Recent MRI publications
    
    2012 
    1. Horak, I.G., Medger, K., Apanaskevich, D.A., Matthee, C.M. (2012) Natural hosts of the larvae of Nuttalliella sp. (N. namaqua?) (Acari: Nuttalliellidae). Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 79:-
    2. Bennett, N.C. (2012) Determinants of Helminth Infection in a Subterranean Rodent, the Cape Dune Mole-Rat (Bathyergus suillus). Journal of Parasitology. in press:-
    3. Kunkel, K., Somers, M.J. (2012) Interactive effects of species richness and species traits on functional diversity and redundancy. Theoretical Ecology. 5(1):129-139
    4. Brettschneider, H., Bennett, N.C., Chimimba, C.T., Bastos, A.D.S. (2012) Bartonellae of the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae), from South Africa. Veterinary Microbiology. :-
    5. Seeber, P.A., Ndlovu, H.T., Duncan, P. (2012) Grazing behaviour of the giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology. :-
    6. Towner, A., Smale, M., Jewell, O. (2012) Boat-strike wound healing in Carcharodon carcharias.  :1-4
    7. Brown, J.L., Freeman, E.W., Kouba, A.J., Penfold, L.M., Santymire, R.M., Vick, M.M., Wielebnowski, N., Willis, E.L., Milnes, M.R. (2012) International Society for Wildlife Endocrinology: the future of endocrine measures for reproductive science, animal welfare, and conservation biology. Biology Letters. :-
    8. Barnier, F., Grange, S., Ncube, H., Duncan, P. (2012) Inter-birth interval in Zebras is longer following the birth of male foals than after female foals. Acta Oecologica. :-
    9. Medger, K., Horak, I.G. (2012) Effects of life-history traits on parasitism in a monogamous mammal, the Eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus). Naturwissenschaften. 99(2):103-110
    10. Somers, M., Gusset, M. (2012) Modelling the effects of fences on the viability of spatially structured populations of the African wild dog.  :187-196
    11. Medger, K., Chimimba, C.T., Bennett, N.C. (2012) Seasonal changes in reproductive development in male spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus) from South Africa. Mammalian Biology. :-
    12. Medger, K., Chimimba, C.T., Bennett, N.C. (2012) Reproductive photoresponsiveness in male spiny mice from South Africa. Journal of Zoology. :-
    13. Medger, K., Horak, I.G. (2012) Abiotic and biotic determinants of tick burdens in the eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. in press:-
    2011 
    1. Barendse, J., Elwen, S.H., Rosenbaum, H.C., Carvalho, I., Pomilla, C., Collins, T.J.Q., Meÿer, M.A., Leeney, R.H. (2011) Transit station or destination? Attendance patterns, movements and abundance estimate of humpback whales off west South Africa from photographic and genotypic matching. African Journal of Marine Science. 33(3):353-373
    2. Findlay, K.P., Meyer, M.A., Elwen, S.H., and 10 others, ... (2011) Distribution and abundance of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, off the coast of Mozambique, 2003. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. Special Issue 3:163-174
    3. Elwen, S.H., Findlay, K.P., Kiszka, J., Weir, C.R. (2011) Cetacean research in the southern African subregion: a review of previous studies and current knowledge. African Journal of Marine Science. 33(3):469-493
    4. Elwen, S.H., Kirkman, S.P., Pistorius, P.A., Weir, C.R. (2011) The first African Marine Mammal Colloquium, South Africa, May 2010. African Journal of Marine Science. 33(3):349-351
    5. Mertz, E.M., Bester, M.N. (2011) Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 41(2):224-228
    6. Bester, M.N., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Oosthuizen, W.C., Tosh, C.A., McIntyre, T., Reisinger, R.R., Postma, M., van der Merwe, D.S., Wege, M. (2011) The Marine Mammal Programme at the Prince Edward Islands: 38 years of research. African Journal of Marine Science. 33(3):511-521
    7. Pistorius, P.A., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N. (2011) Population dynamics of southern elephant seals: a synthesis of three decades of demographic research at Marion Island. African Journal of Marine Science. 33(3):523-534
    8. McIntyre, T., Postma, M., Wege, M., van der Merwe, D.S., Bester, M.N. (2011) Hitchhiking goose barnacles and their potential implications on the functioning of animal-borne intruments. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 41(2):218-223
    9. Oosthuizen, W.C., Bester, M.N., Tosh, C.A., Guinet, C., Besson, D., de Bruyn, P.J.N. (2011) Dispersal and dispersion of southern elephant seals in the Kerguelen province, Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science. 23(6):567-577
    10. McIntyre, T., Ansorge, I.J., Bornemann, H., Plötz, J., Tosh, C.A., Bester, M.N. (2011) Elephant seal dive behaviour is influenced by ocean temperature: implications for climate change impacts on an ocean predator. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 441:257-272
    11. Jewell, O., Wcisel, M., Gennari, E., Towner, A., Bester, M., Johnson, R., Singh, S. (2011) Effect of Smart Position Only Tags (SPOT) deployment on White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa. PLoS One. 6(11: e27242):1-4
    12. Aplin, K.P., Suzuki, H., Chinen, A.A., Chesser, R.T., ten Have, J., Donnellan, S.C., Austin, J., Frost, A., Gonzalez, J.P., Herbreteau, V., Catzeflis, F., Soubrier, J., Fang, Y.-.P., Robins, J., Matisoo-Smith, E., Bastos, A.D.S., Maryanto, I., Sinaga, M.H. (2011) Multiple geographic origins of commensalism and complex dispersal history of black rats. PLoS One. 6(11):-
    13. Fasina, F.O., Lazarus, D.D., Spencer, B.T., Makinde, A.A., Bastos, A.D.S. (2011) Cost implication of African swine fever in smallholder farrow-to-finish units: Economic benefits of disease prevention through biosecurity. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. :-
    14.  (2011) Descriptive versus explanatory hypotheses in evolutionary research; a potentially concerning bias exemplified by research into the evolution of social organisations among Carnivores. Ethology, Ecology & Evolution. :-
    15. Viljoen, H., Bennett, N.C., Ueckermann, E.A. (2011) The role of host traits, season and group size on parasite burdens in a cooperative mammal. PLoS One. 6:-
    16. Viljoen, H., Bennett, N.C. (2011) Life-history traits, but not season, affect the febrile response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in highveld mole-rats. Journal of Zoology. 285:222-229
    17. Reisinger, R.R., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N. (2011) Predatory impact of killer whales on pinniped and penguin populations at the Subantarctic Prince Edward Islands: fact and fiction. Journal of Zoology. 285:1-10
    18. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Tosh, C.A., Bester, M.N., McIntyre, T., Wilkinson, I.S. (2011) Sex at sea: alternative mating system in an extremely polygynous mammal. Animal Behaviour. 82:445-451
    19. Wege, M., Bester, M.N., van der Merwe, D.S., Postma, M. (2011) Oedipus complex in an Antarctic fur seal pup? Journal of Ethology. 29:505-507
    20. Jori, F., Brhambhatt, D., Fosgate, G.T., Thompson, P.N., Budke, C., Ward, M.P., Ferguson, K., Gummow, B. (2011) A questionnaire-based evaluation of the veterinary cordon fence separating wildlife and livestock along the Kruger National Park, South Africa.. Preventive Veterinary Medecine. 100:210-220
    21. McIntyre, T., Bornemann, H., Plötz, J., Tosh, C.A., Bester, M.N. (2011) Water column use and forage strategies of female southern elephant seals from Marion Island. Marine Biology. 158:2125-2139
    22. Reisinger, R.R., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Tosh, C.A., Oosthuizen, W.C., Mufanadzo, N.T., Bester, M.N. (2011) Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island. African Journal of Marine Science. 33(1):99-105
    23. Barbraud, C., Rivalan, P., Inchausti, P., Nevoux, M., Rolland, V., Weimerskirch, H. (2011) Contrasted demographic responses facing future climate change in Southern Ocean seabirds. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80(1):89-100
    24. Nevoux, M., Gimenez, O., Arlt, D., Nicoll, M., Jones, C., Norris, K. (2011) Population regulation of territorial species: both site dependence and interference mechanisms matter. Proceedings of the Royal Society - B. 278:-
    25. Ncube, H., Duncan, P., Grange, S., Barnier, F. (2011) Pattern of faecal 20-oxopregnane and oestrogen concentrations during pregnancy in free-ranging plains zebra mares. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 172:358-362
    26. Hulsman, A., Münscher, S., Bertschinger, H., Paris, M. (2011) Non-invasive monitoring of glucocorticoid metabolites in brown hyena faeces. Zoo Biology. 30:451-458
    27. Reisinger, R.R., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N. (2011) Abundance estimates of killer whales at subantarctic Marion Island. Aquatic Biology. 12:177-185
