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  1. Notes on African Crowned Eagle <em>Stephanoaetus coronatus</em> diet in savanna and forest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Notes on African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus diet in savanna and forest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Craig T Symes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Annie R Antonites --- Anthropology Department, USA
    Our study reports on contrasts in prey items from African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus nesting in forest (n = 1) and savanna (n = 2) biomes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. At least 12 taxa were identified at a forest nest,...
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  2. Physiological stress levels in the endemic and endangered Udzungwa red colobus vary with elevation

    Physiological stress levels in the endemic and endangered Udzungwa red colobus vary with elevation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Claudia Barelli --- Sezione di Biodiversità Tropicale, MUSE – Museo delle Scienze, Italy Francesco Rovero --- Sezione di Biodiversità Tropicale, MUSE – Museo delle Scienze, Italy Keith Hodges --- Reproductive Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Germany Alessandro Araldi --- Reproductive Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Germany Michael Heistermann --- Endocrinology Laboratory, German Primate Centre, Germany
    Habitat loss and fragmentation inevitably cause biodiversity decline, a major concern for the conservation of endangered species. Primates are of particular interest, because they are highly vulnerable to forest fragmentation. In this study, we investigated faecal glucocorticoid measurements (FGCM), an...
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  3. Population decline of the black and white colobus monkey (<em>Colobus guereza</em>) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya

    Population decline of the black and white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Frank A. von Hippel --- Environment and Natural Resources Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A. Howard Frederick --- Wildlife Awareness Foundation, Kenya Elsa Cleland --- Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A
    Groups of black and white colobus monkeys, or guerezas (Colobus guereza), in a study site in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya, have declined in number from 18 groups in 1992 to 12 groups in 1998. This decline occurred largely in the...
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