Preliminary research on the sustainable determinants of Taiwanese ecotourism with the international standards

CC Huang, YK Chan, MY Hsieh - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
To analyze Taiwanese ecotourism with international standards, this research employed the
social learning theory (SLT) to identify the determinants of Taiwanese community ecotourism …

Is Ecotourism an Opportunity for Large Wild Animals to Thrive?

S Ivanova, A Prosekov, A Kaledin - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of ecotourism involving wild animals in Russia is overlooked despite the
fact that the country's territory is significant not only in terms of area but also in terms of the …

Chapter 21: Biting flies and zebra stripes

T Caro, Y Huang, M Arkwright… - Sensory ecology of …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
In all probability, biting flies are the evolutionary force that has shaped the extraordinary coat
colouration of the zebra, but there are a number of questions raised by this contention, which …

Interactive effects of biological, human and environmental factors on tick loads in Boran cattle in tropical drylands

R Chepkwony, S Van Bommel, F Van Langevelde - Parasites & Vectors, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are a serious threat to humans, wildlife
and livestock, and cause severe economic losses in many tropical drylands. The effective …

Behavioral trade‐offs and multitasking by elk in relation to predation risk from Mexican gray wolves

ZJ Farley, CJ Thompson, ST Boyle… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Predator non‐consumptive effects (NCE) can alter prey foraging time and habitat use,
potentially reducing fitness. Prey can mitigate NCEs by increasing vigilance, chewing …

[HTML][HTML] Why Were Zebras Not Domesticated? A Review of Domesticability Traits and Tests of Their Role in Ungulate Domestications with Macroevolutionary Models

NG Steklis, M Peñaherrera-Aguirre, HD Steklis… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Beginning with Darwin, scientists have long considered the reasons for
why some species but not others were domesticated. For example, of the equid species …

Effects of life history stage and climatic conditions on fecal egg counts in plains zebras (Equus quagga) in the Serengeti National Park

PA Seeber, TA Kuzmina, AD Greenwood… - Parasitology Research, 2020 - Springer
In wildlife, endoparasite burden can be affected by host life history stage, environmental
conditions, host abundance, and parasite co-infections. We tested the effects of these factors …

Social behavior impacts parasite infection risk in equid groups

C Joly, LR Martin, A Ortega, FJ Richard - Applied Animal Behaviour …, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the various costs of gregarious behaviors, proximity highly contributes to facilitating
parasite transmission. However, the intensity of parasite infection varies between individuals …

Connecting divergent worlds: Social and ecological factors influence tick-borne diseases in tropical drylands

RK Chepkwony - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) such as East Coast fever, anaplasmosis and babesiosis and
their resultant mortalities are major constraints to livestock production, wildlife conservation …

[PDF][PDF] Habitat suitability for Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) in four private nature reserves within the Western Cape, South Africa

J Olivier, AJ Leslie, JI Ransom - … zebra (Equus zebra zebra) in the …, 2019 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Habitat suitability is measured through four primary habitat essentials: food, water, shelter
and protection. Habitat suitability of Bakkrans Nature Reserve, South Africa, was assessed …