Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas

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dc.contributor.advisorSimmons, Robert Een_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorO'Riain, Justinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Sharonen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T07:56:09Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T07:56:09Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 74-85).
dc.description.abstractDomestic and feral cats (Felis catus) have impacted negatively on native wildlife on both islands and on the mainland. Impacts range from a reduction in numbers of prey species to local extinctions, especially of birds on islands. This study provides the first data on the impacts of domestic cats on wildlife on the African mainland continent by comparing the diet and movement patterns of cats that live within urban areas with those of cats that live on the urban?edge adjacent to natural areas of Cape Town, South Africa. The findings suggest that domestic cats in urban areas of Cape Town pose a significant threat to wildlife, with indigenous small mammals most at risk. This agrees with many other studies carried out in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGeorge, S. (2010). <i>Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas</i>. (application/pdf). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4746en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGeorge, Sharon. <i>"Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas."</i> application/pdf., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4746en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGeorge, S. 2010. Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas. application/pdf. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - George, Sharon AB - Domestic and feral cats (Felis catus) have impacted negatively on native wildlife on both islands and on the mainland. Impacts range from a reduction in numbers of prey species to local extinctions, especially of birds on islands. This study provides the first data on the impacts of domestic cats on wildlife on the African mainland continent by comparing the diet and movement patterns of cats that live within urban areas with those of cats that live on the urban?edge adjacent to natural areas of Cape Town, South Africa. The findings suggest that domestic cats in urban areas of Cape Town pose a significant threat to wildlife, with indigenous small mammals most at risk. This agrees with many other studies carried out in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas TI - Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4746 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4746
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGeorge S. Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas. [application/pdf]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4746en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentPercy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleCape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areasen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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