Environmental & Physical Sciences

Addressing the expectations gap between corporate environmental performance communication and an affected community’s needs : with reference to organisations situated in markman township and

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify and address an expectations g

Biological studies on some South African culicoides species (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) and the morphology of their immature stages

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Systematics and conservation of Colophon Gray (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

Abstract: The flightless Cape High-mountain stag beetle genus Colophon (Coleopter

Restoration and ant diversity to post-plantation forestry grasslands

Abstract: There has been a widespread assessment of the capacity of grasslands to

Visual and olfactory cues used in host location by the blister beetle Hycleus apicicornis (Coleoptera: Meloidae), a pest of Desmodium (Fabaceae) species

Abstract: Desmodium spp. are leguminous plants mainly used as livestock fodder. I

Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae mycoinsecticide as an alternative locust control measure in southern Africa

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The effect of habitat change on the structure of dung beetle assemblages in the north-eastern Free State : a comparison of conserved and farmed land

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The relative performance of surrogate measures for viable populations

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Systematics of the endemic south-west African dung beetle genus Pachysoma Macleay (Scarabaedae : Scarabaeinae)

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The effect of habit edges on the rehabilitation of coastal dune community structure

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Heterogeneity of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: conservation implications

Abstract: Investigating the extent of local scale heterogeneity in assemblages is

The relative importance of natural and human-induced environmental conditions for species richness distribution patterns in South Africa

Abstract: I studied the spatial distribution of South African avian species richn

Implications of global change for important bird areas in South Africa

Abstract: The Important Bird Areas (IBAs) network of BirdLife International aims

Regulation of protein and carbohydrate intake in caged honeybees Apis mellifera scutellata : assessment based on consumption and various performance measures

Abstract: When provided with the opportunity to select their diet, most insect he

Structure and function of a Lepidoptera assemblage in a human-influenced environment

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Chemical and cultural control of armoured bush cricket, Acanthoplus discoidalis (Walker) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Hetrodinae), in sorghum in Botswana

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Behavioural response of honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata Lep.) to wild pollinators on sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.)

Abstract: Pollination is an essential ecosystem service, increasing reproductive

Homeostasis : humidity and water relations in honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera)

Abstract: One of the benefits of colonial living in insect societies is the abili

Lepidoptera stem borers on cultivated and wild host plants : implications of insect-plant interactions for pest management

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The pollination ecology of commercial sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in South Africa with special reference to the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)

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Mechanisms and control of secretion in the Malpighian tubules of Tenebrio molitor : an immunohistochemical and electrophysiological study

Abstract: Fluid secretion by insect Malpighian tubules is controlled by haemolymp

Embryo-larvicidal activities of lufenuron on selected lepidopteran pests

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Digestion of maize and sunflower pollen by the spotted maize beetle Astylus atromaculatus (Melyridae)

Abstract: The relationship between beetles and flowers is often mutually benefici

Phylogeography of Scarabaeus (Pachysoma) Macleay (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Abstract: Scarabaeus (Pachysoma) consists of 13 flightless dung beetle species en

Climate change and tick-host relationships in Africa

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The past and present geographical distribution of the Perissodactyla and artiodactyla in Southern Africa

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Tick-host interactions in Hyalomma species

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Coastal dune forest regeneration : the response of biological communities to rehabilitation

Abstract: Human appropriation of natural resources, and the consequent loss of ha

Bioecology of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus iceryoides green (Hemiptera : Pseudococcidae) and its associated natural enemies in Kenya and Tanzania

Abstract: Rastrococcus iceryoides Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), an alien inv

Fungus gnats in forestry nurseries and their possible role as vectors of Fusarium circinatum

Abstract: There are many examples of associations between insects and fungi. Wher