Yolanda Pretorius

625 total citations
20 papers, 420 citations indexed

About

Yolanda Pretorius is a scholar working on Ecology, Small Animals and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Yolanda Pretorius has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 420 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Small Animals and 5 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Yolanda Pretorius's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (10 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (5 papers). Yolanda Pretorius is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (10 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (5 papers). Yolanda Pretorius collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Yolanda Pretorius's co-authors include Nicola F. Koyama, Rob Slotow, H.H.T. Prins, Edward M. Kohi, Mike Peel, André Ganswindt, Henrik J. de Knegt, Sipke E. van Wieren, Frank van Langevelde and Andrew K. Skidmore and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Oecologia and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Yolanda Pretorius

20 papers receiving 404 citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yolanda Pretorius South Africa 11 343 111 79 76 69 20 420
Marion Valeix France 3 417 1.2× 100 0.9× 81 1.0× 115 1.5× 51 0.7× 4 483
John Polisar United States 7 504 1.5× 151 1.4× 55 0.7× 74 1.0× 101 1.5× 14 555
John Adendorff South Africa 8 412 1.2× 103 0.9× 72 0.9× 82 1.1× 44 0.6× 11 462
Samantha P. H. Dwinnell United States 10 443 1.3× 87 0.8× 75 0.9× 84 1.1× 25 0.4× 25 510
Unn Klare United Kingdom 7 510 1.5× 104 0.9× 63 0.8× 69 0.9× 45 0.7× 7 544
Martín Funes Argentina 11 469 1.4× 60 0.5× 41 0.5× 121 1.6× 52 0.8× 18 522
Jason P. Marshal South Africa 16 545 1.6× 77 0.7× 94 1.2× 112 1.5× 26 0.4× 38 606
Kari Bjørneraas Norway 6 380 1.1× 91 0.8× 39 0.5× 92 1.2× 27 0.4× 7 415
Paolo Bongi Italy 9 429 1.3× 170 1.5× 44 0.6× 74 1.0× 43 0.6× 20 483
Werner Kilian United States 7 273 0.8× 64 0.6× 65 0.8× 61 0.8× 66 1.0× 12 393

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yolanda Pretorius

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yolanda Pretorius

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pretorius, Yolanda, et al.. (2023). Identifying potential measures of stress and disturbance during a captive to wild African elephant reintegration. PLoS ONE. 18(10). e0291293–e0291293. 3 indexed citations
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Ganswindt, André, et al.. (2022). Developing welfare parameters for African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in fenced reserves in South Africa. PLoS ONE. 17(3). e0264931–e0264931. 6 indexed citations
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Chan, Stephen C. Y., et al.. (2022). Estimating population parameters of African elephants: a photographic mark-recapture application in a South African protected area. Mammalian Biology. 102(4). 1231–1247. 6 indexed citations
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Pretorius, Yolanda, et al.. (2020). Normalized difference vegetation index, temperature and age affect faecal thyroid hormone concentrations in free-ranging African elephants. Conservation Physiology. 8(1). coaa010–coaa010. 12 indexed citations
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Pretorius, Yolanda, et al.. (2019). Behavioural changes in African elephants in response to wildlife tourism. Journal of Zoology. 308(3). 164–174. 33 indexed citations
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Pretorius, Yolanda, et al.. (2019). Physiological stress response of African elephants to wildlife tourism in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa. Wildlife Research. 47(1). 34–43. 33 indexed citations
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Henley, Michelle, et al.. (2018). Changes in African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) faecal steroid concentrations post-defaecation. Bothalia. 48(1). 20 indexed citations
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Henley, Michelle, et al.. (2018). Changes in African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) faecal steroid concentrations post-defaecation. Bothalia. 48(2). 3 indexed citations
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Pretorius, Yolanda, et al.. (2018). The status of African elephant Loxodonta africana populations in South Africa. Oryx. 53(4). 757–763. 13 indexed citations
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Waal, Cornelis van der, Hans de Kroon, Frank van Langevelde, et al.. (2016). Scale-dependent bi-trophic interactions in a semi-arid savanna: how herbivores eliminate benefits of nutrient patchiness to plants. Oecologia. 181(4). 1173–1185. 4 indexed citations
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Pretorius, Yolanda, Willem F. de Boer, Kim E. Kortekaas, et al.. (2015). Why elephant have trunks and giraffe long tongues: how plants shape large herbivore mouth morphology. Acta Zoologica. 97(2). 246–254. 16 indexed citations
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Mwakiwa, Emmanuel, Willem F. de Boer, John Hearne, et al.. (2012). Optimization of wildlife management in a large game reserve through waterpoints manipulation: A bio-economic analysis. Journal of Environmental Management. 114. 352–361. 8 indexed citations
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Pretorius, Yolanda, J.D. Stigter, Willem F. de Boer, et al.. (2012). Diet selection of African elephant over time shows changing optimization currency. Oikos. 121(12). 2110–2120. 24 indexed citations
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Pretorius, Yolanda, Cornelis van der Waal, Henrik J. de Knegt, et al.. (2011). Soil nutrient status determines how elephant utilize trees and shape environments. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80(4). 875–883. 43 indexed citations
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Kos, Martine, Yolanda Pretorius, Willem F. de Boer, et al.. (2011). Seasonal diet changes in elephant and impala in mopane woodland. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 58(1). 279–287. 39 indexed citations
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Knegt, Henrik J. de, Frank van Langevelde, Andrew K. Skidmore, et al.. (2010). The spatial scaling of habitat selection by African elephants. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80(1). 270–281. 85 indexed citations
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Boer, Willem F. de, Marc Vis, Henrik J. de Knegt, et al.. (2010). Spatial distribution of lion kills determined by the water dependency of prey species. Journal of Mammalogy. 91(5). 1280–1286. 67 indexed citations
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Pretorius, Yolanda, et al.. (2010). Visited sites revisited - site fidelity in African elephants. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 35–46. 1 indexed citations
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Kos, Martine, et al.. (2007). Seasonal diet switch in elephant and impala in a Mopane woodland. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 44–44. 1 indexed citations

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