| The effects of captivity on the mammalian gut microbiome VJ McKenzie, SJ Song, F Delsuc, TL Prest, AM Oliverio, TM Korpita, ... Integrative and comparative biology 57 (4), 690-704, 2017 | 375 | 2017 |
| The diet and impact of house mice on a sub-Antarctic island V Smith, N Avenant, S Chown Polar Biology 25, 703-715, 2002 | 143 | 2002 |
| The potential utility of rodents and other small mammals as indicators of ecosystem ‘integrity’of South African grasslands N Avenant Wildlife Research 38 (7), 626-639, 2011 | 134 | 2011 |
| Home‐range use, activity, and density of caracal in relation to prey density NL Avenant, JAJ Nel African Journal of Ecology 36 (4), 347-359, 1998 | 107 | 1998 |
| Correlating rodent community structure with ecological integrity, Tussen‐die‐Riviere Nature Reserve, Free State province, South Africa NL Avenant, P Cavallini Integrative zoology 2 (4), 212-219, 2007 | 98 | 2007 |
| Small mammal community characteristics as indicators of ecological disturbance in the Willem Pretorius Nature Reserve, Free State, South Africa NL Avenant South African Journal of Wildlife Research-24-month delayed open access 30 …, 2000 | 98 | 2000 |
| Barn owl pellets: a useful tool for monitoring small mammal communities NL Avenant Belgian Journal of Zoology 135 (supplement), 39-43, 2005 | 97 | 2005 |
| Among habitat variation in prey availability and use by caracal Felis caracal NL Avenant, JAJ Nel Mammalian Biology 67 (1), 18-33, 2002 | 89 | 2002 |
| Sustainable small stock farming and ecosystem conservation in southern Africa: a role for small mammals? NL Avenant, JJ du Plessis Walter de Gruyter 72 (3), 258-263, 2008 | 55 | 2008 |
| Status of Plutella xylostella at Marion Island six years after its colonisation CL Chown, N Avenant Vol 4, 1971 | 47 | 1971 |
| Prey use by four syntopic carnivores in a strandveld... NL Avenant, JAJ Nel South African Journal of Wildlife Research 27, 1997 | 46 | 1997 |
| Dental microwear of sympatric rodent species sampled across habitats in southern Africa: Implications for environmental influence JHE Burgman, J Leichliter, NL Avenant, PS Ungar Integrative Zoology 11 (2), 111-127, 2016 | 44 | 2016 |
| Quality and quantity of the scientific information available on black-backed jackals and caracals: contributing to human-predator conflict management? JJ Du Plessis, NL Avenant, HO De Waal African Journal of Wildlife Research 45 (2), 138-157, 2015 | 44 | 2015 |
| Stable isotope evidence for trophic niche partitioning in a South African savanna rodent community J Codron, KJ Duffy, NL Avenant, M Sponheimer, J Leichliter, O Paine, ... Current Zoology 61 (3), 397-411, 2015 | 42 | 2015 |
| The need to address black-backed jackal and caracal predation in South Africa DL Bergman, HO De Waal, NL Avenant, MJ Bodenchuk, MC Marlow, ... | 41 | 2013 |
| Space use variation in co-occurring sister species: response to environmental variation or competition? CMS Dufour, C Meynard, J Watson, C Rioux, S Benhamou, J Perez, ... PLoS One 10 (2), e0117750, 2015 | 38 | 2015 |
| The microenvironment of house mice on Marion Island (sub-Antarctic) NL Avenant, VR Smith Polar Biology 26, 129-141, 2003 | 38 | 2003 |
| Why Namibian farmers are satisfied with the performance of their livestock guarding dogs GC Potgieter, LL Marker, NL Avenant, GIH Kerley Human Dimensions of Wildlife 18 (6), 403-415, 2013 | 37 | 2013 |
| Airdrops and king penguins: a potential conservation problem at sub-Antarctic Marion Island J Cooper, NL Avenant, PW Lafite Polar Record 30 (175), 277-282, 1994 | 36 | 1994 |
| Past and current management of predation on livestock JJ Du Plessis, NL Avenant, A Botha, NR Mkhize, L Müller, N Mzileni, ... Livestock predation and its management in South Africa: A scientific …, 2018 | 32 | 2018 |
