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Overview

M. Justin O'Riain is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Ecology. Within this field, they have contributed substantially to subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Social Psychology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Small Animals.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior

Among their frequent co-authors are:

  • Andrew J. King
  • Ines Fürtbauer
  • Jacqueline M. Bishop
  • Anna M. Bracken
  • Charlotte Christensen

M. Justin O'Riain's publications have appeared regularly in specific venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Urban Ecosystems
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Journal of Arid Environments
  • African Journal of Wildlife Research

Notable recent papers include:

  • The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current 'myths' in naked mole-rat biology, 2021, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Behavioral Causes, Ecological Consequences, and Management Challenges Associated with Wildlife Foraging in Human-Modified Landscapes, 2020, BioScience
  • Caught on camera: The impacts of urban domestic cats on wild prey in an African city and neighbouring protected areas, 2020, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Unsustainable anthropogenic mortality disrupts natal dispersal and promotes inbreeding in leopards, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Hiding in plain sight: risk mitigation by a cryptic carnivore foraging at the urban edge, 2021, Animal Conservation

Best Publications

  • Selfish Sentinels in Cooperative Mammals

    T. H. Clutton-Brock;M. J. O'Riain;P. N. M. Brotherton;D. Gaynor

  • Mammalian eusociality: a family affair

    Jennifer U.M. Jarvis;M.Justin O'Riain;Nigel C. Bennett;Paul W. Sherman

  • Cooperation, Control, and Concession in Meerkat Groups

    T. H. Clutton-Brock;P. N. M. Brotherton;A. F. Russell;M. J. O'Riain

  • A dispersive morph in the naked mole-rat.

    M. Justin O'Riain;Jennifer U. M. Jarvis;Chris G. Faulkes

  • Infanticide and expulsion of females in a cooperative mammal

    T. H. Clutton-Brock;P N M Brotherton;R. Smith;G. M. McIlrath

  • Contributions to cooperative rearing in meerkats

    T.H. Clutton-Brock;P.N.M. Brotherton;M.J. O'Riain;A.S. Griffin

  • Individual contributions to babysitting in a cooperative mongoose, Suricata suricatta

    T.H. Clutton-Brock;P.N.M. Brotherton;M.J. O'Riain;A.S. Griffin

  • Landscape requirements of a primate population in a human-dominated environment

    Tali S Hoffman;M Justin O'Riain

  • Offspring food allocation by parents and helpers in a cooperative mammal

    P. N. M. Brotherton;T. H. Clutton-Brock;M. J. O'Riain;D. Gaynor

  • Residency, habitat use and sexual segregation of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias in False Bay, South Africa.

    Alison Kock;M. Justin O’Riain;Katya Mauff;Michael Meÿer

  • Morphological castes in a vertebrate.

    M. J. O'Riain;J. U. M. Jarvis;R. Alexander;R. Buffenstein

  • Identification of behaviours from accelerometer data in a wild social primate

    Gaelle Fehlmann;M. Justin O’Riain;Phil W. Hopkins;Jack O’Sullivan

  • VIRAL EPIZOOTIC REVEALS INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN A HABITUALLY INBREEDING MAMMAL

    Adin Ross-Gillespie;M. Justin O'Riain;Lukas F. Keller

  • Reproductive suppression and inbreeding avoidance in wild populations of co-operatively breeding meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

    M. J. O’Riain;N. C. Bennett;P. N. M. Brotherton;G. McIlrath

  • The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current ‘myths’ in naked mole-rat biology

    Rochelle Buffenstein;Vincent Amoroso;Blazej Andziak;Stanislav Avdieiev

  • A Low-Cost Manipulation of Food Resources Reduces Spatial Overlap Between Baboons ( Papio ursinus ) and Humans in Conflict

    Bentley S. Kaplan;M. Justin O’Riain;Rowen van Eeden;Andrew J. King

  • The Spatial Ecology of Chacma Baboons ( Papio ursinus ) in a Human-modified Environment

    Tali S. Hoffman;M. Justin O’Riain

  • Troop Size and Human‐Modified Habitat Affect the Ranging Patterns of a Chacma Baboon Population in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

    Tali S. Hoffman;M. Justin O'riain

  • Foraging Profile, Activity Budget and Spatial Ecology of Exclusively Natural-Foraging Chacma Baboons ( Papio ursinus ) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

    Matthew C. Lewis;M. Justin O’Riain

  • The effects of extreme seasonality of climate and day length on the activity budget and diet of semi‐commensal chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in the Cape Peninsula of South Africa

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  • The dynamics of growth in naked mole-rats: the effects of litter order and changes in social structure

    M. J. O'Riain;J. U. M. Jarvis

  • Dietary niche relationships among predators on farmland and a protected area

    Marine Drouilly;Nicoli Nattrass;M. Justin O'Riain

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel C. Bennett
Nigel C. Bennett University of Pretoria
Nicoli Nattrass
Nicoli Nattrass University of Cape Town
Andrew J. King
Andrew J. King University of Leicester
Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Jennifer U. M. Jarvis
Jennifer U. M. Jarvis University of Cape Town
Guy A. Balme
Guy A. Balme Panthera Corporation
Peter J. S. Fleming
Peter J. S. Fleming University of Southern Queensland
Benjamin L. Allen
Benjamin L. Allen University of Southern Queensland
Chris G. Faulkes
Chris G. Faulkes Queen Mary University of London
Clive W. Coen
Clive W. Coen King's College London

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