    28. Le Grange, A., Van der Merwe, M., Bester, M. (2011) Reproductive strategy of the Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca, from a subtropical latitude (25oS) in South Africa. African Zoology. 46(1):169-175
    29. Zanre, R., Bester, M.N. (2011) Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal in the Mayumba National Park, Gabon. African Zoology. 46(1):185-187
    30. Postma, M., Wege, M., Bester, M.N., van der Merwe, D.S., de Bruyn, P.J.N. (2011) Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) at Subantarctic Marion Island. African Zoology. 46(1):188-193
    31. Horak, I.G., Welman, S., Hallam, S.L., Mzilikazi, N. (2011) Tick infestation of four-toed elephant shrews, Petrodromus tetradactylus and southern African hedgehogs, Atelerix frontalis. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 78:243-243
    32. Bastos, A.D., Nair, D., Taylor, P.J., Brettschneider, H., Kirsten, F., Mostert, E., von Maltitz, E., Lamb, J.M., van Hooft, P., Belmain, S., Contrafatto, G., Downs, S., Chimimba, C.T. (2011) Genetic monitoring detects an overlooked cryptic species and reveals the diversity and distribution of three invasive Rattus congeners in south Africa. BMC Genetics. :-
    33. Ravaomanana, J., Jori, F., Vial, L., Perez-Sanchez, R., Blanco, E., Michaud, V., Roger, F. (2011) Assessment of interactions between African swine fever virus, buhspigs (Potamochoerus larvatus), Ornithodoros moubata ticks and domestic pigs in North-western Madagascar. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 58(3):247-254
    34. Etter, E., Seck, I., Grosbois, V., Jori, F., Blanco, E., Vial, L., Akakpo, J., Bada-Alhambedji, R., Kone, P., Roger, F. (2011) Seroprevalence of African Swine Fever in Senegal on 2006. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 17(1):49-54
    35. Jori, F., Roger, M., Baldet, T., Delecolle, J.C., Sauzier, J., Jaumally, M.R., Roger, F. (2011) Orbiviruses in Rusa deer, Mauritius, 2007. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 17(2):312-313
    36. Abu Samra, N., Jori, F., Samie, A., Thompson, P. (2011) The prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in wild mammals in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology. 175:155-159
    2010 
    1. Nevoux, M., Weimerskirch, H., Barbraud, C. (2010) Long- and short-term influence of environment on recruitment in a species with highly delayed maturity. Oecologia. 162(2):383-392
    2. Nevoux, M., Forcada, J., Barbraud, C., Croxall, J., Weimerskirch, H. (2010) Bet-hedging response to environmental variability, an intraspecific comparison. Ecology. 91(8):2416-2427
    3. Anguelov, R., Brettschneider, H., Bastos, A.D.S. (2010) A case of multi-vector and multi-host epidemiological model: Bartonella infection. AIP Conference Proceedings. 1301:175-187
    4. Ravaomanana, J., Michaud, V., Jori, F., Andriatsimahavandy, A., Roger, F., Albina, E., Vial, L. (2010) First detection of African Swine Fever Virus in Ornithodoros porcinus spp. in Madagascar and new insights on the tick vector’s distribution and taxonomy. Parasites and Vectors. 3(115):1-15
    5. Hulsman, A., Swanepoel, L., Sutherland, C., Paris, M. (2010) Patterns of scat deposition by brown hyaenas Hyaena brunnea in a mountain savannah region of South Africa. Wildlife Biology. 16(4):445-451
    6. de Bruyn, P.J.N. (2010) Misreporting: hippo stories off-target. Nature. 468(7327):1041-1041
    7. Scantlebury, M., Maher McWilliams, M., Marks, N.J., Dick, J.T.A., Edgar, H. (2010) Effects of life-history traits on parasite load in grey squirrels. Journal of Zoology. 282:245-255
    8. Elwen, S.H., Leeney, R.H. (2010) Injury and Subsequent Healing of a Propeller Strike Injury to a Heaviside’s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii). Aquatic Mammals. 36(4):382-387
    9. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Tosh, C.A., Oosthuizen, W.C., Reisinger, R.R., Mufanadzo, N.T., Postma, M., Wege, M., van der Merwe, D.S., Bester, M.N. (2010) Prevalence of allosuckling behaviour in Subantarctic fur seal pups. Mammalian Biology. 75:555-560
    10. Münscher, S., Henley, M., Palme, R., Thompson, P., Bertschinger, H. (2010) Concentrations of faecal glucocortcoid metabolites in physically injured free-ranging African elephants Loxodonta africana. Wildlife Biology. 16:1-10
    11. Fasina, F. .O., Shamaki, D., Makinde, A. .A., Lombin, L. .H., Lazarus, D. .D., Rufai, S. .A., Adamu, S. .S., Agom, D. .Y., et., A.L. (2010) Surveillance for African swine fever in Nigeria, 2006-2009. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 57(4):244-253
    12. Naito, Y., Bornemann, H., Takahashi, A., McIntyre, T., Plötz, J. (2010) Fine-scale feeding behavior of Weddell seals revealed by a mandible accelerometer. Polar Science. 4:309-316
    13. Faulkes, C.G., Sichilima, A.M., van Sandwyk, J., Bennett, N.C. (2010) Control of ovulation in female giant mole-rats Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae), and phylogenetic trends within the family. Journal of Zoology. 282:64-74
    14. McIntyre, T., Tosh, C.A., Plötz, J., Bornemann, H., Bester, M.N. (2010) Segregation in a sexually dimorphic mammal: a mixed-effects modelling analysis of diving behaviour in southern elephant seals. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 412:293-304
    15. Reisinger, R.R., Bester, M.N. (2010) Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal. Polar Biology. 33:1289-1291
    16. Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K.M. (2010) Intraspecic differences in the diet of Antarctic fur seals at Nyrøysa, Bouvetøya. Polar Biology. 33:1171-1178
    17. McIntyre, T., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Ansorge, I.J., Bester, M.N., Bornemann, H., Plotz, J., Tosh, C.A. (2010) A lifetime at depth: vertical distribution of southern elephant seals in the water column. Polar Biology. 33(8):1037-1048
    18. Tambling, C.J. (2010) Predicting the location of lion kills from clusters in GPS data. Journal of Wildlife Management. 74:549-556
    19. White, A.M. (2010) Grouping patterns in warthogs: Is communal care of young enough to explain sociality? Behaviour. 147:1-18
    20. Linklater, W.L., Plotz, R.D., Kerley, G.I.H., Brashares, J.S., Lent, P.C., Law, P.R., Hitchins, P.M. (2010) Dissimilar home range estimates for black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) can not be used to infer habitat change: response to Reid et al. 2007. Oryx. 44:16-19
    21. Gray, M.E. (2010) Does contraceptive treatment in wildlife result in side-effects? A review of quantitative and anecdotal evidence. Reproduction. 139:45-55
    22. Thorn, M., Green, M., Bateman, P.W., Yarnell, R.W., Scott, D.M. (2010) Comparative efficacy of spoor surveys, spotlighting and audio playbacks in a landscape-scale carnivore survey. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 40:77-86
    23. Reisinger, R.R., Bester, M.N. (2010) Goose barnacles on seals and a penguin at Gough Island. African Zoology. 45(1):129-132
    24. Elwen, S.H., Reeb, D. (2010) Near-shore distribution of Heaviside’s (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)) and dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) at the southern limit of their range in South Africa. African Zoology. 45(1):78-91
    25. van Hooft, P., Prins, H.H.T., Jolles, A.E., van Wieren, S.E., Greyling, B.J., van Helden, P.D., Bastos, A.D.S. (2010) Rainfall-driven sex-ratio genes in African buffalo suggested by correlations between Y-chromosomal haplotype frequencies and foetal sex ratio. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10:-
    26. Bester, M.N., Reisinger, R.R. (2010) Vagrant Antarctic fur seals at Gough Island in 2009. Polar Biology. 33:709-711
    27. Oosthuizen, W.C., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N., Girondot, M. (2010) Cohort and tag-site-specific tag-loss rates in mark–recapture studies: A southern elephant seal cautionary case. Marine Mammal Science. 26(2):350-369
    28. Reisinger, R.R., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Pistorius, P.A., Bester, M.N. (2010) Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island. Polar Biology. 33:571-574
    29. Reisinger, R.R., McIntyre, T., Bester, M.N. (2010) Goose barnacles hitchhike on satellite-tracked southern elephant seals. Polar Biology. 33:561-564
    30. Biuw, M., Lydersen, C., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Arriola, A., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Kritzinger, P., Kovacs, K.M. (2010) Long-range migration of a chinstrap penguin from Bouvetoya to Montagu Island, South Sandwich Islands. Antarctic Science. 22(2):157-162
    31. Muenscher, S., Henley, M., Henley, S., Heistermann, M., Palme, R., Thompson, P., Bertschinger, H. (2010) Endocrine correlates of musth and the impact of ecological and social factors in free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Hormones and Behavior. 57:506-510
    32. Verburgt, L., Rendigs, A. (2010) Resting and nesting in a small mammal: sleeping sites as a limiting resource for female grey mouse lemurs. Animal Behaviour. 79:1211-1219
