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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Chacma Baboon"”.
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Pre-clinical assessment of novel candidate HIV-1 vaccines using the Chacma baboon
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 176-221).
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Major histocompatibility complex diversity in an urban Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population: Implications for conservation
… the historic geographic range of the peninsula's Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population.
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Chacma baboon movement and behaviour in commercial timber plantations in South Africa and their association with bark-stripping
… persistence and dispersal. I then explored how chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), which appear to thrive in and around plantations, utilise this modified landscape. Plantations have been described as marginal habitat for baboons, and hence, were predicted to show a preference for patches of natural …
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus): the role of landscape in shaping contemporary genetic structure in the southern African baboon
… landscape change in structuring diversity within chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). The data set comprises molecular sequences from two mitochondrial DNA markers: the Brown region and the hypervariable D-loop. DNA was extracted from faecal samples of 261 free living chacma baboons across southern …
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Investigation of blunt injuries and the force associated with a skull fracture due to impact with a Hopkinson pressure bar : an animal model
… for this minor dissertation uses the Cape (Chacma) Baboon as a model to attempt to simulate cranial blunt trauma observed in human bone. Fifteen Cape (Chacma) Baboon head specimens were subjected to a single temporo-parietal impact. These specimens were impacted with an aluminium striker bar …
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The spatial ecology of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in the Cape Peninusula, South Africa: towards improved management and conservation strategies
… fragmented and reduced the size of the local chacma baboon population and is perceived to be a major driver of human-baboon conflict. However, no data on baboon landscape use exist to verify this perception. I studied the spatial ecology of this population, identifying baboon land use …
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Gastrointestinal Parasite infections in Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus) of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa: the influence of individual, group, and anthropogenic factors
… infections in a free-living population of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). Data on parasite diversity and prevalence were obtained from 616 faecal samples collected from over 350 individuals in eight troops (six from the Cape Peninsula, one from Pringle Bay, and one from Wildcliff Nature …
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Infection of two distinct Trichuris sp. genotypes within and among baboon (Papio ursinus) troops on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa is divided into 16 geographically isolated troops, 14 of which are classified as being commensal with humans. Regular contact with humans in urban and agricultural settings may have increased the risk of transmission …
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Dietary ecology and niche separation among three closely related species (Parapapio jonesi, Pp. whitei and Pp. broomi) of South African Plio-Pleistocene Cercopithecoidea from Makapansgat Limeworks site
… the single geographically circumscribed extant chacma baboon sample. To sum, while biogeochemical dietary indicators indicate distinct dietary ecologies within and between genera, disjunctions exist between the dietary categories and the taxonomic assignment of specimens. Given these results, …
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Behavioural and isotope ecology of marine-foraging chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
… Of these, only the adaptable and dextrous chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) has learnt to supplement its diet with protein-rich foods from the marine intertidal zone. There are qualitative descriptions of this behaviour in the literature, but the relative contribution of marine foods to baboon …
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Characteristics, determinants and management of farmer-predator conflict in a multi-use dryland system, South Africa
… of the conflict with jackal, caracal and chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), to explore the potential environmental and socio-economic drivers of reported livestock losses, the attitudes to predators and the use of lethal methods to control predators. Contrary to predictions, species richness …
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Mommy Issues: Do Differential Rearing Histories Affect the Social Behavior of Captive Chacma Baboons (<i>Papio ursinus</i>)
<p>I observed the behavior of 17 chacma baboons (<em>Papio ursinus</em>) in order to understand the relationship between rearing history, dominance hierarchy, and social behavior. The Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (C.A.R.E.) has utilized hand-rearing in the past and is currently …