(Links to PDFs for open access journals; PDFs here are intended for single copy, research use only, to comply with copyright regulations)
W.C. Turner, M. Kusters, W. Versfeld & I. Horak. In press. Ixodid tick diversity on wild mammals, birds, and reptiles in and around Etosha National Park, Namibia. African Journal of Ecology
Valseth, K., C.L. Nesbo, W.R. Easterday, W.C. Turner, J.S. Olsen, N.C. Stenseth, T.H.A. Haverkamp. 2016. Draft genome sequences of two Bacillus anthracis strains from Etosha National Park, Namibia. Genome Announcements4(4):e00861-16.
Turner, W.C., B.L. Penzhorn and W.M. Getz. 2016. Description of 3 new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in Namibia. Comparative Parasitology, 83(2): 202-211.
Turner, W. C., Kausrud, K. L., Beyer, W., Easterday, W. R., Barandongo, Z. R., Blaschke, E., Cloete, C. C., Lazak, J., Van Ert, M. N., Ganz, H. H., Turnbull, P. C. B., Stenseth, N. C. and Getz, W. M. 2016. Lethal exposure: An integrated approach to pathogen transmission via environmental reservoirs. Scientific Reports, 6, Article number: 27311
Cizauskas, C.A., W.C. Turner, N.I. Pitts, W.M. Getz. 2015. Seasonal patterns of hormones, macroparasites and microparasites in wild African ungulates: the interplay between stress, reproduction and disease. PLoS ONE, 10(4): e0120800
Cizauskas, C. A., W.C. Turner, B. Wagner, M. Kusters, R.E. Vance, W.M. Getz. 2014. Gastrointestinal helminths may affect host susceptibility to anthrax through seasonal immune trade-offs. BMC Ecology, 14:27
Turner, W.C., K.L. Kausrud, Y.S. Krishnappa, J.P.G.M. Cromsigt, H.H. Ganz, I. Mapaure, C.C. Cloete, Z. Havarua, M. Kusters, W.M. Getz, N.C. Stenseth. 2014. Fatal attraction: vegetation responses to nutrient inputs attract herbivores to infectious anthrax carcass sites. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences., 281: 20141785.
Krishnappa, Y.S. & W.C. Turner. 2014. Software for minimalistic data management in large camera trap studies. Ecological Informatics, 24:11-16.
Ganz, H.H., W.C. Turner, E.L. Brodie, M. Kusters, Y. Shi, H. Sibanda, T. Torok and W.M. Getz. 2014. Interactions between Bacillus anthracis and plants may promote anthrax transmission. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(6): e2903.
Kamath, P.L., W.C. Turner, M. Kusters, & W.M. Getz. 2014. Parasite-mediated selection drives an immunogenetic trade-off in plains zebra (Equus quagga). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281: 20140077.
Havarua, Z., W.C. Turner, J.K.E. Mfune. 2014. Seasonal variation in foraging behavior of plains zebras (Equus quagga) may alter contact with the anthrax bacterium (Bacillus anthracis). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 92: 331-337.
Cizauskas, C.A., S.E. Bellan, W.C. Turner, R.E. Vance, W.M. Getz. 2014. Frequent and seasonally variable sublethal anthrax infections are accompanied by short-lived immunity in an endemic system. Journal of Animal Ecology, 83: 1078-1090.
Lyons, A., W.C. Turner, W.M. Getz. 2013. Home range plus: A space-time characterization of movement over real landscapes, Movement Ecology, 1:2.
Turner, W.C., P. Imologhome, Z. Havarua, G.P. Kaaya, J.K.E. Mfune, I.D.T. Mpofu & W.M. Getz. 2013. Soil ingestion, nutrition and the seasonality of anthrax in herbivores of Etosha National Park, Ecosphere, 4(1):13.
Beyer, W., S. Bellan, G. Eberle, H.H. Ganz, W.M. Getz, R. Haumacher, K.A. Hilss, W. Kilian, J. Lazak, W.C. Turner, P.C.B. Turnbull. 2012. Distribution and molecular evolution of Bacillus anthracis genotypes in Namibia, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6(3): e1534.
Turner, W.C., W.D. Versfeld, J.W. Kilian & W.M. Getz. 2012. Synergistic effects of seasonal rainfall, parasites and demography on fluctuations in springbok body condition. Journal of Animal Ecology, 81: 58-69.
Thurber, M., C.E. O'Connell-Rodwell, W.C. Turner, K. Nambandi, C. Kinzley, T. Rodwell, C.T. Faulkner, S.A. Felt, D.M. Bouley. 2011. Effects of rainfall, host demography and musth on strongyle fecal egg counts in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Namibia, Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47(1):172-181
Turner, W.C. & W.M. Getz. 2010. Seasonal and demographic factors influencing gastrointestinal parasitism in ungulates of Etosha National Park, Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46(4):1108-1119.
Turner, W.C., C.A. Cizauskas, & W.M. Getz. 2010. Variation in fecal water content may bias quantitative estimates of parasite intensity in wild African herbivores, Journal of Helminthology 84:99-105.
Jolles, A.E., V.O. Ezenwa, R.S. Etienne, W.C. Turner, & H. Olff. 2008. Interactions between macroparasites and microparasites drive patterns of infection in free-ranging African buffalo, Ecology 89(8):2239-2250.
Clegg, S. & Wildlife Anthrax Epizootic Workshop Working Group1. 2006. Preparedness for anthrax epizootics in wildlife areas [conference summary]. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0458.htm.
Turner, W.C., A.E. Jolles, & N. Owen-Smith. 2005. Alternating sexual segregation during the mating season by male African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Journal of Zoology, London 267:291-299.
Software
Aardwolf is an open source software program for management of camera trap data in ecological studies. Its intended users are ecologists, biologists and others who use a large number of cameras to study wildlife (or anything else) and need a software program to efficiently tag photographs and extract metadata. Binaries. Source code.
Dissertation/Thesis
Turner, W.C. 2009. The ecology of orally ingested parasites in ungulates of Etosha National Park. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
Turner, W.C. 2003. Activity patterns of male African buffalo. M.Sc. Thesis, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Media Coverage
Ungulates at water near Etosha Pan
Plains zebras (Equus quagga) in Etosha National Park
