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Mammal Research Institute
Research articles in refereed specialist journals

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Select the first letter of the journal title from the alphabetical list.

A

Schoeman S, Bennett NC, van der Merwe M, Schoeman AS: 2004. Aseasonal reproduction in the Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus (Afrosoricida: Chrysochloridae) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Zoology, 39 (1), pp 41-46.

Clutton-Brock TH, Russell AF, Sharpe LL: 2004. Behavioural tactics of breeders in cooperative meerkats. Animal Behaviour, 68, pp 1029-1040.

Kirkman SP, Bester MN, Hofmeyr GJG, Jonker FC, Pistorius PA, Owen R, Strydom N: 2004. Variation in the timing of the breeding haulout of female southern elephant seals at Marion Island. Australian Journal of Zoology, 52 (4), pp 379-388.

B

Whitten PL, Turner TR: 2004. Male residence and the patterning of serum testosterone in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 56, pp 565-578.

Butler JRA, du Toit JT, Bingham J: 2004. Free-ranging domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) as predators and prey in rural Zimbabwe: Threats of competition and disease to large wild carnivores. Biological Conservation, 115, pp 369-378.

D

Taylor PJ, Cotterill FPD, van der Merwe M, White W, Jacobs DS: 2004. New biogeographical records of five rare bat species (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae) from South Africa. Durban Museum Novitates, 29, pp 104-109.

H

Carlson AA, Young A, Russell A, Bennett NC, McNeilly AS, Clutton-Brock TH: 2004. Hormonal correlates of dominance in meerkats (Suricata suricatta). Hormones and Behavior, 46, pp 141-150.

J

Radloff FGT, du Toit JT: 2004. Large predators and their prey in a southern African savanna: a predator's size determines its prey size range. Journal of Animal Ecology, 73, pp 410-423.

Janse van Rensburg L, Chimimba CT, van der Merwe M, Schoeman AS, Bennett NC: 2004. Relative age and reproductive status in Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) from South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy, 85 (6), pp 58-65.

Gutjahr (Miethe) G, Janse van Rensburg L, Malpaux B, Richter TA, Bennett NC: 2004. The endogenous rhythm of plasma melatonin and its regulation by light in the highveld mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae): A microphthalmic, seasonally breeding rodent. Journal of Pineal Research, 37, pp 185-192.

Herbst M, Jarvis JUM, Bennett NC: 2004. A field assessment of reproductive seasonality in the threatened wild Namaqua dune mole-rat (Bathyergus janetta). Journal of Zoology, 263, pp 259-268.

Pistorius PA, Bester MN, Lewis M, Taylor FE, Campagna C, Kirkman SP: 2004. Adult female survival, population trend, and the implications of early primiparity in a capital breeder, the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Journal of Zoology, 263 (2), pp 107-119.

Jackson TP, Bennett NC, Spinks AC: 2004. Is the distribution of the arid-occurring otomyine rodents of southern Africa related to physiological adaptation or refuge type?. Journal of Zoology, 264, pp 1-10.

Malherbe GP, Schoeman AS, Bennett NC: 2004. Is the highveld mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) an induced or spontaneous ovulator?. Journal of Zoology, 263, pp 159-165.

M

Elwen SH, Best PB: 2004. Female southern right whales Eubalaena australis: Are there reproductive benefits associated with their coastal distribution off South Africa?. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 269, pp 289-295.

Elwen SH, Best PB: 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), pp 567-582.

Elwen SH, Best PB: 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), pp 583-602.

Burland T, Bennett NC, Jarvis JUM, Faulkes CG: 2004. Colony structure and parentage in wild colonies of co-operatively breeding Damaraland mole-rats suggest incest avoidance alone may not maintain reproductive skew. Molecular Ecology, 13, pp 2371-2379.

Bishop JM, Jarvis JUM, Spinks AC, Bennett NC, O Ryan C: 2004. Molecular insight into patterns of colony composition and paternity in the common mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus. Molecular Ecology, 13, pp 1217-1229.

Faulkes CG, Verheyen E, Verheyen W, Jarvis JUM, Bennett NC: 2004. Phylogeographical patterns of genetic divergence and speciation in African mole-rats (Family: Bathyergidae). Molecular Ecology, 13, pp 613-629.

O

Davies H, du Toit JT: 2004. Anthropogenic factors affecting wild dog Lycaon pictus reintroductions: A case study in Zimbabwe. Oryx, 38 (1), pp 32-39.

P

Hart L, Bennett NC, Malpaux B, Chimimba CT, Oosthuizen MK: 2004. The chronobiology of the Natal mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis. Physiology & Behavior, 82, pp 563-569.

R

Molteno AJ, Kallo I, Bennett NC, King JA, Coen CW: 2004. A neuroanatomical and neuroendocrinological study into the relationship between social status and the GnRH system in cooperatively breeding female Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis. Reproduction, 127, pp 13-21.

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Lindsey PA, du Toit JT, Mills MGL: 2004. Area and prey requirements of African wild dogs under varying habitat conditions: Implications for reintroductions. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 34 (1), pp 77-86.

Macandza VA, Owen-Smith N, Cross PC: 2004. Forage selection by African buffalo in the late dry season in two landscapes. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 31 (2), pp 113-121.

Melville HIAS, Bothma JduP, Mills MGL: 2004. Prey selection by caracal in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 34 (1), pp 67-75.

du Toit M, Bartlett PA, Bester MN, Roux J-P: 2004. Seabird predation by individual seals at Ichaboe Island, Namibia. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 34 (1), pp 45-54.

T

du Toit JT, Walker BH, Campbell BM: 2004. Conserving tropical nature: Current challenges for ecologists. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 19 (1), pp 12-17.

W

Mills MGL, Broomhall LS, du Toit JT: 2004. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus feeding ecology in the Kruger National Park and a comparison across African savanna habitats: is the cheetah only a successful hunter on open grassland plains?. Wildlife Biology, 10 (3), pp 177-186.

Linklater WL, Cameron EZ, Minot EO, Stafford KJ: 2004. Feral horse demography and population growth in the Kaimanawa Ranges, New Zealand. Wildlife Research, 31, pp 119-128.