Kathryn Shutt
Durham University
9 Papers
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Kathryn Shutt is an academic researcher from Durham University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gorilla & Western lowland gorilla. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 9 publications. Previous affiliations of Kathryn Shutt include Fauna & Flora International & University of Roehampton.
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Papers
Non-invasive monitoring of physiological stress in the Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla): Validation of a fecal glucocorticoid assay and methods for practical application in the field
TL;DR: This study highlights the importance of thorough biological and immunological validation of FGCM assays, and presents validated, practical methods for the application of non-invasive adrenocortical monitoring techniques to field conservation contexts where it is crucially needed.
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Effects of habituation, research and ecotourism on faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild western lowland gorillas : implications for conservation management.
Kathryn Shutt,Kathryn Shutt,Michael Heistermann,Adetayo Kasim,Angelique Todd,Barbora Kalousová,Barbora Kalousová,Ilona Profosouva,Klara J. Petrzelkova,Terrence Fuh,Jean-Francais Dicky,Jean-Bruno Bopalanzognako,Joanna M. Setchell +12 more
TL;DR: The group undergoing habituation had the highest FGCMs, which increased up to 21 days following contacts, suggesting a cumulative FGCM response, in line with descriptions of a hormonal adaptation response to a chronic intermittent stressor.
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Long-Term Monitoring of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia Infections in Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Different Stages of Habituation in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic
Bohumil Sak,Klara J. Petrzelkova,Dana Kvetonová,Anna Mynarova,Kathryn Shutt,Katerina Pomajbíková,Barbora Kalousová,Barbora Kalousová,David Modry,David Modry,Julio A. Benavides,Julio A. Benavides,Angelique Todd,Martin Kváč,Martin Kváč +14 more
TL;DR: A long-term monitoring of microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in western lowland gorillas at different stages of the habituation process, humans, and other wildlife in Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas in the Central African Republic suggests that human-gorilla transmission has occurred.
Biosocial Conservation: Integrating Biological and Ethnographic Methods to Study Human–Primate Interactions
TL;DR: Three case studies demonstrate how the integration of biological and social methods can help to understand the sustainability of human–wildlife interactions, and thus promote coexistence.
Do habituation, host traits and seasonality have an impact on protist and helminth infections of wild western lowland gorillas?
Barbora Pafčo,Julio A. Benavides,Ilona Pšenková-Profousová,David Modrý,David Modrý,Barbora Červená,Kathryn Shutt,Hideo Hasegawa,Terence Fuh,Angelique Todd,Klára J. Petrželková,Klára J. Petrželková +11 more
TL;DR: It is highlighted that habituation may not necessarily pose a greater risk of protist and helminth infections in gorilla groups, but the intensity of infection of unidentified strongylids was higher in the dry season.
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