayne, Rubenstein, Daniel, Frank, Laurence G

“…When predators are removed or suppressed for generations, prey populations tend to increase and when predators are re-introduced, prey densities should fall…”
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Evaluation of a compensation scheme to bring about pastoralist tolerance of lions by Maclennan, Seamus D., Groom, Rosemary J., Macdonald, David W., Frank, Laurence G.

“…Lions ( Panthera leo) are in decline throughout most of their range due to human persecution, largely provoked by depredation on livestock, and there is debate…”
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Evolution of a major drug metabolizing enzyme defect in the domestic cat and other felidae: phylogenetic timing and the role of hypercarnivory by Shrestha, Binu, Reed, J Michael, Starks, Philip T, Kaufman, Gretchen E, Goldstone, Jared V, Roelke, Melody E, O'Brien, Stephen J, Koepfli, Klaus-Peter, Frank, Laurence G, Court, Michael H

“…The domestic cat (Felis catus) shows remarkable sensitivity to the adverse effects of phenolic drugs, including acetaminophen and aspirin, as well as…”
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Livestock husbandry as a tool for carnivore conservation in Africa's community rangelands: a case-control study by Woodroffe, Rosie, Frank, Laurence G, Lindsey, Peter A, ole Ranah, Symon M. K, Romañach, Stephanie

“…Conflict between people and wildlife is a major issue in both wildlife conservation and rural development. In African rangelands, species such as African wild…”
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Conservation and monitoring of a persecuted African lion population by Maasai warriors by Dolrenry, Stephanie, Hazzah, Leela, Frank, Laurence G.

“…Although Africa has many threatened species and biological hot spots, there are few citizen science schemes, particularly in rural communities, and there has…”
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Rabies Virus and Canine Distemper Virus in Wild and Domestic Carnivores in Northern Kenya: Are Domestic Dogs the Reservoir? by Prager, K. C, Mazet, Jonna A. K, Dubovi, Edward J, Frank, Laurence G, Munson, Linda, Wagner, Aaron P, Woodroffe, Rosie

“…Rabies virus (RV) and canine distemper virus (CDV) can cause significant mortality in wild carnivore populations, and RV threatens human lives. We investigated…”
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Behavior-specific habitat selection by African lions may promote their persistence in a human-dominated landscape by Suraci, Justin P., Frank, Laurence G., Oriol-Cotterill, Alayne, Ekwanga, Steve, Williams, Terrie M., Wilmers, Christopher C.

“…Co-occurrence with humans presents substantial risks for large carnivores, yet human-dominated landscapes are increasingly crucial to carnivore conservation as…”
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Twenty years of lion conservation in a commercial rangeland by Frank, Laurence G.

“…Lion populations in Africa declined precipitously in the twentieth century outside of protected areas but the commercial cattle ranches of Laikipia County,…”
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Temporal scale of habitat selection for large carnivores: Balancing energetics, risk and finding prey by Nisi, Anna C., Suraci, Justin P., Ranc, Nathan, Frank, Laurence G., Oriol‐Cotterill, Alayne, Ekwanga, Steven, Williams, Terrie M., Wilmers, Christopher C.

“…When navigating heterogeneous landscapes, large carnivores must balance trade‐offs between multiple goals, including minimizing energetic expenditure,…”
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Census and distribution of large carnivores in the Tsavo national parks, a critical east African wildlife corridor by Henschel, Philipp, Petracca, Lisanne S., Ferreira, Sam M., Ekwanga, Steven, Ryan, Steven Dennis, Frank, Laurence G.

“…Kenya's Tsavo National Parks are a critical conservation area and the only wilderness corridor through densely populated human‐dominated landscapes stretching…”
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Limiting Depredation by African Carnivores: the Role of Livestock Husbandry by OGADA, MORDECAI O., WOODROFFE, ROSIE, OGUGE, NICHOLAS O., FRANK, LAURENCE G.

“…Most large carnivore species are in global decline. Conflict with local people, particularly over depredation on livestock, is a major cause of this decline,…”
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Spatial grouping in behaviourally solitary striped hyaenas, Hyaena hyaena by Wagner, Aaron P., Frank, Laurence G., Creel, Scott

“…We investigated spatial organization and patterns of interaction in a population of the little-known striped hyaena, Hyaena hyaena. We use the resulting data…”
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Patterns of relatedness and parentage in an asocial, polyandrous striped hyena population by WAGNER, AARON P, CREEL, SCOTT, FRANK, LAURENCE G, KALINOWSKI, STEVEN T

“…We investigated patterns of relatedness and reproduction in a population of striped hyenas in which individuals are behaviourally solitary but form polyandrous…”
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Evidence of natural bluetongue virus infection among African carnivores by Alexander, K A, MacLachlan, N J, Kat, P W, House, C, O'Brien, S J, Lerche, N W, Sawyer, M, Frank, L G, Holekamp, K, Smale, L

“…Bluetongue is an International Office of Epizootics List A disease described as the century's most economically devastating affliction of sheep. Bluetongue…”
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Transient genital abnormalities in striped hyenas ( Hyaena hyaena) by Wagner, Aaron P., Frank, Laurence G., Creel, Scott, Coscia, Elizabeth M.

“…The highly masculinized genitalia of female spotted hyenas Crocuta crocuta is unique among mammals: Crocuta have no external vagina so urination, penile…”
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A Remotely Operated Motorized Burrow Probe to Investigate Carnivore Neonates by WHITE, PAULA A, FRANK, LAURENCE G, BARBER, PAUL H

“…We describe a miniaturized infrared camera mounted on a remotely operated platform (burrow probe system) that we developed to investigate spotted hyena…”
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Fatal Sibling Aggression, Precocial Development, and Androgens in Neonatal Spotted Hyenas by Frank, Laurence G., Glickman, Stephen E., Licht, Paul

“…Fatal neonatal sibling aggression is common in predatory birds but has not been previously reported in wild mammals. Spotted hyena females are strongly…”
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Sexual dimorphism of perineal muscles and motoneurons in spotted hyenas by Forger, Nancy G., Frank, Laurence G., Breedlove, S. Marc, Glickman, Stephen E.

“…Female spotted hyenas are known for their male‐like genitalia, high levels of aggression, and dominance over males, characteristics which are attributed to…”
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Masculinization costs in hyaenas by Frank, Laurence G, Weldele, Mary L, Glickman, Stephen E

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