Charlene Bissett

PhD Rhodes University (2008)

NRF Post-doctoral Research Fellow

'phone +27 [0]46 603-8530
FAX +27 [0]46 622-8959
e-mail c.bissett@ru.ac.za

Research interests

Carnivore ecology

Some recent publications

Bissett, C. Bernard, R.T.F. & Parker, D.M. 2012. The response of lions (Panthera leo) to changes in prey abundance on an enclosed reserve in South Africa. Acta Theriologica (In press).

Bissett, C. & Bernard, R.T.F. 2011. The demography of cheetahs in fenced reserves in South Africa: implications for conservation. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 41: 181-191/

Bissett, C. & Bernard, R.T.F. (2007) Habitat selection and feeding ecology of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in thicket vegetation: is the cheetah a savanna specialist? J. Zool., Lond. 271:310-317.

Hayward, M.W. Adendorff, J. O’Brien, J. Sholto-Douglas, A. Bissett, C. Moolman, L.C. Bean, P. Fogarty, A. Howarth, D. Slater, R. & Kerley, G.I.H. (2007) Practical considerations for the reintroduction of large, terrestrial, mammalian predators based on reintroductions to South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. The Open Conservation Biology Journal 1: 1-11.

Hayward, M.W., Adendorff, J., O’Brien, J., Sholto-Douglas, A., Bissett, C., Moolman, L.C., Bean, P., Fogarty, A., Howarth, D., Slater, R. & Kerley, G.I.H. (2007) The reintroduction of large carnivores to the Eastern Cape, South Africa: an assessment. Oryx, 41: 205-214.

Bissett, C. Bernard, R.T.F. (2005) The effect of prolonged cold storage of eland (Taurotragus oryx) cauda epididymides on the spermatozoa: possible implications for the conservation of biodiversity. Theriogenology 63: 1592-1604.

Raina N, Lubbe K, Vajta G, Bissett C, Theunissen W, Mortimer D, Friedmann Y & Bartels P. (2001) In Vitro maturation, fertilization and blastocyst development in African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Theriogenology, Abstract, 55(1) 399.