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K. Medger

h-index: 14
Works: 38
Citations: 401

Most-cited papers

Changes in prolactin, cortisol and testosterone concentrations during queen succession in a colony of naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber): a case study
K. Medger, N. Bennett, S. Ganswindt, A. Ganswindt +1 more
2019SCIENCE NATURE32 citations
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The Influence of Tail Autotomy on the Escape Response of the Cape Dwarf Gecko, Lygodactylus capensis
K. Medger, L. Verburgt, P. Bateman
200832 citations
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Jettisoning Ballast or Fuel? Caudal Autotomy and Locomotory Energetics of the Cape Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis (Gekkonidae)
Patricia A. Fleming, L. Verburgt, M. Scantlebury, K. Medger +1 more
2009Physiological and Biochemical Zoology23 citations
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Effect of colony disruption and social isolation on naked mole-rat endocrine correlates.
A. S. Blecher, N. Bennett, K. Medger, N. Hagenah +2 more
2020General and Comparative Endocrinology21 citations
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Seasonal reproduction in the female spiny mouse from South Africa
K. Medger, C. Chimimba, N. Bennett
201021 citations
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Eastern rock sengis as reservoir hosts of Anaplasma bovis in South Africa.
A. Harrison, A. Bastos, K. Medger, N. Bennett
2013Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases20 citations Open access
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Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) sperm revisited: Motility, morphology and ultrastructure of fresh sperm of consecutive ejaculates.
G. van der Horst, K. Medger, D. Steckler, I. Luther +1 more
2018Animal Reproduction Science18 citations Open access
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Filling in the holes: The reproductive biology of the understudied Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali)
D. W. Hart, K. Medger, B. van Jaarsveld, N. Bennett
202117 citations Open access
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Non-invasive assessment of glucocorticoid and androgen metabolite levels in cooperatively breeding Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis).
K. Medger, N. Bennett, H. Lutermann, A. Ganswindt
2018General and Comparative Endocrinology17 citations Open access
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The Distribution of Doublecortin-Immunopositive Cells in the Brains of Four Afrotherian Mammals: the Hottentot Golden Mole (Amblysomus hottentotus), the Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis), the Eastern Rock Sengi (Elephantulus myurus) and the Four-Toed Sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus)
N. Patzke, Andrea Leroy, Nhlanhla W. Ngubane, N. Bennett +6 more
2014Brain, Behavior and Evolution17 citations
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Abiotic and biotic determinants of tick burdens in the eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus)
H. Lutermann, K. Medger, I. Horak
2012Medical and Veterinary Entomology17 citations
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Reproductive photoresponsiveness in male spiny mice from South Africa
K. Medger, C. Chimimba, N. Bennett
201216 citations
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Validating the use of dermal secretion as a matrix for monitoring glucocorticoid concentrations in African amphibian species
J. Scheun, D. Greeff, K. Medger, A. Ganswindt
2019Conservation Physiology14 citations Open access
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Natural hosts of the larvae of Nuttalliella sp. (N. namaqua?) (Acari: Nuttalliellidae).
I. Horak, H. Lutermann, K. Medger, D. Apanaskevich +1 more
2012Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research14 citations Open access
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Seasonal reproduction in the eastern rock elephant‐shrew: influenced by rainfall and ambient temperature?
K. Medger, C. Chimimba, N. Bennett
201214 citations
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The oestrous cycle of the Damaraland mole‐rat revisited: evidence for induced ovulation
C. Voigt, K. Medger, N. C. Bennett
202113 citations
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Effects of life-history traits on parasitism in a monogamous mammal, the eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus)
H. Lutermann, K. Medger, I. Horak
2012Die Naturwissenschaften13 citations
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Is the Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali) a spontaneous or induced ovulator?
D. W. Hart, K. Medger, B. van Jaarsveld, N. Bennett
202011 citations Open access
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Assessment of Reproductive Function in Southern African Spiny Mice (Acomys spinosissimus) using Faeces as Hormone Matrix
