| the brown ear tick rhipicephalus appendiculatus neumann (acarina: ixodidae) and associated tick species on wild and domestic hosts at muguga, kenya. | during a study of an experimental population of rhipicephalus appendiculatus and its transmission of bovine theileriosis to cattle, some supplementary information was obtained on the role of rodents and the small carnivores in the development and maintenance of r. appendiculatus populations. observations were also made on other common tick species found on these hosts. a total of 530 individual hosts were examined during the 4-yr period, of which the majority included, among the carnivores, the ... | 1985 | 3998963 |
| innocuity studies of sag-2 oral rabies vaccine in various zimbabwean wild non-target species. | the sag-2 modified live rabies vaccine was tested for innocuity when administered by the oral route in several potential wild non-target bait-consuming species, as follows: ten chacma baboons (papio ursinus), six african civets (civettictis civetta), six slender mongooses (galerella sanguinea), six honey badgers (mellivora capensis), six large-spotted genets (genetta tigrina), 39 multi-mammate mice (mastomys natalensis), 26 bushveld gerbils (tatera leucogaster) and six pied crows (corvus albus). ... | 1997 | 9261938 |
| molecular and serological detection of babesia spp. in neotropical and exotic carnivores in brazilian zoos. | large and small piroplasms have been observed in the blood smears of various wild carnivores, but few studies utilizing molecular characterization have been done. the goal of this present study was to investigate the presence of babesia sp. by molecular and serologic techniques in exotic and neotropical carnivores maintained in captivity at brazilian zoos. blood and sera samples were collected from 146 brazilian wild felids, 21 exotic felids, 1 genet (genetta tigrina), 3 european wolves (canis l ... | 2011 | 22946386 |
| classical and molecular cytogenetics of the panther genet genetta maculata (mammalia, carnivora, viverridae). | genets (genetta) are a genus of african mammalian carnivorans with 14 currently recognized species, although taxonomic uncertainties remain, particularly regarding the number of species within the large-spotted genet complex. this study presents the first banded karyotype and molecular cytogenetic analysis of a genetically identified panther genet, genetta maculata, the most common and widespread taxon of the large-spotted genet complex, with a wide distribution in sub-saharan africa. sampled in ... | 2016 | 27784020 |
| urban roost temperatures of large-spotted-genets: the effect of anthropogenic structures. | generally, large-spotted genets (genetta tigrina) use tree hollows and canopies as daytime roosts during their inactive phase. however, there has been an increasing tendency for individuals to make use of anthropogenic structures, such as roofs, within urban landscapes in kwazulu-natal, south africa. this study investigated the roosting thermal dynamics of large-spotted genets within the urban suburbs of kloof. roost temperatures were recorded with i-button® temperature loggers at known large-sp ... | 2016 | 27033040 |
| does size matter? an investigation of habitat use across a carnivore assemblage in the serengeti, tanzania. | 1. this study utilizes a unique data set covering over 19 000 georeferenced records of species presence collected between 1993 and 2008, to explore the distribution and habitat selectivity of an assemblage of 26 carnivore species in the serengeti-ngorongoro landscape in northern tanzania. 2. two species, the large-spotted genet and the bushy-tailed mongoose, were documented for the first time within this landscape. ecological niche factor analysis (enfa) was used to examine habitat selectivity f ... | 2010 | 20646121 |
| camera trap and questionnaire dataset on ecosystem services provided by small carnivores in agro-ecosystems in south africa. | this dataset includes data derived from camera trap surveys and questionnaire surveys relating to small carnivores in agro-ecosystems in the vhembe biosphere reserve, south africa. the data were collected as part of the study "predation by small mammalian carnivores in rural agro-ecosystems: an undervalued ecosystem service?" (williams et al., 2017a) [1]. camera trap locations were stratified by land use: settlement, crops, and grazing areas. the camera trap data provide an insight into the ecol ... | 2018 | 29900232 |
| 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 |
| comparative chromosome painting in genets (carnivora, viverridae, genetta), the only known feliforms with a highly rearranged karyotype. | mammalian carnivores have been extensively studied by cross-species chromosome painting, which indicated a high degree of karyotypic conservatism in the cat-like suborder feliformia relative to the ancestral carnivore karyotype (ack). the first exception to this high degree of karyotypic conservation in feliforms was recently confirmed in genets, mesocarnivores belonging to the basal family viverridae. here, we present a comparative analysis of the chromosome rearrangements among 2 subspecies of ... | 2018 | 30086546 |
| intraguild dynamics of understudied carnivores in a human-altered landscape. | mesocarnivores constitute a diverse and often abundant group of species, which are increasingly occupying hweigher trophic levels within multi-use landscapes. yet, we know relatively little about their interactions with each other, especially in human-altered areas. using camera trap data collected in a forestry concession in the greater gorongosa ecosystem of central mozambique, we examined the spatiotemporal relationships and potential for intraguild competition among three understudied africa ... | 2020 | 32607168 |