Mortality estimates for juvenile dusky sharksCarcharhinus obscurusin South Africa using mark-recapture data

AbstractThe ecology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata SCHWEIGGER, has been studied using mark-recapture techniques, on a 100 ha farm near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Biometrical parameters of sexual dimorphism are analysed, and preliminary estimates of growth, home range and density given. Temperature recordings from wild, active and sedentary tortoises indicated aprefered maximum temperature of 28-32 °C.

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Preliminary estimates of population size and capture rates of mature Acanthopagrus berda in the Kosi lakes system, South Africa, using mark-recapture methods

South African Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1080/02541858.1997.11448443 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 124-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. Kyle ◽

W.D. Robertson

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Population Size ◽

Mark Recapture ◽

Capture Rates

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Spatial, temporal, and size-specific variation in mortality estimates of red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, from mark-recapture data in California

Fisheries Research ◽

10.1016/j.fishres.2006.10.017 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 83 (2-3) ◽

pp. 341-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Robert T. Leaf ◽

Laura Rogers-Bennett ◽

Peter L. Haaker

Keyword(s):

Mark Recapture ◽

Haliotis Rufescens ◽

Red Abalone ◽

Specific Variation ◽

Mortality Estimates

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Lessons learnt conducting minimally invasive autopsies in private mortuaries as part of HIV and tuberculosis research in South Africa

Public Health Action ◽

10.5588/pha.19.0032 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 186-190

Author(s):

A. S. Karat ◽

T. Omar ◽

M. Tlali ◽

S. Charalambous ◽

V. N. Chihota ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Minimally Invasive ◽

Hiv Positive ◽

Indirect Methods ◽

Individual Level ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Minimally Invasive Autopsy ◽

Specific Mortality ◽

Hiv Positive Adults ◽

Mortality Estimates

Current estimates of the burden of tuberculosis (TB) disease and cause-specific mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive people rely heavily on indirect methods that are less reliable for ascertaining individual-level causes of death and on mathematical models. Minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) is useful for diagnosing infectious diseases, provides a reasonable proxy for the gold standard in cause of death ascertainment (complete diagnostic autopsy) and, used routinely, could improve cause-specific mortality estimates. From our experience in performing MIAs in HIV-positive adults in private mortuaries in South Africa (during the Lesedi Kamoso Study), we describe the challenges we faced and make recommendations for the conduct of MIA in future studies or surveillance programmes, including strategies for effective communication, approaches to obtaining informed consent, risk management for staff and efficient preparation for the procedure.

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