    33. Owolodon, O.A., Bastos, A.D.S., Antiabong, J.F., Ogedengbe, M.E., Ekong, P.S., Yakubu, B. (2010) Molecular characterisation of African swine fever viruses from Nigeria (2003-2006) recovers multiple virus variants and reaffirms CVR epidemiological utility. Virus Genes. 41:361-368
    34. Reisinger, R.R., Karczmarski, L. (2010) Population size estimate of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in the Algoa Bay region, South Africa. Marine Mammal Science. 26(1):86-97
    35. Bennett, N.C., van Sandwyk, J. (2010) The pattern of ovulation in Ansell’s mole-rat, Fukomys anselli: phylogenetic or ecological constraints? Journal of Zoology. 281:66-73
    36. Young, A.J., Bennett, N.C. (2010) Physiological suppression eases in Damaraland mole-rat societies when ecological constraints on dispersal are relaxed. Hormones and Behavior. 57:177-183
    2009 
    1. Rolland, V., Nevoux, M., Barbraud, C., Weimerskirch, H. (2009) Respective impact of climate and fisheries on the growth of an albatross population. Ecological Applications. 19(5):1336-1346
    2. Tambling, C.J., Belton, L.E. (2009) Feasibility of Using Proximity Tags to Locate Female Lion Panthera leo Kills. Wildlife Biology. 15(4):435-441
    3. Jori, F., Vosloo, W., Du Plessis, B., Bengis, R., Brahmbatt, D., Gummow, B., Thomson, G.R. (2009) A qualitative risk assessment of factors contributing to foot and mouth disease outbreaks on the Western Boundary of Kruger National Park. Revue Scientifique et Technique-OIE. 28(3):917-933
    4. Arnot, L.F., Bastos, A.D.S. (2009) Molecular monitoring of African swine fever virus using surveys targeted at adult Orithodoros ticks: a re-evaluation of Mkuze Game Reserve, South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 76:385-392
    5. Jori, F., Galvez, H., Mendoza, P., Mayor, P. (2009) Serological monitoring of Leptospirosis in a colony of captive collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) from the Peruvian Amazon. Research in Veterinary Science. 86(3):383-387
    6. Costard, S., Wieland, B., De Glainville, W., Jori, F., Rowlands, R., Vosloo, W., Roger, F., Pfeiffer, D., Dixon, L. (2009) African swine fever: How can global spread be prevented? Proceedings of the Royal Society - B. 364:2683-2696
    7. Castiglia, R., Annesi, F., Sichilima, A. .M., Rainer, H. (2009) A molecular and chromosomal study of the moonshine shrew,crocidura luna Dollman (1910) from Zambia with a description of a new remarkable karyotype. Mammalian Species. 73(1):56-59
    8. Oosthuizen, W.C., de Bruyn, P.J.N. (2009) Isabelline king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus at Marion Island. Marine Ornithology. 37:267-268
    9. Bester, M.N., Bloomer, J. (2009) Successful eradication of feral cats from sub-Antarctic Marion Island, southern Indian Ocean.  :187-190
    10. Bennett, N.C. (2009) Parasites - a cost of sociality? Journal of the South African Veterinary Association. 80:131-131
    11. Oosthuizen, W.C., Dyer, B.M., de Bruyn, P.J.N. (2009) Vagrant birds ashore at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean, from 1987 to 2009. African Journal of Marine Science. 31(3):445-450
    12. Bester, M.N., Ryan, P.G., Visagie, J. (2009) Summer survey of fur seals at Prince Edward Island, southern Indian Ocean. African Journal of Marine Science. 31(3):451-455
    13. Oosthuizen, W.C., Bester, M.N., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G. (2009) Intra-archipelago moult dispersion of southern elephant seals at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean. African Journal of Marine Science. 31(3):457-462
    14. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Tosh, C.A., Oosthuizen, W.H., Bester, M.N., Arnould, J.P.Y. (2009) Bathymetry and frontal system interactions influence seasonal foraging movements of lactating subantarctic fur seals from Marion Island. Marine Ecology-Progress Series. 394:263-276
    15. Heinrich, S., Elwen, S.H., Brager, S. (2009) Patterns of Sympatry in Lagenorhynchus and Cephalorhynchus: Dolphins in Different Habitats.  :313-332
    16. Elwen, S.H., Reeb, D. (2009) Diurnal movements and behaviour of Heaviside’s dolphins, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, with some comparative data for dusky dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obscurus. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 39(2):100-102
    17. Jori, F., Bastos, A.D.S. (2009) Role of wild suids in the epidemiology of African swine fever. EcoHealth. 6:296-310
    18. Bastos, A.D.S., Arnot, L.F., Jacquier, M.D., Maree, S. (2009) A host species-informative internal control for molecular assessment of African swine fever virus infection rates in the African sylvatic cycle Ornithodoros vector. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 23 (4):399-409
    19. Cooper, J., Bester, M.N., Chown, S.L., Crawford, R.J.M., Daly, R., Heyns, E., Lamont, T., Ryan, P.G., Shaw, J.D. (2009) Biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands, December 2008. South African Journal of Science. 105:317-320
    20. Mouton, M., Reeb, D., Botha, A. (2009) Yeast infection in a beached southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) neonate. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 45(3):692-699
    21. Glass, J.P., Ryan, P.G., Dalebout, M.L. (2009) Cetacean records from Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 89(5):1023-1032
    22. Setsaas, T.H., Linklater, W.L. (2009) Social bonds between unrelated females increase reproductive success in feral horses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 106:13850-13853
    23. Thorn, M., Scott, D.M., Green, M., Bateman, P.W. (2009) Camera trapping as a means of estimating brown hyaena occupancy. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 39:1-10
    24. Biuw, M., Krafft, B.A., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K.M. (2009) Time budgets and at-sea behaviour of lactating female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) at Bouvetøya. Marine Ecology-Progress Series. 385:271-284
    25. Kunkel, K., Angerbjorn, A., Shults, B. (2009) Patterns of d13C and d15N in wolverine (Gulo gulo) tissues from the Brooks Range, Alaska. Current Zoology. 55:188-192
    26. Johnson, R., Bester, M.N., Dudley, S.F.J., Oosthuizen, W.H., Meyer, M., Hancke, L., Gennari, E. (2009) Coastal swimming patterns of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at Mossel Bay, South Africa. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 85(3):189-200
    27. Brettschneider, H., Chimimba, C.T., Scholtz, C.H., Bastos, A.D.S., Bateman, P.W. (2009) The tusked king cricket (Libanasidus vittatus (Kirby, 1899) Anostostomatidae) from South Africa: morphological and molecular evidence suggest two cryptic species. Insect Systematics and Evolution. 40(1):85-103
    28. Linklater, W.L. (2009) Dispersal but with philopatry reveals incest avoidance in a polygynous ungulate. Animal Behaviour. 77:1085-1093
    29. Caron, A., Gaidet, N., de Garine-Wichatitsky, M., Morand, S. (2009) Evolutionary biology, community ecology and avian influenza research. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 9:298-303
    30. White, A.M. (2009) Do ecological constraints explain communal nesting in common warthogs? Animal Behaviour. 77:87-94
    31. McLean, I.G., Linklater, W.L., Schmitt, N., Pulskamp, K. (2009) PPartnerships in the mating system of a small macropod marsupial, the quokka (Setonix brachyurus). Behaviour. 146:89-112
    32.  (2009) Trivers-Willard effect in contemporary humans: male biased sex ratios among billionaires. PLoS One. 4(1):-
    33. Kunkel, K., Angerbjorn, A., Shults, B. (2009) Diet of wolverines in the western Brooks Range, Alaska. Polar Research. 28:246-253
    34. Tosh, C.A., Bornemann, H., Ramdohr, S., Schroder, M., Martin, T., Carlini, A., Plotz, J., Bester, M.N. (2009) Adult male southern elephant seals from King George Island utilize the Weddell Sea. Antarctic Science. 21(2):113-121
    35. Reisinger, R.R., Mufanadzo, N.T., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N. (2009) Leucistic southern elephant seal at Marion Island. Polar Biology. 32:509-511
    36. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N., Carlini, A.R., Oosthuizen, W.C. (2009) How to weigh an elephant seal with one finger: a simple three-dimensional photogrammetric application. Aquatic Biology. 5(1):31-39
    37. Oosthuizen, W.C., de Bruyn, P.J.N. (2009) King penguin brooding and defending a sub-Antarctic skua chick. Polar Biology. 32(2):303-305
    38. Oosthuizen, W.C., Cross, P.C., Bowers, J.A., Hay, C., Ebinger, M.R., Buss, P., Hofmeyr, M. (2009) Effects of Chemical Immobilization on Survival of African Buffalo in the Kruger National Park. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73(1):149-153
    39.  (2009) Behavioural Ecology: an Evolutionary Perspective on Behaviour Edited by Etienne Danchin, Luc-Alain Giraldeau & Frank Cezilly Oxford University Press: 2008. 874pp. Behavioral Processes. 80:201-201
