Marthan Bester

Marthan Bester

University of Pretoria

H-index: 51

Africa-South Africa

About Marthan Bester

Marthan Bester, With an exceptional h-index of 51 and a recent h-index of 24 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Pretoria, specializes in the field of Marine Mammal Ecology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Robustly estimating the demographic contribution of immigration: Simulation, sensitivity analysis and seals

P atterns of occurrence of the sub-Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray 1872) in Southern Brazil: climatic and environmental associations

Contest competition and injury in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals

Canine morphometrics as a tool for distinguishing species, sex and age in Southern Ocean fur seals.

The conveyor belt of Ross seals in the Lazarev Sea and their behaviour

Understanding the drivers of Marion Island's elephant seal population

Density-related reproductive costs and natal conditions predict male life history in a highly polygynous mammal

The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea

Marthan Bester Information

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Citations(all)

9333

Citations(since 2020)

3102

Cited By

7378

hIndex(all)

51

hIndex(since 2020)

24

i10Index(all)

217

i10Index(since 2020)

99

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Marthan Bester Skills & Research Interests

Marine Mammal Ecology

Top articles of Marthan Bester

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Robustly estimating the demographic contribution of immigration: Simulation, sensitivity analysis and seals

Journal of Animal Ecology

Murray Christian

W Chris Oosthuizen

Marthán N Bester

PJ Nico de Bruyn

2024/1/31

P atterns of occurrence of the sub-Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray 1872) in Southern Brazil: climatic and environmental associations

Polar Biology

Carlos de Oliveira

Murilo Guimarães

Lucas Schroeder

Marcelo Zagonel-Oliveira

Gyrlene Aparecida Mendes Da Silva

...

2024/1

Contest competition and injury in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals

Journal of Ethology

MN Bester

GJ Rossouw

PJ van Staden

2024/3/25

Canine morphometrics as a tool for distinguishing species, sex and age in Southern Ocean fur seals.

Liezel Pretorius

Greg Hofmeyr

Maelle Connan

Marthan Bester

2024/2/26

The conveyor belt of Ross seals in the Lazarev Sea and their behaviour

Mia Wege

Marthan Bester

Trevor McIntyre

H Bornemann

2024/2/26

Understanding the drivers of Marion Island's elephant seal population

Christian Murray

Chris Oosthuizen

Nico De Bruyn

MN Bester

2024/2/26

Density-related reproductive costs and natal conditions predict male life history in a highly polygynous mammal

Animal Behaviour

Kyle J Lloyd

W Chris Oosthuizen

Jay J Rotella

Marthán N Bester

PJ Nico de Bruyn

2023/6/1

The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea

Antarctic Science

Mia Wege

Horst Bornemann

Marthán Nieuwoudt Bester

2023/2

Aspects of the skin morphology in the sub-Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis

Zoomorphology

Marthan Nieuwoudt Bester

M Van Ouwerkerk

2023/12

The ontogeny of at-sea behaviour in male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at Marion Island

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Kiara G Lasch

Cheryl A Tosh

Marthan N Bester

PJ Nico de Bruyn

2023/1/1

Cryptorchidism in the sub-Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis

Polar Biology

MN Bester

2023/11

Tracking the foraging migrations of Marion Island southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during their first year of life

Marine Mammal Science

Trevor McIntyre

W Chris Oosthuizen

Marthán N Bester

Mark A Hindell

Ryan R Reisinger

...

2023/10/9

Reproductive phenology is a repeatable, heritable trait linked to the timing of other life-history events in a migratory marine predator

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

WC Oosthuizen

PA Pistorius

MN Bester

R Altwegg

PJN de Bruyn

2023/7/26

Cephalopod diet of juvenile male southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina at Marion Island, South Indian Ocean

Polar Biology

Marthan Nieuwoudt Bester

Maelle Connan

2022/7

Dispersion of a southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina to Possession Island, Namibia

Polar Biology

Marthan Nieuwoudt Bester

GJG Hofmeyr

PA Bartlett

2022/5

Habitat model forecasts suggest potential redistribution of marine predators in the southern Indian Ocean

Diversity and Distributions

Ryan R Reisinger

Stuart Corney

Ben Raymond

Amanda T Lombard

Marthán N Bester

...

2022/1

The ontogeny of southern elephant seal foraging migration strategies: finding their way as they go

Trevor McIntyre

Chris Oosthuizen

Marthan Bester

Nico de Bruyn

Mark Hindell

...

2022/8/15

Population Ecology of Southern Elephant

Elephant Seals: Population Ecology, Behavior, and Physiology

Marthan N Bester

Ian S Wilkinson

2022/7/15

Positive early-late life-history trait correlations in elephant seals

W Chris Oosthuizen

Guillaume Péron

Roger Pradel

Marthan Bester

Nico de Bruyn

2021

Microanatomy and histology of bone pathologies of extant and extinct phocid seals

Historical Biology

Megan R Woolley

Anusuya Chinsamy

Romala Govender

Marthán N Bester

2021/8/3

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