Search Results - "Funston, P"

Modeling community occupancy from line transect data: a case study with large mammals in post‐war Angola by Petracca, L. S., Funston, P. J., Henschel, P., Cohen, J. B., Maclennan, S., Frair, J. L.

“…Human disturbance can have a profound effect on the occurrence and distribution of wildlife. Such disturbance often extends into protected areas (PAs),…”
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The impact of trophy hunting on lions (Panthera leo) and other large carnivores in the Bénoué Complex, northern Cameroon by Croes, B.M., Funston, P.J., Rasmussen, G., Buij, R., Saleh, A., Tumenta, P.N., de Iongh, H.H.

“…► We study large carnivore abundance in hunting- and no-hunting zones of North Cameroon. ► Lion density is significantly lower in the hunting zones compared to…”
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Horizontal disease transmission in lions from behavioural interfaces via social network analysis by Maruping-Mzileni, N. T., Ferreira, S. M., Funston, P. J., Kalala Mutombo, F., Goodall, V.

“…The degree of relatedness and an interacting unifying central member can exacerbate disease transmission within a social group. The severity of the disease…”
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Trade-offs of predation and foraging explain sexual segregation in African buffalo by Hay, C. T., Cross, P. C., Funston, P. J.

“…1. Many studies have investigated why males and females segregate spatially in sexually dimorphic species. These studies have focused primarily on temperate…”
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Genetic diversity, evolutionary history and implications for conservation of the lion (Panthera leo) in West and Central Africa by Bertola, L.D, van Hooft, W.F, Vrieling, K, Uit de Weerd, D.R, York, D.S, Bauer, H, Prins, H.H.T, Funston, P.J, Udo de Haes, H.A, Leirs, H, van Haeringen, W.A, Sogbohossou, E, Tumenta, P.N, de Iongh, H.H

“…Aim In recent decades there has been a marked decline in the numbers of African lions (Panthera leo), especially in West Africa where the species is regionally…”
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Substrate and species constraints on the use of track incidences to estimate African large carnivore abundance by Funston, P.J, Frank, L, Stephens, T, Davidson, Z, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D.M, Durant, S, Packer, C, Mosser, A, Ferreira, S.M

“…Population size and trends of large carnivores are difficult to determine, but are often needed to inform conservation actions. Direct counts maintained over…”
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Inbreeding and density-dependent population growth in a small, isolated lion population by Trinkel, M, Funston, P, Hofmeyr, M, Hofmeyr, D, Dell, S, Packer, C, Slotow, R

“…In South Africa, more than 30 small, enclosed game reserves have reintroduced lions over the last two decades, which now house more than 500 individuals. There…”
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Factors affecting the hunting success of male and female lions in the Kruger National Park by Funston, P. J., Mills, M. G. L., Biggs, H. C.

“…Long-term continuous observations of hunting lions Panthera leo in the Kruger National Park were used to assess the variables affecting hunting success of male…”
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Threat of rapid extermination of the lion (Panthera leo leo) in Waza National Park, Northern Cameroon by Tumenta, P.N, Kok, J.S, Van Rijssel, J.C, Buij, R, Croes, B.M, Funston, P.J, De Iongh, H.H, Udo de Haes, H.A

“…Lion populations in West and Central Africa are small and fragmented. In areas where park management is weak, threats will likely facilitate the extinction of…”
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Multi-host pathogens and carnivore management in southern Africa by Alexander, K.A, McNutt, J.W, Briggs, M.B, Standers, P.E, Funston, P, Hemson, G, Keet, D, van Vuuren, M

“…Abstract A retrospective serosurvey of multi-host feline and canine viruses among carnivore species in southern Africa ( n = 1018) identified widespread…”
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Impact of severe climate variability on lion home range and movement patterns in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya by Tuqa, J.H., Funston, P., Musyoki, C., Ojwang, G.O., Gichuki, N.N., Bauer, H., Tamis, W., Dolrenry, S., Van‘t Zelfde, M., de Snoo, G.R., de Iongh, H.H.

