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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Micromammals"”.
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The taxonomy and taphonomy in mio-pliocene and late middle pleistocene micromammals from the Cape west coast, South Africa
… Pleistocene were relatively more arid. The micromammals from Langebaanweg 'E' Quarry indicate that fynbos microhabitats were well established during the Mia-Pliocene on the west coast. Both the fynbos, and most of the micro mammal genera present at LBW, have families resident in the west …
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The Small Animals of Maasai Settlements: Ethnoarchaeological Investigations of the Commensalism Model
… communities of small rodents and shrews: micromammals), to measure the intensity of human occupation in settlements, and to relate settlement intensity to micromammalian communities. Taphonomic approaches were also used to evaluate the potential for accumulation and preservation of …
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The archaeology of the coastal desert of Namaqualand, South Africa : a regional synthesis
… for intentional human hunting/collecting of micromammals, so that humans should be included in the classification system developed by Andrews (1990) as a category 5 predator. Finally, the locations of a prehistoric Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) rookery and an African penguin hatchery …
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A taphonomic investigation of the agency of microfaunal accumulation at Elands Bay Cave
… and the acid etching on the incisors of the micromammals indicated that a variety of predators had contributed to the micromammal assemblages in the Holocene packages of the site. The Terminal Pleistocene packages appeared to have been deposited by a Bamowl but there was some circumstantial …
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Spatial variation in small mammal communities across the Karoo Shale Gas Development Area of South Africa
… Great Karoo Basin of South Africa. Terrestrial micromammals (<500g) were captured using Sherman livetraps (September 2016 to March 2017). Sampling over 6580 trap-nights produced 339 captures of 271 individuals representing 14 taxa. Trapping success was low 5.14% (mean per site 0.37± 0.61%). Most …
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Characteristics, determinants and management of farmer-predator conflict in a multi-use dryland system, South Africa
… and caracal between the two land uses, with micromammals and plants dominating mesopredator diet in the PA and livestock on farmland. By combining the results of the biodiversity surveys with the diet analysis, I was able to assess prey preference by predators on medium and large iv …