    40. McMahon, C.R., Bester, M.N., Hindell, M.A., Brook, B.W., Bradshaw, C.J.A. (2009) Shifting trends: detecting environmentally mediated regulation in long-lived marine vertebrates using time-series data. Oecologia. 159:69-82
    41. Malherbe, G.P., Maude, G., Bastos, A.D.S. (2009) Genetic clues from olfactory cues: brown hyaena scent marks provide a non-invasive source of DNA for genetic profiling. Conservation Genetics. 10(3):759-762
    42. Costanzo, M.S., Bennett, N.C. (2009) Spatial learning and memory in African mole-rats: the role of sociality and sex. Physiology and Behaviour. 96:128-134
    43. Somers, M.J., Kunkel, K. (2009) Continental patterns of carnivore guild depletions: Implications for prioritizing global carnivore conservation. Biology Letters. 5:35-38
    44. Taylor, P.J., Maree, S., van Sandwyk, J., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Stanley, W.T., Verheyen, E., Kaliba, P., Verheyen, W., Kaleme, P., Bennett, N.C. (2009) Speciation mirrors geomorphology and palaecclimatic history in African laminate-toothed rats (Muridae; Otomyini) of the Otomys denti and O. lacustris species-complexes in the. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 96:913-941
    45. Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G., Hart, L., Jarvis, J.U.M. (2009) The Cape mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus. Mammalian Species. 828:1-7
    46. Elwen, S., Reeb, D. (2009) A population estimate of Heaviside’s dolphins, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, at the southern end of their range. Marine Mammal Science. 25(1):107-124
    2008 
    1. Nevoux, M., Barbraud, J.-.C., Barbraud, C. (2008) Breeding experience and demographic response to environmental variability in the white stork. The Condor. 110(1):55-62
    2. Nevoux, M., Barbraud, J.-.C., Barbraud, C. (2008) Nonlinear impact of climate on survival in a migratory white stork population. Journal of Animal Ecology. 77:1143-1152
    3.  (2008) Nineteenth-century evidence for the Golfo de Panama as a migratory destination for southern humpback whales, including the first mention of singing. Marine Mammal Science. 24(3):737-742
    4. Vilijoen, J.J., Palme, R., Reynecke, H.C., du Toit, J.T., Langbauer Jr, W.R. (2008) Measurement of faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in free-ranging African elephants: baseline values from the Kruger National Park. Koedoe. 50(1):18-21
    5.  (2008) Physical, physiological, and behavioural changes associated with male African elephant (Loxodonta africana) sexual activity and the phenomenon of musth.  :449-456
    6. Muenscher, S. (2008) Take a nap: sleeping behaviour of free-ranging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana) during the day.  :441-448
    7. Bertschinger, H., Delsink, A., van Altena, J.J., Kirkpatric, J., Killian, H., Slotow, R., Castley, G. (2008) Chapter 6: Reproductive control of elephants.  :257-328
    8. Rasmussen, H.B., Douglas-Hamilton, I., Vollrath, F. (2008) Endocrine and behavioural changes in male African elephants: linking hormone changes to sexual state and reproductive tactic. Hormones and Behavior. 54:539-548
    9. Vilijoen, J.J., du Toit, J.T., Langbauer Jr, W.R. (eds). (2008) Translocation stress and faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in free-ranging African savanna elephants. Journal of Wildlife Management. 38(2):146-152
    10. Lange, H., Skarpe, C., Rooke, T., Inga, B., Bateman, P.W. (2008) Group size, antipredatory vigilance and foraging competition in two species of gregarious antelope. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 38:138-145
    11. Belton, L., van Rensburg, B.J. (2008) Factors associated with suni distribution in Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa: implications for management and conservation of a small antelope. African Journal of Ecology. 46:631-636
    12. Linklater, W.L., Stafford, K.J., Minot, E.O. (2008) . Maternal investment results in better foal condition through increased play behaviour in horses. Animal Behaviour. 76:1511-1518
    13. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bastos, A.D.S., Eadie, C., Tosh, C.A., Bester, M.N. (2008) Mass mortality of adult male subantarctic fur seals: are alien mice the culprits? PLoS One. 3(11):-
    14. Johnson, R., Keswick, T., Bester, M.N., Oosthuizen, W.H. (2008) Encounters between white sharks and Cape fur seals in a shallow channel. Journal of Marine Biological Association 2 - Biodiversity Records. :-
    15. de Vries, L., Sichilima, A.M., Bennett, N.C. (2008) Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in Ansell's mole-rat: are mole-rat's clocks ticking? Journal of Zoology. 276:343-349
    16. Bennett, N.C., Coen, C.W. (2008) An immunohistochemical study of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone 1 system in solitary Cape mole-rats, Georychus capensis, and social Natal mole-rats, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis. Neuroscience. 157:164-173
    17. Kotze, J., Bennett, N.C., Scantlebury, M. (2008) The energetics of huddling in two species of mole-rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Physiology and Behaviour. 93:215-221
    18. Bennett, N.C. (2008) The Mammal Research Institute 1966-2006. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa . 63(1):53-60
    19. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Tosh, C.A., Oosthuizen, W.C., Phalanndwa, M.V., Bester, M.N. (2008) Temporary marking of unweaned southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina L.) pups. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 38(2):133-137
    20. Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N. (2008) Subantarctic Islands.  :463-464
    21. Slater, K., Turner, T. (2008) The influence of oestrous swellings on the grooming behaviour of chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest, Uganda. Behaviour. 145:1235-1246
    22.  (2008) Productivity in conservation research in the southern hemisphere. Conservation Biology. 22:232-233
    23. Manjerovic, M.B., Kinahan, A.A., Waterman, J.M., Bennett, N.C., Bateman, P.W. (2008) Structure and allometry of genitalia in males and females of a social African ground squirrel with high polygynandry. Journal of Zoology. 275:375-380
    24. Bennett, N.C., Coen, C.W. (2008) Reproductive suppression and the seasonality of reproduction in the social Natal mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 159:236-240
    25. Sichilima, A.M., Bennett, N.C., Le Comber, S.C. (2008) Evolution of African mole-rats sociality: burrow architecture, rainfall and foraging in colonies of the cooperatively breeding Fukomys mechowii. Journal of Zoology. 275:276-282
    26. Somers, M.J., Kunkel, K. (2008) The potential for large carnivores to act as biodiversity surrogates southern Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation. 17:2939-2949
    27. Hughes, G.O., Thuiller, W., Midgley, G.F., Collins, K. (2008) Environmental change hastens the demise of the critically endangered riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis). Biological Conservation. 141:23-34
    28. Shults, B., Kunkel, K. (2008) Estimating sustainable harvest in wolverine populations using logistic regression. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72:1125-1132
    29. Pistorius, P.A., Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Kirkman, S.P., Taylor, F.E. (2008) Seasonal survival and the relative cost of first reproduction in adult female southern elephant seals. Journal of Mammalogy. 89(3):567-574
    30. Scantlebury, M., Waterman, J.M., Bennett, N. (2008) Alternative reproductive tactics in male Cape ground squirrels Xerus inauris. Physiology and Behaviour. 94:359-367
    31. Scantlebury, M., Lovegrove, B.G., Jackson, C.R., Bennett, N.C. (2008) Hibernation and non-shivering thermogenesis in the Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentottus. J Comp Physiol B. 178:887-897
    32. Makhado, A.B., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Pistorius, P.A., Ferguson, J.W.H., Klages, N.T.W. (2008) Prey of the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella at Marion Island. Polar Biol. 31:575-581
    33. Steenkamp, G., Ferguson, W.H., Boy, S.C., Ferreira, S.M., Bester, M.N. (2008) Estimating exposed pulp lengths of tusks in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana). Jl S. Afr. Vet. Ass. 79(1):25-30
    34. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Tosh, C.A., Bester, M.N. (2008) Sexual harassment of a king penguin by an Antarctic fur seal. Journal of Ethology. 26:295-297
    35. Pistorius, P.A., Taylor, F.E., Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Kirkman, S.P. (2008) Evidence for density dependent population regulation in southern elephant seals in the southern Indian Ocean. Afr. Zool. 43(1):75-80