“…In this study, we were interested in understanding if droughts influence the home range of predators such as lions, and if it does, in what ways the droughts…”
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Hunting by male lions: ecological influences and socioecological implications by FUNSTON, P.J, MILLS, M.G.L, BIGGS, H.C, RICHARDSON, P.R.K

“…In the Kruger National Park, male lions,Panthera leo, acquire most of their food by hunting rather than scavenging. This study, the most intensive to date of…”
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The performance of African protected areas for lions and their prey by Lindsey, P.A., Petracca, L.S., Funston, P.J., Bauer, H., Dickman, A., Everatt, K., Flyman, M., Henschel, P., Hinks, A.E., Kasiki, S., Loveridge, A., Macdonald, D.W., Mandisodza, R., Mgoola, W., Miller, S.M., Nazerali, S., Siege, L., Uiseb, K., Hunter, L.T.B.

“…Using surveys of experts associated with 186 sites across 24 countries, we assessed the effectiveness of African protected areas (PAs) at conserving lions and…”
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Reduced dispersal and opportunistic territory acquisition in male lions (Panthera leo) by Funston, Paul J., Mills, Micheal G. L., Richardson, Philip R. K., van Jaarsveld, Albert S.

“…Life-history patterns in lions Panthera leo living in savanna woodlands of the Kruger National Park, South Africa, were investigated and compared with those of…”
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Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence by Packer, C., Loveridge, A., Canney, S., Caro, T., Garnett, S.T., Pfeifer, M., Zander, K.K., Swanson, A., MacNulty, D., Balme, G., Bauer, H., Begg, C.M., Begg, K.S., Bhalla, S., Bissett, C., Bodasing, T., Brink, H., Burger, A., Burton, A.C., Clegg, B., Dell, S., Delsink, A., Dickerson, T., Dloniak, S.M., Druce, D., Frank, L., Funston, P., Gichohi, N., Groom, R., Hanekom, C., Heath, B., Hunter, L., DeIongh, H.H., Joubert, C.J., Kasiki, S.M., Kissui, B., Knocker, W., Leathem, B., Lindsey, P.A., Maclennan, S.D., McNutt, J.W., Miller, S.M., Naylor, S., Nel, P., Ng'weno, C., Nicholls, K., Ogutu, J.O., Okot-Omoya, E., Patterson, B.D., Plumptre, A., Salerno, J., Skinner, K., Slotow, R., Sogbohossou, E.A., Stratford, K.J., Winterbach, C., Winterbach, H., Polasky, S.

“…Conservationists often advocate for landscape approaches to wildlife management while others argue for physical separation between protected species and human…”
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Challenges faced in the conservation of rare antelope: a case study on the northern basalt plains of the Kruger National Park by C.C. Grant, T. Davidson, P.J. Funston, D.J. Pienaar

“…The conservation of rare antelope has long been one of the goals of the Kruger National Park. The roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, and to a lesser extent the…”
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Establishing the causes of the roan antelope decline in the Kruger National Park, South Africa by Harrington, Rhidian, Owen-Smith, Norman, Viljoen, Petri C., Biggs, Harry C., Mason, Darryl R., Funston, Paul

“…Between 1986 and 1993, the roan antelope Hippotragus equinus population in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, declined from about 450 to ca.45 animals…”
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Genetic diversity, evolutionary history and implications for conservation of the lion (Panthera leo) in West and Central Africa: Phylogeography of the lion (Panthera leo) by Bertola, L. D., van Hooft, W. F., Vrieling, K., Uit de Weerd, D. R., York, D. S., Bauer, H., Prins, H. H. T., Funston, P. J., Udo de Haes, H. A., Leirs, H., van Haeringen, W. A., Sogbohossou, E., Tumenta, P. N., de Iongh, H. H.

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Reproductive biology of a pride of lions on Karongwe Game Reserve, South Africa by Lehmann, Monika B, Funston, Paul J, Owen, Cailey R, Slotow, Rob

“…The reproductive biology of a pride of lions (Panthera leo) was studied on the 8500 ha Karongwe Game Reserve from 1999 to 2005. Over this period, the pride…”
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Skin necrosis after warfarin therapy by Elliot, M.S., Immelman, E.J., Jeffery, P., Benatar, S.R., Funston, M.R., Smith, J.A., Jacobs, P., Shepstone, B.J., Ferguson, A.D. & Louw, J.H.

“…A rare but potentially lethal complication of coumarin and its congeners is skin necrosis…”
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