Suchergebnisse - "Pretorius, Y."

Behavioural changes in African elephants in response to wildlife tourism von Szott, I. D., Pretorius, Y., Koyama, N. F.

“… Eco‐tourism and human–wildlife interaction can lead to increases in stress, vigilance and aggression in many species, however, studies investigating wildlife …”
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Diet selection of African elephant over time shows changing optimization currency von Pretorius, Y., Stigter, J. D., de Boer, W. F., van Wieren, S. E., de Jong, C. B., de Knegt, H. J., Grant, C. C., Heitkönig, I., Knox, N., Kohi, E., Mwakiwa, E., Peel, M. J. S., Skidmore, A. K., Slotow, R., van der Waal, C., van Langevelde, F., Prins, H. H. T.

“… Multiple factors determine diet selection of herbivores. However, in many diet studies selection of single nutrients is studied or optimization models are …”
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spatial scaling of habitat selection by African elephants von de Knegt, Henrik J., van Langevelde, Frank, Skidmore, Andrew K., Delsink, Audrey, Slotow, Rob, Henley, Steve, Bucini, Gabriela, de Boer, Willem F., Coughenour, Michael B., Grant, Cornelia C., Heitkönig, Ignas M.A., Henley, Michelle, Knox, Nicky M., Kohi, Edward M., Mwakiwa, Emmanuel, Page, Bruce R., Peel, Mike, Pretorius, Yolanda, van Wieren, Sipke E., Prins, Herbert H.T.

“… 1. Understanding and accurately predicting the spatial patterns of habitat use by organisms is important for ecological research, biodiversity conservation and …”
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Spatial distribution of lion kills determined by the water dependency of prey species von de Boer, Willem F., Vis, Marc J. P., de Knegt, Henrik J., Rowles, Colin, Kohi, Edward M., van Langevelde, Frank, Peel, Mike, Pretorius, Yolanda, Skidmore, Andrew K., Slotow, Rob, van Wieren, Sipke E., Prins, Herbert H. T.

“… Predation risk from lions (Panthera leo) has been linked to habitat characteristics and availability and traits of prey. We separated the effects of vegetation …”
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Soil nutrient status determines how elephant utilize trees and shape environments von Pretorius, Yolanda, de Boer, Willem F., van der Waal, Cornelis, de Knegt, Henjo J., Grant, Rina C., Knox, Nicky M., Kohi, Edward M., Mwakiwa, Emmanuel, Page, Bruce R., Peel, Mike J. S., Skidmore, Andrew K., Slotow, Rob, van Wieren, Sipke E., Prins, Herbert H. T.

“… 1. Elucidation of the mechanism determining the spatial scale of patch selection by herbivores has been complicated by the way in which resource availability …”
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Why elephant have trunks and giraffe long tongues: how plants shape large herbivore mouth morphology von Pretorius, Yolanda, de Boer, Willem F., Kortekaas, Kim, van Wijngaarden, Machiel, Grant, Rina C., Kohi, Edward M., Mwakiwa, Emmanuel, Slotow, Rob, Prins, Herbert H. T.

“… We investigated whether mass and morphological spatial patterns in plants possibly induced the development of enlarged soft mouth parts in especially …”
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Seasonal diet changes in elephant and impala in mopane woodland von Kos, Martine, Hoetmer, Arno J, Pretorius, Yolanda, de Boer, Willem Frederik, de Knegt, Henjo, Grant, C. C, Kohi, Edward, Page, Bruce, Peel, Mike, Slotow, Rob, van der Waal, Cornelis, van Wieren, Sipke E, Prins, Herbert H. T, van Langevelde, Frank

“… Elephant and impala as intermediate feeders, having a mixed diet of grass and browse, respond to seasonal fluctuations of forage quality by changing their diet …”
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Optimization of wildlife management in a large game reserve through waterpoints manipulation: A bio-economic analysis von Mwakiwa, Emmanuel, de Boer, Willem F., Hearne, John W., Slotow, Rob, van Langevelde, Frank, Peel, Mike, Grant, Cornelia C., Pretorius, Yolanda, Stigter, Johannes D., Skidmore, Andrew K., Heitkönig, Ignas M.A., de Knegt, Henrik J., Kohi, Edward M., Knox, Nicky, Prins, Herbert H.T.

“… Surface water is one of the constraining resources for herbivore populations in semi-arid regions. Artificial waterpoints are constructed by wildlife managers …”
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