    36. Mulaudzi, T.W., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Pistorius, P.A., Jonker, F.C., Makhado, A.B., Owen, J.H., Grimbeek, R.J. (2008) Haulout site selection by southern elephant seals at Marion Island. Afr. Zool. 43(1):25-33
    37. Chimimba, C.T., Linzey, A.V. (2008) Aethomys ineptus (Rodentia: Muridae). Mammalian Species. 809:1-7
    38. Linzey, A.V., Chimimba, C.T. (2008) Aethomys chrysophilus (Rodentia: Muridae). Mammalian Species. 808:1-9
    39. Ryan, P.G., Bester, M.N. (2008) Pelagic predators. In: Chown SL, Froneman PW (eds). The Prince Edward Islands: Land-sea Interactions in a Changing Ecosystem. Sun Media, Stellenbosch. :121-164
    40. Setsaas, T.H., Bester, M.N., van Niekerk, J.H., Roux, J.-.P., Hofmeyr, G.J.G. (2008) Dispersion during the moult haulout of southern elephant seals at the Courbet Peninsula, Iles Kerguelen. Polar Biol. 31:249-253
    41. Ferreira, J.M., De Oliveira, L.R., Wynen, L., Bester, M.N., Guinet, C., Moraes-Barros, N., Martins, F.M., Muelbert, M.M.C., Moreno, I.B., Siciliano, S., Ott, P.H., Morgante, J.S. (2008) Multiple origins of vagrant Subantarctic fur seals: a long journey to the Brazilian coast detected by molecular markers. Polar Biol. 31:303-308
    42. Bester, M.N., de Clercq, H., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., de Bruyn, P.J.N. (2008) Leucistic southern elephant seal at Marion Island? Polar Biology. 31(2):255-257
    43. Greyling, B.J., Kryger, P., du Plessis, S., Van Hooft, W.F., van Helden, P., Bastos, A.D.S. (2008) Development of a high-throughput microsatellite typing approach for forensic and population genetic analysis of wild and domestic African Bovini. African Journal of Biotechnology. 7(5):655-660
    44. Lemons, P.R., Bateman, P.W., Bennett, N.C. (2008) Experimental alteration of litter sex ratios in a mammal. Proceedings of the Royal Society London, B. 275:323-327
    45. Bennett, N.C. (2008) Strong immune function: a benefit promoting the evolution of sociality?. Journal of Zoology. 275(1):26-32
    2007 
    1. Nevoux, M., Weimerskirch, H., Barbraud, C. (2007) Environmental variation and experience-related differences in the demography of the long-lived black-browed albatross. Journal of Animal Ecology. 76:159-167
    2. Mayor, P., Guimaraes, D.A., LePendu, Y., Da Silva, J., Jori, F., Lopez Bejar, M. (2007) Reproductive performance of captive collared peccaries in the eastern Amazon. Animal Reproduction Science. 102(1-2):88-97
    3. Mendoza, A.P., Cespedes, M.J., Galvez, H.A., Mayor, P., Jori, F. (2007) . Antibodies against Leptospira spp. in captive collared peccaries, Peru. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 13(5):393-394
    4. Vial, L., Wieland, B., Jori, F., Etter, E., Dixon, L., Roger, F. (2007) African swine fever virus infection of the soft tick Ornithodoros sonrai in Senegal. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 13(5):1928-1931
    5. Branch, T.A., plus 42 authors!, E.T. .A.L. (2007) Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean. Mammal Review. 37(2):116-175
    6. Wittemyer, G., Hodges, J.K. (2007) The impact of ecological variability on the reproductive endocrinology of wild female African elephants. Hormones and Behavior. 51(3):346-354
    7. Fichtel, C., Kraus, C., Heistermann, M. (2007) Influence of reproductive season and rank on fecal glucocorticoid levels in free-ranging male Verreaux’s sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi). Hormones and Behavior. 51(5):640-648
    8. Laws, N., Harris, M., Harris, S., Heistermann, M., Sherwin, C. (2007) A case-study: Faecal corticosteroid and behaviour as indicators of welfare during relocation of an Asiatic Elephant. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 10(4):349-358
    9. Jackson, T.P., Waterman, J.M., Bennett, N.C. (2007) LH responses to single doses of exogenous GnRH in female social ground squirrels exhibiting low reproductive skew. Journal of Zoology. 273:8-13
    10. Malherbe, G.P., Bennett, N.C. (2007) An assessment of behavioural dominance in a social subterranean rodent mole Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae using the cardinal dominance index method. African Zoology. 42(2):187-198
    11. Anderson, C.J., Roth, J.D., Waterman, J.M. (2007) Can whisker spot patterns be used to identify individual polar bears? Journal of Zoology. 273:333-339
    12. Waterman, J.M. (2007) Male mating strategies.  (Chapter 3):27-41
    13. Waterman, J.M., Roth, J.D. (2007) Interspecific associations of Cape ground squirrels with two mongoose species: benefit or cost? Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology. 61:1675-1683
    14. Scantlebury, M., Waterman, J.M., Hillegass, M., Speakman, J.R., Bennett, N. (2007) Energetic costs of parasitism in the Cape ground squirrel Xerus inauris. Proceedings of the Royal Society - B. 274:2169-2177
    15. Yarnell, R.W., Scott, D.M., Chimimba, C.T., Metcalfe, D.J. (2007) Untangling the roles of fire, grazing and rainfall on small communities in grassland ecosystems. Oecologia. 154:387-402
    16. Hart, L., Chimimba, C.T., Jarvis, J.U.M., O'Raian, J., Bennett, N.C. (2007) Craniometric sexual dimorphism and age variation in the solitary South African endemic Cape dune mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Muridae). Journal of Mammalogy. 88:657-666
    17. Keith, M., Reyers, B., Chimimba, C.T., van Jaarsveld, A.S. (2007) A comparative analysis of components incorporated in conservation priority assessments: A case study based on South African species of terrestrial mammals. African Zoology. 42:97-111
    18.  (2007) Whales and dolphins of the Southern African Subregion. Cape Town, Cambridge University Press. :1-338
    19. Reeb, D.R., Kidson, S. (2007) Structure of the integument of southern right whales, Eubalaena australis. Anatomical Record. 290:596-613
    20. Mate, B.R. (2007) Sighting history and observations of southern right whales following satellite tagging off South Africa. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management . 9(2):111-114
    21. Van der Merwe, M. (2007) Amniogenesis in the African yellow bat, Scotphilus dinganii. African Zoology. 41(2):234-239
    22. Bronner, G.N., Van der Merwe, M., Njobe, K. (2007) Nongeographic cranial variation in two medically important rodents from South Africa, Matomys natalensis and Mastomys coucha. Journal of Mammalogy. 88(5):1179-1194
    23. Van der Merwe, M. (2007) Discriminating between Thryonomys swinderianus and Thryonomys gregorianus. African Zoology. 42(2):165-171
    24. Van der Merwe, M., Stirnemann, R.L. (2007) Reproduction in the Banana bat, Neoromicia nanus, in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, with a discussion on sperm storage and latitudinal effects on reproductive strategies. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 37(1):53-60
    25. Bester, M.N., Ryan, P.G. (2007) Mammals. Field guide to the animals and plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island (Ed) P. Ryan, Pisces Publications, Newbury. :99-108
    26. Lombard, A.T., Reyers, B., Schonegevel, L.Y., Cooper, J., Smith-Adao, L.B., Nel, D.C., Froneman, P.W., Ansorge, I.J., Bester, M.N., Tosh, C.A., Strauss, T., Akkers, T., Gon, O., Leslie, R.W., Chown, S.L. (2007) Conserving pattern and process in the Southern Ocean: designing a Marine Protected Area for the Prince Edward Islands. Antarctic Science. 19(1):39 -54
    27. Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G. (2007) Ross Seal. In: Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, (Ed) B. Riffenburgh, Taylor & Francis Books Inc., New York. :815-816
    28. Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G. (2007) Seals: overview. In: Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, (Ed) B. Riffenburgh, Taylor & Francis Books Inc., New York. :877-881
    29. Bester, M.N. (2007) Restoration: sub-Antarctic islands. In: Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, (Ed) B. Riffenburgh, Taylor & Francis Books Inc., New York. :797-798
    30. Steenkamp, G., Ferreira, S.M., Bester, M.N. (2007) Tusklessness and tusk fractures in free-ranging African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). Jl S. Afr. Vet. Ass. 78(2): 75-80. 78(2):75-80
    31. Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N., Pistorius, P.A., Mulaudzi, T.W., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Ramunasi, J.A., Tshithabane, H.N., McIntyre, T., Radzilani, P.M. (2007) Median pupping date, pup mortality and sex ratio of fur seals at Marion Island. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 37(1):1-8
    32. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Cooper, J., Bester, M.N., Tosh, C.A. (2007) The importance of land-based prey for sympatrically breeding giant petrels at sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Antarctic Science. 19(1):25-30
    33. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Pistorius, P.A., Tosh, C.A., Bester, M.N. (2007) Leucistic Antarctic fur seal at Marion Island. Polar Biology. 30(10):1355-1358
