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Ignas M. A. Heitkönig is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily relates to environmental science, with a strong focus on ecology and related subfields.

The main areas of study for Heitkönig include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, the scientist has worked extensively in the following subfields:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Social Psychology
  • Genetics
  • Parasitology

Heitkönig's research topics cover various aspects of wildlife and disease ecology, focusing on interactions between animals, pathogens, and the environment. Their work spans topics such as:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Heitkönig has collaborated frequently with several co-authors over their career. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Frank van Langevelde (5 joint publications)
  • H.H.T. Prins (3 joint publications)
  • Marc Naguib (3 joint publications)
  • Rascha J. M. Nuijten (2 joint publications)
  • Erwin Bulte (2 joint publications)

Their publications have appeared in multiple scientific journals and outlets. Common venues for their work include:

  • African Journal of Ecology
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Parasitology

Some notable papers authored or co-authored by Heitkönig are:

  • "Will legal international rhino horn trade save wild rhino populations?" (2020) in Global Ecology and Conservation
  • "Tick treatment practices in the field: Access to, knowledge about, and on-farm use of acaricides in Laikipia, Kenya" (2021) in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • "Associations between monthly rainfall and mortality in cattle due to East Coast fever, anaplasmosis and babesiosis" (2020) in Parasitology
  • "Effects of seasonality and previous logging on faecal helminth-microbiota associations in wild lemurs" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Relationships of reproductive performance indicators in black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) with plant available moisture, plant available nutrients and woody cover" (2020) in African Journal of Ecology

Best Publications

  • Competition between domestic livestock and wild bharal Pseudois nayaur in the Indian Trans-Himalaya

    Charudutt Mishra;Charudutt Mishra;Sipke E. Van Wieren;Pieter Ketner;Ignas M. A. Heitkönig

  • Competing Claims on Natural Resources: What Role for Science?

    Ken E. Giller;Cees Leeuwis;Jens A. Andersson;Wim Andriesse

  • Effects of Severe Defoliation on the Long-Term Resistance to Insect Attack and on Leaf Chemistry in Six Woody Species of the Southern African Savanna

    John P. Bryant;Ignas Heitkonig;Peggy Kuropat;Norman Owen-Smith

  • Regional estimation of savanna grass nitrogen using the red-edge band of the spaceborne RapidEye sensor

    Abel Ramoelo;Abel Ramoelo;Andrew K. Skidmore;Moses Azong Cho;Martin Schlerf

  • Spatial autocorrelation and the scaling of species-environment relationships.

    H. J. de Knegt;F. van Langevelde;M. B. Coughenour;A. K. Skidmore

  • Capturing the fugitive: Applying remote sensing to terrestrial animal distribution and diversity

    Euridice Leyequien;Jochem Verrelst;Martijn Slot;Gabriela Schaepman-Strub

  • CAMPFIRE and Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Local Communities Bordering Northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

    Edson Gandiwa;Ignas M.A. Heitkönig;Anne M. Lokhorst;Herbert H.T. Prins

  • Distribution and diversity of wildlife in northern Kenya in relation to livestock and permanent water points

    Jan de Leeuw;Margaret N. Waweru;Onyango O. Okello;Moses Maloba

  • Trees improve grass quality for herbivores in African savannas

    Anna C. Treydte;Ignas M.A. Heitkönig;Herbert H.T. Prins;Fulco Ludwig

  • Large herbivores may alter vegetation structure of semi-arid savannas through soil nutrient mediation

    Cornelis van der Waal;Ada Kool;Seline S. Meijer;Seline S. Meijer;Seline S. Meijer;Edward Kohi

  • Erratum to “Capturing the fugitive: Applying remote sensing to terrestrial animal distribution and diversity” [Int. J. Appl. Earth Observ. Geoinform. 9 (2007) 1–20]

    Euridice Leyequien;Jochem Verrelst;Martijn Slot;Gabriela Schaepman-Strub

  • Water and nutrients alter herbaceous competitive effects on tree seedlings in a semi-arid savanna

    Cornelis Van Der Waal;Hans De Kroon;Willem F. De Boer;Ignas M. A. Heitkönig

  • The spatial scaling of habitat selection by African elephants.

    Henrik J. de Knegt;Frank van Langevelde;Andrew K. Skidmore;Audrey Delsink

  • Water-removed spectra increase the retrieval accuracy when estimating savanna grass nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations

    Abel Ramoelo;Abel Ramoelo;Andrew K. Skidmore;Martin Schlerf;Renaud Mathieu

  • Grazing lawns contribute to the subsistence of mesoherbivores on dystrophic savannas

    Richard J. T. Verweij;Jochem Verrelst;Paul E. Loth;Ignas M. A. Heitkönig

  • Illegal hunting and law enforcement during a period of economic decline in Zimbabwe: A case study of northern Gonarezhou National Park and adjacent areas

    Edson Gandiwa;Ignas M.A. Heitkönig;Anne M. Lokhorst;Herbert H.T. Prins;Herbert H.T. Prins

  • A theoretical analysis of competitive exclusion in a Trans-Himalayan large-herbivore assemblage

    Charudutt Mishra;Charudutt Mishra;Sipke E. Van Wieren;Ignas M. A. Heitkönig;Herbert H. T. Prins

  • Human impact on wildlife populations within a protected Central African forest

    A. Blom;I.M.A. Heitkönig;H.H.T. Prins;R. van Zalinge

  • The role of grass stems as structural foraging deterrents and their effects on the foraging behaviour of cattle

    Michael Drescher;Michael Drescher;Ignas M.A. Heitkönig;Jan G. Raats;Herbert H.T. Prins

  • Factors influencing the distribution of large mammals within a protected central African forest

    Allard Blom;Robert van Zalinge;Ignas M.A. Heitkönig;Herbert H.T. Prins

Frequent Co-Authors

Herbert H. T. Prins
Herbert H. T. Prins Wageningen University & Research
Andrew K. Skidmore
Andrew K. Skidmore University of Twente
Willem F. de Boer
Willem F. de Boer Wageningen University & Research
Frank van Langevelde
Frank van Langevelde Wageningen University & Research
Rob Slotow
Rob Slotow University of KwaZulu-Natal
Michael J. Peel
Michael J. Peel Cardiff University
Fulco Ludwig
Fulco Ludwig Wageningen University & Research
Martin Schlerf
Martin Schlerf Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Hans de Kroon
Hans de Kroon Radboud University
Martijn Slot
Martijn Slot Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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