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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"wild mammal"”.
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Genetically based social communication in an inbred group-living wild mammal
… basis of chemical communication in a social mammal, the banded mongoose. Banded mongooses are prolific scent markers that use secretions from different organs to communicate both within and between groups, as well as intra- and intersexually. Their exceptional breeding system, cooperative …
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Linking fitness and the microbiota: exploring variation in microbial composition in the North American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
… between microbiota composition and fitness in wild animals, including the relation to host health and temporal or spatial variation. In this thesis, the promiscuous North American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, was used to investigate if oral, gut, and genital microbiota differed with …
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Evaluating Campylobacter spp at the human-wildlife interface
… for a significant burden of disease every year. Wildlife and domestic animals are considered important reservoirs, but little is known about host-factors driving pathogen infection dynamics in wild mammal populations. In countries like Botswana, there is significant spatial overlap between humans …
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How land use influences wildlife occupancy and species richness in the City of Cape Town
… the local extirpation of most medium and large mammals. A recent survey of mammals within urban protected areas of the City of Cape Town revealed that only a few, mostly medium sized generalist species, persist. What is not known is what native mammal species, if any, are living in unprotected …