| Investment in eggs is influenced by male coloration in the ostrich, Struthio camelus M Bonato, MR Evans, MI Cherry Animal Behaviour 77 (5), 1027-1032, 2009 | 38 | 2009 |
| Male coloration reveals different components of immunocompetence in ostriches, Struthio camelus M Bonato, MR Evans, D Hasselquist, MI Cherry Animal Behaviour 77 (5), 1033-1039, 2009 | 35 | 2009 |
| The effect of temperature and pH on the motility and viability of ostrich sperm M Bonato, CK Cornwallis, IA Malecki, PK Rybnik-Trzaskowska, ... Animal reproduction science 133 (1-2), 123-128, 2012 | 33 | 2012 |
| The development of ratite production through continued research SWP Cloete, TS Brand, L Hoffman, Z Brand, A Engelbrecht, M Bonato, ... World's Poultry Science Journal 68 (2), 323-334, 2012 | 32 | 2012 |
| Extreme temperatures compromise male and female fertility in a large desert bird MF Schou, M Bonato, A Engelbrecht, Z Brand, EI Svensson, J Melgar, ... Nature Communications 12 (1), 666, 2021 | 29 | 2021 |
| Predicting ejaculate quality and libido in male ostriches: effect of season and age M Bonato, IA Malecki, PK Rybnik-Trzaskowska, CK Cornwallis, ... Animal reproduction science 151 (1-2), 49-55, 2014 | 27 | 2014 |
| Twice daily collection yields greater semen output and does not affect male libido in the ostrich M Bonato, PK Rybnik, IA Malecki, CK Cornwallis, SWP Cloete Animal reproduction science 123 (3-4), 258-264, 2011 | 24 | 2011 |
| Extensive human presence at an early age of ostriches improves the docility of birds at a later stage of life M Bonato, IA Malecki, MD Wang, SWP Cloete Applied animal behaviour science 148 (3-4), 232-239, 2013 | 23 | 2013 |
| Growth rate and hatching date in ostrich chicks reflect humoral but not cell-mediated immune function M Bonato, MR Evans, D Hasselquist, SWP Cloete, MI Cherry Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64, 183-191, 2009 | 18 | 2009 |
| Ostrich chick humoral immune responses and growth rate are predicted by parental immune responses and paternal colouration M Bonato, MR Evans, D Hasselquist, RB Sherley, SWP Cloete, MI Cherry Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67, 1891-1901, 2013 | 14 | 2013 |
| Mate choice, maternal investment and implications for ostrich welfare in a farming environment M Bonato, MI Cherry, SWP Cloete Applied Animal Behaviour Science 171, 1-7, 2015 | 13 | 2015 |
| The effect of dilution rate and successive semen collections on sperm quality and sexual motivation of sexually mature South African Merino rams M Bonato, MAMJ Smith, IA Malecki, SWP Cloete Tropical Animal Health and Production 53, 1-13, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
| Mineral profiling of ostrich (Struthio camelus) seminal plasma and its relationship with semen traits and collection day AMJ Smith, M Bonato, K Dzama, IA Malecki, SWP Cloete Animal reproduction science 193, 98-106, 2018 | 12 | 2018 |
| A morphological classification of sperm defects in the ostrich (Struthio camelus) L Du Plessis, I Malecki, M Bonato, M Smith, S Cloete, J Soley Animal reproduction science 150 (3-4), 130-138, 2014 | 10 | 2014 |
| Mass sperm motility is correlated to sperm motility as measured by computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) technology in farmed ostriches PT Muvhali, M Bonato, IA Malecki, SWP Cloete Animals 12 (9), 1104, 2022 | 9 | 2022 |
| The effect of extensive human presence at an early age on stress responses and reactivity of juvenile ostriches towards humans PT Muvhali, M Bonato, A Engelbrecht, IA Malecki, D Hough, JE Robinson, ... Animals 8 (10), 175, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| Classification of ostrich sperm characteristics AMJ Smith, M Bonato, K Dzama, IA Malecki, SWP Cloete Animal reproduction science 168, 138-150, 2016 | 9 | 2016 |
| Foster parenting, human imprinting and conventional handling affects survival and early weight of ostrich chicks MD Wang, SWP Cloete, K Dzama, M Bonato, IA Malecki South African Journal of Animal Science 42 (2), 123-130, 2012 | 9 | 2012 |
| Between male variation in semen characteristics and preliminary results on the dilution of semen in the ostrich M Bonato, PK Rybnik, IA Malecki, CK Cornwallis, SWP Cloete South African Journal of Animal Science 40 (5), 438-441, 2010 | 8 | 2010 |
| Developing a female-only flock for artificial insemination purposes in ostriches: Progress and future directions M Bonato, IA Malecki, Z Brand, SWP Cloete Animal reproduction science 180, 85-91, 2017 | 7 | 2017 |
