Robyn S Hetem
Biographic Data
| ID | 5209853 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robyn S Hetem |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robyn S |
| FAMILY NAME | Hetem |
| SIGNATURE | HETEM R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1953-3520 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perceived impacts of climate change on rural poultry production: A case study in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Rural farming households in developing countries frequently contend with multiple challenges, including a lack of resources, food insecurity, and poverty. Climate change threatens to compound existing challenges, particularly in such rural subsistence economies with limited adaptive capacity. We aim to establish farmers' perspectives on likely impacts of climate change on their rural poultry production in northern South Africa. A baseline questio…
Infrared thermography cannot be used to approximate core body temperature in wild primates
Understanding the physiological processes that underpin primate performance is key if we are to assess how a primate might respond when navigating new and changing environments. Given the connection between a mammal's ability to thermoregulate and the changing demands of its thermal environment, increasing attention is being devoted to the study of thermoregulatory processes as a means to assess primate performance. Infrared thermography can be u…
Keeping cool in the heat: Behavioral thermoregulation and body temperature patterns in wild vervet monkeys
OBJECTIVES: Climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity and increasing attention is therefore being devoted to identifying the behavioral strategies that a species uses to cope with climatic stress. We explore how wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) respond to heat stress, and how behavioral adaptations are used to regulate body temperature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We implanted wild vervet monkeys with temperature-sensi…
Thermal consequences of increased pelt loft infer an additional utilitarian function for grooming
A strong case has been made that the primary function of grooming is hygienic. Nevertheless, its persistence in the absence of hygienic demand, and its obvious tactical importance to members of primate groups, underpins the view that grooming has become uncoupled from its utilitarian objectives and is now principally of social benefit. We identify improved thermoregulatory function as a previously unexplored benefit of grooming and so broaden our…
Keeping cool in the heat: Behavioral thermoregulation and body temperature patterns in wild vervet monkeys
OBJECTIVES: Climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity and increasing attention is therefore being devoted to identifying the behavioral strategies that a species uses to cope with climatic stress. We explore how wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) respond to heat stress, and how behavioral adaptations are used to regulate body temperature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We implanted wild vervet monkeys with temperature-sensi…
Thermal consequences of increased pelt loft infer an additional utilitarian function for grooming
A strong case has been made that the primary function of grooming is hygienic. Nevertheless, its persistence in the absence of hygienic demand, and its obvious tactical importance to members of primate groups, underpins the view that grooming has become uncoupled from its utilitarian objectives and is now principally of social benefit. We identify improved thermoregulatory function as a previously unexplored benefit of grooming and so broaden our…
Infrared thermography cannot be used to approximate core body temperature in wild primates
Understanding the physiological processes that underpin primate performance is key if we are to assess how a primate might respond when navigating new and changing environments. Given the connection between a mammal's ability to thermoregulate and the changing demands of its thermal environment, increasing attention is being devoted to the study of thermoregulatory processes as a means to assess primate performance. Infrared thermography can be u…
Keeping cool in the heat: Behavioral thermoregulation and body temperature patterns in wild vervet monkeys
OBJECTIVES: Climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity and increasing attention is therefore being devoted to identifying the behavioral strategies that a species uses to cope with climatic stress. We explore how wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) respond to heat stress, and how behavioral adaptations are used to regulate body temperature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We implanted wild vervet monkeys with temperature-sensi…
Perceived impacts of climate change on rural poultry production: A case study in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Rural farming households in developing countries frequently contend with multiple challenges, including a lack of resources, food insecurity, and poverty. Climate change threatens to compound existing challenges, particularly in such rural subsistence economies with limited adaptive capacity. We aim to establish farmers' perspectives on likely impacts of climate change on their rural poultry production in northern South Africa. A baseline questio…
Ecology (3 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (3 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Climate change (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Thermoregulation (2 works) · Adaptive capacity (1 works) · Agricultural economics (1 works)