… of dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula) to determine how anthropogenic noise influences
… We begin by demonstrating that dwarf mongooses respond appropriately to the alarm calls …

… variation in responses to other anthropogenic disturbances, this possibility … noise. Here, we
used field-based playbacks with dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula) to test how traffic noise …

… We investigated the impact of road noise on dwarf mongoose (… noise compared with ambient
sound to reduce communication masking and alleviate stress. We also predicted that noise …

… While the impacts of such additional noise on avian sexual … , about the influence of
anthropogenic noise on responses to … of traffic noise on the responses of foraging dwarf …

… The aim of this thesis is to provide an insight into how anthropogenic disturbances affect
dwarf mongoose behaviour. The work particularly focused on how anthropogenic noise affects …

… To investigate whether anthropogenic noise disrupts responses to a secondary predator
cue… experiment on dwarf mongooses in their natural habitat. Dwarf mongooses are threatened …

… Dwarf Mongoose Research Project. Subjects were adult (greater than 1 year) dwarf mongooses
living in their natural … Individuals were habituated to close observations, allowing sound …

… simply reacting to any broadcast noise as, in that case, we would not expect to see differentiated
behaviors when responding to different sounds. Subjects showed reactions consistent …

… noise was recorded from the centre of each group’s territory when weather conditions were
calm and no dwarf mongooses … , natural peak amplitudes were measured (ambient noise, …

… In the absence of road noise, habituated dwarf mongooses exhibited greater vigilance
after detecting predator feces relative to control, herbivore feces. However, in the presence of …