    34. Lubisi, B.A., Bastos, A.D.S., Dwarka, R., Vosloo, W. (2007) Intra-genotypic resolution of African swine fever viruses from an East African domestic pig cycle: a combined p72-CVR approach. Virus Genes. 35:729-735
    35. Boutin, S., Dunford, J. (2007) Wildfire effects on home range size and fidelity of boreal caribou in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 85:26-32
    36. Loxterman, J., Shults, B., Kunkel, K., Cook, L. (2007) Sex-specific dispersal patterns in wolverines; Insights from microsatellite markers`. Journal of Mammalogy. 88:793-800
    37.  (2007) Phylogenetic reconstruction of carnivore social organisations. Journal of Zoology. 273:90-97
    38.  (2007) Winning by a neck: tall giraffes avoid competing with smaller browsers. American Naturalist. 169:130-135
    39. Yeakel, J.D., Bennett, N.C., Koch, P.L., Dominy, N.J. (2007) The isotopic ecology of African mole-rats informs hypotheses on the evolution of human diet. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London. 274:1723-1730
    40. Bennett, N.C. (2007) Longitudinal differences in 15N between mothers and offspring during and after weaning in a small cooperative mammal, the meerkat (Suricata suricatta). Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 21:1889-1892
    41. Scantlebury, M., Waterman, J.M., Hillegrass, M., Speakman, J.R., Bennett, N.C. (2007) Effects of age and parasite status on the foraging energetics of female Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris. Proceedings of the Royal Society - B. 274:2169-2177
    42. Kinahan, A.A., Inge-Moller, R., Bateman, P.W., Kotze, A., Scantlebury, M. (2007) Body temperature daily rhythm adaptations in African savanna elephants Loxodonta africana. Physiology & Behavior. 92:560-565
    43. Van Hooft, P., Greyling, B.J., Prins, H.T., Getz, W.M., Jolles, A.E., Bastos, A.D.S. (2007) Selection at the Y chromosome of the African buffalo driven by rainfall. PLoS One. 2(10):-
    44. Boshoff, C.I., Bastos, A.D., Gerber, L.J., Vosloo, W. (2007) Genetic characterisation of African swine fever viruses from outbreaks in southern Africa (1973-1999). Veterinary Microbiology. 121:45-55
    45. Kinahan, A.A., Bennett, N.C., O'Riain, J., Hart, L., Bateman, P.W. (2007) Size matters: genital allometry in an African mole-rat (Bathyergidae) . Evolutionary Ecology. 21:201-213
    46. Belton, L., Ball, N., Waterman, J., Bateman, P.W. (2007) Do Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris) discriminate between olfactory cues of the faeces of predators versus non-predators?. African Zoology. 42:135-138
    47. Linklater, W.L. (2007) Extreme sex ratio variation in relation to change in condition around conception. Biology Letters. 3:395-397
    2006 
    1. Nevoux, M., Barbraud, C. (2006) Relationships between sea ice concentration, sea surface temperature and demographic traits of thin-billed prions. Polar Biology. 29:445-453
    2. Deuve, J.L., Bennett, N.C., O'Brien, P.C.M., Ferguson-Smith, M., Faulkes, C.G., Britton-Davidan, J., Robinson, T.J. (2006) Complex evolution of X and Y autosomal translocations in the Giant mole-rat, Cryptomys mechowi (Bathyergidae). Chromosome Research. 14:681-691
    3. Hart, L., O'Riain, M.J., Jarvis, J.U.M., Bennett, N.C. (2006) Is the Cape dune mole-rat Bathyergus suillus a seasonal or aseasonal breeder? Journal of Mammalogy. 87:1078-1085
    4. Herbst, M., Bennett, N.C. (2006) The burrow architecture and burrowing dynamics of the endangered Namaqua dune mole-rat, Bathyergus janetta (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Journal of Zoology. 270:420-428
    5. Du Toit, L., Bennett, N.C., Gutjahr, G.H., Coen, C.W. (2006) Reproductive suppression in subordinate female highveld mole-rats, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae: No apparent role for endogenous opioid peptides. Physiology and Behaviour. 87:897-902
    6. Snyman, P.C., Jackson, C.R., Bennett, N.C. (2006) Do dispersing female Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) exhibit spontaneous ot induced ovulation? Physiology and Behaviour. 87:88-94
    7. Scantlebury, M., Bennett, N.C., Speakman, J.R., Pillay, N., Schradin, C. (2006) The energetics of huddling in group living African four striped field mice Rhabdomys pumilio. Functional Ecology. 20:166-173
    8. Broekman, M., Bennett, N.C., Jackson, C.R., Weber, R. (2006) Does altitude difference modulate the respiratory properties in subterranean rodent Cryptomys hottentotus mahali blood? Physiology and Behaviour. 88:77-81
    9. Scantlebury, M., Speakman, J.R., Bennett, N.C. (2006) The energy costs of sexual dimorphism in mole-rats are morphological not behavioural. Proceedings of the Royal Society - B. 273:57-63
    10. Bouche, L., Bennett, N.C., Jackson, T.P., Waterman, J.M. (2006) Is the Cape ground squirrel, Xerus inauris an induced or spontaneous ovulator? Journal of Mammalogy. 87:60-66
    11. Bennett, N.C., Maree, S., Faulkes, C.G. (2006) The Cape blesmol, Georychus capensis. Mammalian Species. 799:1-4
    12. Du Toit, L., Bennett, N.C., Kallo, I., Katz, A., Coen, C.W. (2006) A neuroanatomical and neuroendocrinological study into the relation between social status and the GnRH system in two cooperatively breeding species of African mole-rats Cryptomys h. hottentotus and C. h. pretoriae. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 494:303-313
    13. Elwen, S.H., Meyer, M.A.M., Kotze, P.G.H., Swanson, S. (2006) Range and movements of a nearshore delphinid, Heaviside's dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii a determined from satellite telemetry. Journal of Mammalogy. 87(5):866-877
    14. Vosloo, W., Dwarka, R., Bastos, A., Esterhuysen, J., Sahle, M., Sangare, O. (2006) Molecular epidemiological studies of foot and mouth disease virus in sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics . 11:100-104
    15. Russo, I.M., Chimimba, C.T., Bloomer, P. (2006) Mitochondrial DNA diffentiation between two species of Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa. Journal of Mammalogy. 87:545-553
    16. Muteka, S.P., Chimimba, C.T., Bennett, N.C. (2006) Reproductive seasonality in the Tete veld rat, Aethomys ineptus (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa. Journal of Zoology (London). 270:314-322
    17. Muteka, S.P., Chimimba, C.T., Bennett, N.C. (2006) Reproductive seasonality in Aethomys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa. Journal of Mammalogy. 87:67-74
    18. Muteka, S.P., Chimimba, C.T., Bennett, N.C. (2006) Reproductive photoresponsiveness in Aethomys ineptus and A. namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa. Journal of Zoology (London). 268:225-231
    19. Van der Merwe, M., Van der Merwe, N.J., Penshorn, B.L. (2006) Aspects of reproduction in the seasonally breeding African yellow house bat, Scotophilus dinganii (A. Smith, 1833). African Zoology. 41(1):67-74
    20. Wilson, J.W., Burle, M.-.H., Bester, M.N. (2006) Vagrant Antarctic pinnipeds at Gough Island. Polar Biol. . 29:905-908
    21. Setsaas, T.H., Bester, M.N. (2006) Goose barnacle (Lepas australis) infestation of the Subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis). Afr. Zool. 41(2):305-307
    22. Mecenero, S., Roux, J.-.P., Underhill, L.G., Bester, M.N. (2006) Diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at three mainland breeding colonies in Namibia. 1. Spatial variation. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 28(1):57-71
    23. Johnson, R.L., Venter, A., Bester, M.N., Oosthuizen, W.H. (2006) Seabird predation by white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, and Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, at Dyer Island. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 36(1):23-32
    24. Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K.M. (2006) Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Bouvetøya, Southern Ocean. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 52:1077-1080
    25. Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N., Makhado, A.B., Pistorius, P.A. (2006) Population changes in Subantarctic and Antarctic fur seals at Marion Island. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 36(1):55-68
    26. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., de Villiers, M.S. (2006) First record of a vagrant Commerson’s Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii at the Southern African continental shelf. African Zoology. 41(1):131-133
    27. Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Kirkman, S.P., Chauke, L.F., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Ferreira, S.M., Makhado, A.B., Maswime, T.A.M., McIntyre, T., Mulaudzi, T.W., Munyai, F.M., et, A.L. (2006) The leopard seal at Marion Island, vagrant or seasonal transient? South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 36(2):195-198
    28. Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P. (2006) Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at Bouvetøya.  Afr. Zool. 41 (1):145-146
