Browsing Okavango Research Institute (ORI) by Author "Bennitt, Emily"
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Behaviour-related scalar habitat use by Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer)
Bennitt, Emily; Bonyongo, Mpaphi Casper; Harris, Stephen (Plos One, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/, 2015-12-16)Studies of habitat use by animals must consider behavioural resource requirements at different scales, which could influence the functional value of different sites. Using Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) in the ... -
Effects of divergent migratory strategies on access to resources for Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer)
Bennitt, Emily; Bonyongo, Mpaphi Casper; Harris, Stephen (Oxford University Press; https://academic.oup.com, 2016-12-05)Populations of large herbivores frequently display divergent migratory strategies, a likely consequence of the trade-off between the costs and benefits of migration. Globally, physical and environmental barriers disrupt ... -
Rival group scent induces changes in dwarf mongoose immediate behavior and subsequent movement
Christensen, Charlotte; Kern, Julie M.; Bennitt, Emily; Radford, Andrew N. (Behavioral Ecology, https://academic.oup.com/beheco, 2016-05-15)In many social species, groups of animals defend a shared territory against rival conspecifics. Intruders can be detected from a variety of cues, including fecal deposits, and the strength of response is expected to vary ...