P. de Bruin, K. Medger, N. Bennett, A. Ganswindt
201411 citations
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Endoparasites of the Spiny Mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) from South Africa
H. Lutermann, K. Medger, K. Junker
2014Journal of Parasitology8 citations
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The influence of food quantity on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in southern African spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus)
G. Robb, S. Woodborne, P. de Bruin, K. Medger +1 more
20157 citations Open access
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Seasonal changes in reproductive development in male spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus) from South Africa
K. Medger, C. Chimimba, N. Bennett
20127 citations
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Stress in an underground empire
K. Medger
2022Biology Letters6 citations Open access
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The reproductive biology of two small southern African mammals, the spiny mouse, Acomys spinosissimus (Rodentia: Muridae) and the Eastern rock elephant-shrew, Elephantulus myurus (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae)
K. Medger
20116 citations
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Endoparasites of the Eastern Rock Sengi (Elephantulus myurus) from South Africa
H. Lutermann, K. Medger, K. Junker
2015Journal of Parasitology5 citations
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Monanema joopi n. sp. (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) from Acomys (Acomys) spinosissimus Peters, 1852 (Muridae) in South Africa, with comments on the filarial genus
K. Junker, K. Medger, Heike Lutermann, O. Bain
2012Parasite5 citations Open access
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The pattern of ovulation in the southern African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus)
P. de Bruin, A. Ganswindt, N. Bennett, K. Medger
20144 citations
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Analysis of gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone‐1 and kisspeptin neuronal systems in the nonphotoregulated seasonally breeding eastern rock elephant‐shrew (Elephantulus myurus)
K. Medger, N. Bennett, C. Chimimba, M. Oosthuizen +2 more
2018The Journal of comparative neurology3 citations Open access
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Repeatability of daily profiles of baseline glucocorticoid metabolites measured in the urine and faeces of eastern rock sengis (Elephantulus myurus).
K. Medger, André Prins, H. Lutermann, A. Ganswindt +2 more
2021General and Comparative Endocrinology2 citations
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The mode of ovulation in the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis
C. Relton, N. Bennett, K. Medger
20132 citations Open access
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Sex and dose-dependent responses of urinary and faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations following an ACTH challenge in eastern rock sengis (Elephantulus myurus).
K. Medger, N. Bennett, André Prins, H. Lutermann +1 more
2020Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology1 citations Open access
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The influence of food restriction and photoperiod on reproduction in male spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus): Evidence for terminal investment?
Ruan de Bruin, A. Ganswindt, N. Bennett, K. Medger
20181 citations
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Is reproduction of male eastern rock sengis (Elephantulus myurus) from southern Africa affected by photoperiod
K. Medger, C. Chimimba, N. Bennett
20161 citations Open access
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Unusual Cortical Lamination Patterns in the Sengis (Elephant Shrews) Do Not Appear to Influence the Presence of Cortical Minicolumns
P. Manger, N. Patzke, Nadine Gravett, K. Medger +3 more
20151 citations
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Effects of life-history traits on parasitism in a monogamous mammal, the eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus)
H. Lutermann, K. Medger, I. Horak
2011Die Naturwissenschaften1 citations
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Diversity of novel arenaviruses in South Africa
N. Ithete, S. Matthee, A. Bastos, K. Medger +1 more
2014International Journal of Infectious Diseases0 citations Open access
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Brain, Behavior and Evolution: Front & Back Matter
N. Patzke, Andrea Leroy, Nhlanhla W. Ngubane, N. Bennett +30 more
2013Brain, Behavior and Evolution0 citations
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The Distribution of Doublecortin Immunopositive Cells in the Brains of Four Afrotherian Mammals: Hottentot Golden Mole
N. Patzke, Andrea Leroy, Nhlanhla W. Ngubane, N. C. Bennett +7 more
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