    29. Bester, M.N., Wilson, J.W., Burle, M.-.H., Hofmeyr, G.J.G. (2006) Population trend of Subantarctic fur seals at Gough Island. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 36(2):191-194
    30. Grobler, G.C., Janse van Rensburg, L., Bastos, A.D.S., Chimimba, C.T., Chown, S.L. (2006) Molecular and morphometric assessment of the taxonomic status of Ectemnorhinus weevil species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Entiminae) from the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 44:200-211
    31. Vosloo, W., Bastos, A.D.S., Boshoff, C.I. (2006) Retrospective genetic analysis of SAT-1 type foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in southern Africa. Archives of Virology. 151:285-298
    32. Dunford, J.S., McLoughlin, P.D., Boutin, S. (2006) Lichen abundance in the peatlands of northern Alberta: implications for boreal caribou. Ecoscience. 13:469-474
    33. Schmelting, B., Radespiel, U., Ehresmann, P., Zimmermann, E. (2006) The role of survival for the evolution of female philopatry in a solitary forager, the grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus). Proc R Soc B. 273:2527-2533
    34. Creel, S., Hall, S. (2006) Behavioral and endocrine correlates of reproductive failure in captive wolverines. Journal of Zoology. 269:527-537
    35. Young, A.J., Monfort, S.L., Carlson, A.A., Russell, A.F., Bennett, N.C. (2006) Stress and the suppression of subordinate reproduction in cooperatively breeding meerkats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103:12005-12010
    36. Hodge, S.J., Spong, G., Russell, A.F., Jordan, N.R., Bennett, N.C., Sharp, L., Manser, M.B. (2006) Intrsexual competition and sexual selection in cooperative mammals. Nature. (444):1065-1068
    37. Scantlebury, M., Speakman, J.R., Oosthuizen, M.K., Roper, T.J., Bennett, N.C. (2006) Energetics reveals physiologically distinct castes in a eusocial mammal. Nature. 440:795-797
    38. Bateman, P.W., Bennett, N.C. (2006) The biology of human sexuality: evolution, ecology and physiology. Verbum et Ecclesia. 27:245-264
    39. Parag, A., Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G., Bateman, P.W. (2006) Penile morphology of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae): structural modification in relation to mode of ovulation and degree of sociality. Journal of Zoology. 270:323-329
    2005 
    1. Vasicek, C., Malpaux, B., Fleming, P.A., Bennett, N.C. (2005) Melatonin secretion in the Mashona mole-rat, Cryptomys darlingi -influence of light on rhythmicity. Physiology and Behaviour. 83:689-697
    2. Vasicek, C.A., Oosthuizen, M.K., Cooper, H.M., Bennett, N.C. (2005) Endogenous circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the subterranean Mashona, Cryptomys darlingi: the effects of light on entrainment. Physiology and Behaviour. 84:181-191
    3. Scantlebury, M., Oosthuizen, M.K., Speakman, J.R., Bennett, N.C. (2005) Seasonal field energetics of the Hottentot golden mole at high altitude: an ancient African Afrotherian. Physiology and Behaviour. 84:739-745
    4. Oosthuizen, M.K., Bennett, N.C., Cooper, H.M. (2005) C-fos photic induction in two species of African mole-rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Neuroscience. 133:555-560
    5. van Sandwyk, J., Bennett, N.C. (2005) Do solitary, seismic signalling Cape mole-rats, Georychus capensis demonstrate spontaneous or induced ovulation? Journal of Zoology. 267:75-80
    6. Maswanganye, K.A., Malherbe, G.P. ., Bennett, N.C. (2005) Ultrastructure of epididymal spermatozoa in three social African mole-rats of the genus Cryptomys. African Zoology. 40:293-300
    7. Schumann, D.M., Cooper, H.M., Hofmeyr, M.D., Bennett, N.C. (2005) Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the four striped field mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio: a diurnal or crepuscular African rodent. Physiology and Behaviour. 85:231-239
    8. Jackson, C.R., Bennett, N.C. (2005) Is the Natal mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis) a spontaneous or induced ovulator? Journal of Mammalogy. 86:1-6
    9. Vosloo, W., Bastos, A.D.S., Sahle, M., Sangare, O., Dwarka, R.M. (2005) Virus topotypes and the role of wildlife in foot and mouth disease in Africa. Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife-Livestock interface: Implications for Wildlife, Livestock and Human Health, Edited by S.A. Osofsky, IUCN. :67-73
    10. Chimimba, C.T., Bennett, N.C. (2005) Order Rodentia. In: The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion (JD Skinner & CT Chimimba, Revisers). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. :77-209
    11. Skinner, J.D., Chimimba, C.T. . (2005) The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion (3rd Ed). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. :1-874
    12. Keith, M., Chimimba, C.T., Reyers, B., van Jaarsveld, A.S. (2005) Taxonomic and phylogenetic distinctiveness in regional conservation assessments: A case study based on extant South African Chiroptera and Carnivora. Animal Conservation. 8:279-288
    13. Chimimba, C.T. (2005) Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae). African Zoology. 40:271-284
    14. Tambling, C.J. (2005) Modelling wildebeest population dynamics: implications of predation and harvesting in a closed system. Journal of Applied Ecology. 42:431-441
    15. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Cooper, J. (2005) Who’s the Boss? Giant Petrel arrival times and interspecific interactions at a seal carcass at sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Polar Biology. 28(7):571-573
    16. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Mecenero, S., Roux, J.-.P., Klages, N.T.W. (2005) Cephalopod diet of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus, along the Namibian coast: variation due to location. African Zoology. 40(2):261-270
    17. Rotherham, L.S., Van der Merwe, M., Bester, M.N., Oosthuizen, W.H. (2005) Morphology and distribution of sweat glands in the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Carnivora, Otariidae). Aust. J. Zool. 53:295-300
    18. Pistorius, P.A., Bester, M.N., Taylor, F.E. (2005) Pubescent southern elephant seal males: population changes at Marion Island and the food limitation hypothesis. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 35(2):215-218
    19. McMahon, C.R., Hindell, M.A., Burton, H.R., Bester, M.N. (2005) Comparison of southern elephant seal populations, and observations of a population on a demographic knife-edge. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 288:273-283
    20. McMahon, C.R., Bester, M.N., Burton, H.R., Hindell, M.A., Bradshaw, C.J.A. (2005) Population status, trends and a re-examination of the hypotheses explaining the recent declines of the southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina. Mammal Rev. 35(1):82-100
    21. Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Kirkman, S.P., Bester, M.N. (2005) Leucistic fur seals at Bouvetøya. Polar Biol. 29:77-79
    22. Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Krafft, B.A., Kirkman, S.P., Bester, M.N., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K.M. (2005) Population change of Antarctic fur seals at Bouvetøya. Polar Biol. . 28:725-731
    23. Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G. (2005) Numbers of elephant seals at Prince Edward Island, Southern Ocean. S. Afr.J. Wildl.Res. 35:85-88
    24. Lubisi, B.A., Bastos, A.D.S., Dwarka, R.M., Vosloo, W. (2005) Molecular epidemiology of African swine fever in East Africa. Archives of Virology. 150:2439-2452
    25. Phologane, S.B., Bastos, A.D.S., Penrith, M.-.L. (2005) Intra- and inter-genotypic size variation in the central variable region of the 9RL open reading frame of diverse African swine fever viruses. Virus Genes. 31:357-360
    26. Angerbjorn, A. (2005) Resolving temporal variation in vertebrate diets using naturally occurring stable isotopes. Oecologia. 144:647-658
    27. Shults, B., Kunkel, K. (2005) A serologic survey for antibodies to three canine viruses in wolverines (Gulo gulo) from the Brooks Range, Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 41:792-795
    28.  (2005) Social influences on vigilance behaviour in giraffes. Animal Behaviour. 69:1337-1344
    2004 
    1. Elwen, S.H. (2004) Are there reproductive benefits to southern right whale females (Eubalaena australis) associated with their coastal distribution off South Africa? Marine Ecology Progress Series . 269:289-295
    2. Elwen, S.H. (2004) Environmental factors influencing the distribution of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on the south coast of South Africa I: Broad scale patterns. Marine Mammal Science . 20(3):567-582
    3. Elwen, S.H. (2004) Environmental factors influencing the distribution of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on the south coast of South Africa II: Within bay distribution. Marine Mammal Science . 20(3):583-601
