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University of the Free State: Bloemfontein, ZA

2011-01-01 to 2014-12-16 | Dr (animal, wildlife and grassland sciences)
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Francois Deacon

Works (34)

Drought impact on the nutrients of forage plants in a semi-arid rangeland and its potential implications for sustaining herbivores

Journal of Arid Environments
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Marnus Smit; Paul Malan; Nico Smit; Francois Deacon
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Faecal Analysis as an Indicator of the Dietary Quality Utilised by Free‐Roaming Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the Free State Province, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Andri Grobbelaar; Gerbrecht Christina Josling; Gernot Osthoff; Francois Deacon
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Assessing Species Richness with Camera Trap Surveys During Five Years of Large-Scale Mining Disruptions

Wild
2024-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Ruan W. Higgs; Francois Deacon
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First Insights into the Fecal Metabolome of Healthy, Free-Roaming Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis): An Untargeted GCxGC/TOF-MS Metabolomics Study

Metabolites
2024-10-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Andri Grobbelaar; Gernot Osthoff; Ilse du Preez; Francois Deacon
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Response of herbaceous vegetation in the southern kalahari following a prolonged drought

Journal of Arid Environments
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Marnus Smit; Paul Malan; Nico Smit; Francois Deacon
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Diurnal activity budgets for the giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa, in the Kalahari region of southern Africa

African Journal of Ecology
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Francois Deacon; Gert Nicolaas Smit; Andri Grobbelaar
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Climatic factors affecting seasonal movements of giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in a semi‐arid region of South Africa

African Journal of Ecology
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Francois Deacon; Gert Nicolaas Smit; Andri Grobbelaar
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The diurnal activity budgets of extralimital giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Jamie Paulse; Vanessa Couldridge; Clement Cupido; Francois Deacon
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Resources and Habitat Requirements for Giraffes’ (Giraffa camelopardalis) Diet Selection in the Northwestern Kalahari, South Africa

Animals
2023-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Francois Deacon; Gert Nicolaas Smit; Andri Grobbelaar
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The Rostral Epidural Rete Mirabile: Functional Significance in Blood Flow Regulatory Mechanisms in Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Anatomia
2023-05-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Marna S. van der Walt; Willem Daffue; Jacqueline Goedhals; Sean van der Merwe; Francois Deacon
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A Preliminary Study on the Functionality of the Carotid-Vertebral Anastomotic Artery in the Regulation of Blood Flow in the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) by Duplex Ultrasound Examination

International Journal of Zoology
2023-02-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Marna S. van der Walt; Willem Daffue; Jacqueline Goedhals; Corna Serfontein; Francois Deacon; Vipin Rana
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African Elephant Milk Short Saccharide and Metabolite Composition and Their Changes over Lactation

Animals
2023-02-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Gernot Osthoff; Irenie Wiese; Francois Deacon
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A Preliminary Study on the Siphon Mechanism in Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Animals
2022-11-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Marna Suzanne van der Walt; Willem Daffue; Jacqueline Goedhals; Sean van der Merwe; Francois Deacon
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Long Neck Siphon Mechanism

2022-06-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Marna van der Walt; Willem Daffue; Jacqueline Goedhals; Sean van der Merwe; Francois Deacon
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Long Neck Siphon Mechanism

2022-06-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Marna van der Walt; Willem Daffue; Jacqueline Goedhals; Sean van der Merwe; Francois Deacon
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Effective Field Immobilisation and Capture of Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Animals
2022-05-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Francois Deacon; Willem Daffue; Pierre Nel; Ruan Higgs
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Milk composition of white rhinoceros over lactation and comparison with other Perissodactyla

Zoo Biology
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Gernot Osthoff; Blake Beukes; Aletta C. Steyn; Arnold Hugo; Francois Deacon; Hendrik J. B. Butler; Frans H. O'Neill; J. Paul Grobler
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Anthropogenic Influences on Distance Traveled and Vigilance Behavior and Stress-Related Endocrine Correlates in Free-Roaming Giraffes

Animals
2021-04-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Ciska P. J. Scheijen; Sean van der Merwe; Andre Ganswindt; Francois Deacon
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Sexual selection and endocrine profiles in wild South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalisgiraffa)

African Journal of Ecology
2021-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Ciska P. J. Scheijen; Fred B. Bercovitch; Ilse Luther‐Binoir; Andre Ganswindt; Francois Deacon
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Giraffe.xlsx

2021-03-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Sean van der Merwe; Ciska Scheijen; Francois Deacon; André Ganswindt
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Giraffe.xlsx

2021-03-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Sean van der Merwe; Ciska Scheijen; Francois Deacon; André Ganswindt
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Milk Composition of Free-Ranging Impala (Aepyceros melampus) and Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus lunatus), and Comparison with Other African Bovidae

Animals
2021-02-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Gernot Osthoff; Arnold Hugo; Moses Madende; Lauren Schmidt; Sibusiso Kobeni; Francois Deacon
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Testicular disorder of sexual development with cryptorchidism, penile hypoplasia and hypospadias in a giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa )

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Francois Deacon; Emily P. Mitchell; Janine Meuffels; Ilse Luther-Binoir; Willem Daffue
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The genetic status of the introduced giraffe population in Central South Africa

Koedoe
2019-09-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Marieka E. Van Niekerk; Francois Deacon; Paul J. Grobler
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Movement patterns and herd dynamics among South African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

African Journal of Ecology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85045125578

Contributors: Deacon, F.; Bercovitch, F.B.
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The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

2018-10-30 | Other
Contributors: Christopher K Basu; Francois Deacon; John R Hutchinson; Alan M Wilson
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The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

2018-10-30 | Other
Contributors: Christopher K Basu; Francois Deacon; John R Hutchinson; Alan M Wilson
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The South African giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa: a conservation success story

Oryx
2018-04-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0030-6053
Contributors: Francois Deacon; Andy Tutchings
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How many species of giraffe are there?

Current Biology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85013336352

Contributors: Bercovitch, F.B.; Berry, P.S.M.; Dagg, A.; Deacon, F.; Doherty, J.B.; Lee, D.E.; Mineur, F.; Muller, Z.; Ogden, R.; Seymour, R. et al.
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Milk composition of free-ranging red hartebeest, giraffe, Southern reedbuck and warthog and a phylogenetic comparison of the milk of African Artiodactyla

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84997287913

Contributors: Osthoff, G.; Hugo, A.; Madende, M.; Deacon, F.; Nel, P.J.
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Spatial ecology and habitat use of giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in South Africa

Basic and Applied Ecology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019770938

Contributors: Deacon, F.; Smit, N.
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Concurrent pregnancy and lactation in wild giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

African Zoology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84966577718

Contributors: Deacon, F.; Nel, P.J.; Bercovitch, F.B.
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Gazing at a giraffe gyroscope: Where are we going?

African Journal of Ecology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84928349992

Contributors: Bercovitch, F.B.; Deacon, F.
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Mitochondrial sequences reveal a clear separation between Angolan and South African giraffe along a cryptic rift valley

BMC Evolutionary Biology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84988810614

Contributors: Bock, F.; Fennessy, J.; Bidon, T.; Tutchings, A.; Marais, A.; Deacon, F.; Janke, A.
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