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M.N. Bester

University of PretoriaORCID 0000-0002-2265-764XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Candice B. LewisiD· 1 shared Christophe GuinetiD· 1 shared Clive R. McMahoniD· 1 shared Horst BornemanniD· 1 shared Ian David JonseniD· 1 shared Isobel LerpiniereiD· 1 shared Jane L. YoungeriD· 1 shared Maëlle ConnaniD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Candice B. LewisORCID

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Inter-population connectivity of southern elephant seals and the likely intra-species transmission pathways of high pathogenicity avian influenza

Clive R. McMahon, Mark Andrew Hindell, Robert G. Harcourt, Isobel Lerpiniere, Ian David Jonsen, Christophe Guinet, Rupert Woods, Marthán N Bester, Jane L. Younger, Nicholas M. Fountain‐Jones, Tristan L. Burgess

The paper assesses seal-to-seal transmission pathways of HPAI H5N1 among southern elephant seals using movement data, finding potential but unlikely spread between colonies.

bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Shedding dynamics of the Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii) whiskers investigated through carbon and nitrogen bulk stable isotope composition

Nicolas Séon, Trevor McIntyre, Maëlle Connan, M.N. Bester, Horst Bornemann, Sarah J. Bury, Mila B. Geldenhuys, Candice B. Lewis, Mia Wege

This study investigates Ross seal whisker shedding dynamics using stable isotope analysis and satellite tracking to understand foraging and migration patterns.

bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2025 · PreprintEcology