    4. Penrith, M.-.L., Thomson, G.R., Bastos, A.D.S. (2004) African swine fever. Infectious Diseases of Livestock, 2nd edition, Edited by J.A.W. Coetzer & R.C. Tustin. Oxford University Press. ISBN 019578202X:1087-1119
    5. Thomson, G.R., Bastos, A.D.S. (2004) Foot-and-mouth disease. Infectious Diseases of Livestock, 2nd edition, Edited by J.A.W. Coetzer & R.C. Tustin. Oxford University Press. ISBN 019578202X:1323-1365
    6. Sangare, O., Bastos, A.D.S., Venter, E.H., Vosloo, W. (2004) A first molecular epidemiological study of SAT-2 type foot-and-mouth disease viruses in West Africa. Epidemiology and Infection. 32:525-532
    7. Hart, L., Bennett, N.C., Malpaux, B., Chimimba, C.T., Oosthuizen, M.K. (2004) The chronobiology of the Natal mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis. Physiology & Bahaviour. 82:563-569
    8. Hargreaves, S.K., Foggin, C.M., Anderson, E.C., Bastos, A.D.S., Thomson, G.R., Ferris, N., Knowles, N. (2004) An investigation into the source and spread of foot and mouth disease virus from a wildlife conservancy in Zimbabwe. Scientific and Technical Review. 23:783-790
    9. Venturi, F.P., Chimimba, C.T., van Aarde, R.J., Fairall, N. (2004) The distribution of two medically and agriculturally important cryptic rodent species, Mastomys natalensis and M. coucha (Rodentia: Muridae) in South Africa. African Zoology. 39:235-245
    10. Haydon, D.T., Bastos, A.D.S., Awadalla, P. (2004) Low linkage disequilibrium indicative of recombination in foot-and-mouth disease virus gene sequence alignments. Journal of General Virology. (85):1095-1100
    11. Sangare, O., Dungu, B., Bastos, A.D.S. (2004) Foot and mouth disease in Mali: current situation and proposed control strategies. Scientific and Technical Review. 23:563-572
    12. Bastos, A.D.S., Penrith, M.-.L., Macome, F., Pinto, F., Thomson, G.R. (2004) Co-circulation of two genetically distinct viruses in an outbreak of African Swine fever in Mozambique: No evidence for individual co-infection. Veterinary Microbiology. 103:169-182
    13. Penrith, M.-.L., Thomson, G.R., Bastos, A.D.S., Phiri, O.C., Lubisi, B.A., Botha, B., Esterhuysen, J., du Plessis, E.C., Macome, F., Pinto, F. (2004) An investigation into natural resistance to African swine fever in domestic pigs from an endemic area in southern Africa. Scientific and Technical Review . 23:665-677
    14. de Villiers, M.S., de Bruyn, P.J.N. (2004) Stone-swallowing by three species of penguin at sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Marine Ornithology. 32(2):183-184
    15. Kirkman, S.P., Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Jonker, F.C., Pistorius, P.A., Owen, R., Strydom, N. (2004) Variation in the timing of the breeding haulout of female southern elephant seals at Marion Island. Aust. J. Zool. 52:379-388
    16. Pistorius, P.A., Bester, M.N., Lewis, M.N., Taylor, F.E., Campagna, C., Kirkman, S.P. (2004) Adult female survival, population trend, and the implications of early primiparity in a capital breeder, the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). J. Zool., Lond. 263(2): 107-119. 263(2):107-119
    17. Du Toit, M., Bartlett, P.A., Bester, M.N., Roux, J.-.P. (2004) Seabird predation by individual seals at Ichaboe Island, Namibia. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. . 34:45-54
    18. Linklater, W.L., Stafford, K.J., Minot, E.O. (2004) Feral horse demography and population growth in the Kaimanawa Ranges, New Zealand. Wildlife Research. 31:119-128
    2003 
    1. de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N., Mecenero, S., Kirkman, S.P., Roux, J.-.P., Klages, N.T.W. (2003) Temporal variation of cephalopods in the diet of Cape fur seals in Namibia. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 33(2):85-96
    2. Caron, A., Cross, P. .C., du Toit, J. .T. (2003) Ecological Implications of Bovine Tuberculosis in African Buffalo Herds. Ecological Applications. 13(5):1338-1345
    3. Thomson, G.R., Vosloo, W., Bastos, A.D.S. (2003) The epidemiology and control of foot-and-mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa. In:.  ISBN 2-84299-432-9:125-134
    4. Bastos, A.D.S., Anderson, E.C., Bengis, R.G., Keet, D.F., Winterbach, H.K., Thomson, G.R. (2003) Molecular epidemiology of SAT3-type foot-and-mouth disease. Virus Genes. 27:283-290
    5. Thomson, G., Dungu, B., Tounkara, K., Vosloo, W., Bastos, A., Bidjeh, K. (2003) Suitability of currently available vaccines for controlling the major transboundary diseases that afflict sub-Saharan Africa. Developments in Biologicals. 114:229-241
    6. Bastos, A.D.S., Haydon, D.T., Sangare, O., Boshoff, C.I., Edrich, J.L., Thomson, G.R. (2003) The implications of viral diversity in the SAT 2 serotype for control of foot-and-mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of General Virology. 84:1595-1606
    7. Thomson, G.R., Vosloo, W., Bastos, A.D.S. (2003) Foot-and-mouth disease in wildlife. Virus Research. 91:145-161
    8. Bastos, A.D.S., Penrith, M.-.L., Crucière, C., Edrich, J.L., Hutchings, G., Couacy-Hymann, E., Thomson, G.R. (2003) Genotyping field strains of African swine fever virus by partial p72 gene characterisation. Archives of Virology . 148:693-706
    9. Sangare, O., Bastos, A.D.S., Venter, E.H., Vosloo, W. (2003) Retrospective genetic analysis of SAT-1 type foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in West Africa (1975-1981). Veterinary Microbiology. 93:279-289
    10. King, D.P., Reid, S.M., Hutchings, G.H., Grierson, S.S., Wilkinson, P.J., Dixon, L.K., Bastos, A.D.S., Drew, T.W. (2003) Development of a TaqMan PCR assay with internal amplification control for the detection of African swine fever virus. Journal of Virological Methods. 107:53-61
    11. Radespiel, U., Schmelting, B., Zimmermann, E., Bruford, M.W. (2003) Sex-biased dispersal in a nocturnal primate, Microcebus murinus, revealed by microsatellite data. Animal Behaviour . 65:709-719
    12. Olsson, G., Hornfeldt, B., Ahlm, C., Juto, P. (2003) Human hantavirus infections, Sweden. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 9:1395-1401
    13. Linklater, W.L., Stafford, K.J., Minot, E.O. (2003) Social group and maternal behaviour in feral horses, Equus caballus. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. 53:92-101
    2002 
    1. Tanerfeldt, M., Elmhagen, B., Becker, D., Angerbjorn, A. (2002) Distribution, morphology and use of arctic fox dens in Sweden. Wildlife Biology. 8:187-194
    2. Russell, A.F., Brotherton, P.N.M., Sharpe, L., McIlrath, G.M., Barnard, J. (2002) Factors affecting pup growth and survival in cooperatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricatta. . Journal of Animal Ecology. 71:700-709
    3. Linklater, W.L., Stafford, K.J., Minot, E.O. (2002) Researching feral horse behaviour and welfare: turning political debate into opportunity. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 30:644-650
    4. Linklater, W.L. (2002) Escape behaviour of feral horses during a helicopter count. Wildlife Research. 29:221-224
    5. Linklater, W.L. (2002) Sex bias in studies of sex bias: the value of daughters to mothers in poor condition. Animal Behaviour. 63:0-8
    2001 
    1. Zimmermann, E. (2001) Resource competition and group size in a small nocturnal primate. Ethology Suppl. 36:208-208
    2. Zimmermann, E. (2001) Nesting and resting in a small nocturnal primate: behavioural ecology of inactivity from a female perspective. Zoology. 104:32-32
    3. Linklater, W.L. (2001) Publishing by New Zealand and Australian ecologists: trends and comparisons. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 25:101-106
    4. Russell, A.F., Brotherton, P.N.M., Sharpe, L., McIlrath, G.M., White, S. (2001) Helpers, juvenile development and survival in meerkats. Science. 293:2446-2449
    2000 
    1. Angerbjorn, A. (2000) Diet of the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in Karupelv valley, North East Greenland, during a summer with low lemming density. Arctic. 53:1-8
    2. Schmelting, B., Ehresmann, P., Randrianambinina, B., Zimmermann, E. (2000) Reproduction of two sympatric mouse lemur species (Microcebus murinus and M. ravelobensis) in north-west Madagascar: first results of a long term study. Diversité et Endémisme à Madagascar. :165-175
    3. Linklater, W.L., Stafford, K.J., Veltman, C.J. (2000) Social and spatial structure and range use by Kaimanawa wild horses (Equus caballus: Equidae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology . 24:139-152
    4. Linklater, W.L., Henderson, K., Stafford, K.J., Minot, E.O. (2000) The robustness of faecal steroid determination for pregnancy testing Kaimanawa feral mares under field conditions. New Zealand Veterinary Journal . 48:93-98
    5. Linklater, W.L. (2000) Distinguishing cooperation from cohabitation: the feral horse case study. Animal Behaviour. F:17-21
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