The diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland of the north-eastern Free State, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorCrowe, Tim
dc.contributor.authorPrinsloo, Helen
dc.contributor.authorHarley, Victor
dc.contributor.authorReilly, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-20T10:55:11Z
dc.date.available2016-01-20T10:55:11Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.updated2016-01-19T08:11:12Z
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to determine the diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland and to establish the effects that these gamebirds may be having on cash crop yield. In the Riemland farming community many farmers complain of harvest losses suffered to guineafowl. It was found that the main dietary items during all seasons are corms of weed plants, primarily Cyperus spp. Helmeted guineafowl rely to a large degree on waste maize and germinating wheat during winter when natural food is difficult to find. Although they do not pose any problems with regard to maize farming, this is not necessarily true for wheat farming.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCrowe, T., Prinsloo, H., Harley, V., & Reilly, B. (2008). The diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland of the north-eastern Free State, South Africa. <i>South African Journal of Wildlife Research</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16456en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCrowe, Tim, Helen Prinsloo, Victor Harley, and Brian Reilly "The diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland of the north-eastern Free State, South Africa." <i>South African Journal of Wildlife Research</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16456en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPrinsloo, H., Harley, V., Reilly, B., & Crowe, T. (2008). The diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland of the northeastern Free State, South Africa: short communication. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 38(1), 88-92.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2410-7220en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Crowe, Tim AU - Prinsloo, Helen AU - Harley, Victor AU - Reilly, Brian AB - This study was conducted to determine the diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland and to establish the effects that these gamebirds may be having on cash crop yield. In the Riemland farming community many farmers complain of harvest losses suffered to guineafowl. It was found that the main dietary items during all seasons are corms of weed plants, primarily Cyperus spp. Helmeted guineafowl rely to a large degree on waste maize and germinating wheat during winter when natural food is difficult to find. Although they do not pose any problems with regard to maize farming, this is not necessarily true for wheat farming. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Wildlife Research LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 2410-7220 T1 - The diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland of the north-eastern Free State, South Africa TI - The diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland of the north-eastern Free State, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16456 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16456
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCrowe T, Prinsloo H, Harley V, Reilly B. The diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland of the north-eastern Free State, South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16456.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherSouthern African Wildlife Management Associationen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Wildlife Researchen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication_article/wild_v38_n1_a13
dc.subject.otherdiet, helmeted guineafowl, Riemland.
dc.titleThe diet of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the Riemland of the north-eastern Free State, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsdieten_ZA
uct.subject.keywordshelmeted guineafowlen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsRiemlanden_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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