| giemsa-banding and the identification of the y/autosome translocation in the african marsh mongoose, atilax paludinosus (carnivora, viverridae). | the diploid chromosome number of 35 in the male and 36 in the female african marsh mongoose, atilax paludinosus, has been confirmed. c- and g-banding analyses have shown that the y chromosome is probably translocated onto the proximal end of the acrocentric partner of a heteromorphic autosomal pair (c3). the other partner is a subtelocentric with a heterochromatic short arm. during the translocation process, this short arm was removed and presumably lost. the sex determining mechanism in atilax ... | 1976 | 975934 |
| the functional anatomy of the hindlimb of some african viverridae (carnivora). | the functional anatomy of the hindlimb of 12 species of viverrids was studied with relation to locomotion. the animals were allocated to primary locomotor categories on the basis of their anatomy and locomotion. the climbing, arboreal walking category (nandinia binotata) is characterized by a small sacroiliac articulation, the iliopsoas inserts onto a medially located lesser trochanter and the femoral condyles are not posteriorly placed. the hindfoot is plantigrade and its structure permits cons ... | 1976 | 1255730 |
| isolation of lagos bat virus from water mongoose. | a genotype 2 lyssavirus, lagos bat virus (lbv), was isolated from a terrestrial wildlife species (water mongoose) in august 2004 in the durban area of the kwazulu-natal province of south africa. the virus isolate was confirmed as lbv by antigenic and genetic characterization, and the mongoose was identified as atilax paludinosus by mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence analysis. phylogenetic analysis demonstrated sequence homology with previous lbv isolates from south african bats. studies perform ... | 2006 | 17326944 |
| nest predation and maternal care in the nile crocodile (crocodylus niloticus) at lake st lucia, south africa. | information regarding nest predation, nest abandonment, and maternal care in the nile crocodile (crocodylus niloticus) is largely restricted to anecdotal observations, and has not been studied quantitatively. consequently, we investigated their nesting biology using camera-traps over four years at lake st lucia, south africa. we obtained 4305 photographs (daylight captures=90.1%, nocturnal=9.9%) of 19 nest-guarding females. of 19 monitored nests, 37% were raided by predators (mean=12.1±6.2days s ... | 2016 | 27816524 |
| trophic relations in a community of african rainforest carnivores. | the factors that promote ecological separation among closely related sympatric carnivores in tropical forests are poorly understood due to a paucity of field studies. here, we report on community-wide food resource utilization patterns among eight co-existing carnivores in the dzanga-sangha reserve, central african republic, based on a collection of 666 scats that were identified using a combination of methods, including thin-layer chromatography. members of the assemblage took advantage of the ... | 2001 | 28547110 |
| description of four new species of haemaphysalis koch, 1844 (acari: ixodidae) from the h. (rhipistoma) spinulosa subgroup, parasites of carnivores and rodents in africa. | haemaphysalis (rhipistoma) bochkovi n. sp., h. (r.) burkinae n. sp., h. (r.) horaki n. sp. and h. (r.) walkerae n. sp. (acari: ixodidae), are described based on males and females. adults of h. bochkovi n. sp. were collected from the marsh mongoose, atilax paludinosus (cuvier) (carnivora: herpestidae) and the spotted-necked otter, hydrictis maculicollis (lichtenstein) (carnivora: mustelidae) in côte d'ivoire and liberia; adults of h. burkinae n. sp. were collected from the rusty-spotted genet, ge ... | 2019 | 31441012 |
| widespread anticoagulant poison exposure in predators in a rapidly growing south african city. | anticoagulant rodenticides (ars) are used worldwide to control rodent populations. ars bioaccumulate across trophic levels and threaten non-target wildlife. we investigated the prevalence of ar exposure in seven predator species in the rapidly developing greater cape town region of south africa - a mosaic of natural, urban, and agricultural areas within a global biodiversity hotspot. we focused sampling on caracals (caracal caracal, n = 28) as part of a larger caracal ecology study, but also opp ... | 2019 | 30807948 |
| maximising camera trap data: using attractants to improve detection of elusive species in multi-species surveys. | camera traps are a key tool in ecological studies, and are increasingly being used to understand entire communities. however, robust inferences continue to be hampered by low detection of rare and elusive species. attractants can be used to increase detection rates, but may also alter behaviour, and little research has evaluated short-term, localized response to the presence of attractants. we conducted three camera trap surveys in kibale national park, uganda, using food baits and scent lures ( ... | 2019 | 31141506 |