Zoology

The distribution, movements and abundance of Heaviside's dolphins in the nearshore waters of the Western Cape, South Africa

Abstract: Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is a poorly studied co

The reproductive biology of the solitary Cape mole-rat, Georychus capensis and the social Natal mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis (Rodentia : Bathyergidae)

Abstract: The seasonality of wild caught Cape mole-rats was investigated, focusin

The habitat and feeding ecology of the klipspringer Oreotragus Oreotragus (Zimmermann, 1973) in two areas of the Cape Province

Abstract: The study investigates the habitat preferences and ecological adaptatio

Reproduction in the male cheetah Acinonyx jubatus jubatus (Schreber, 1776)

Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document

Development, phonotaxis and management of Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) on turfgrass

Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document

An analysis of numerical trends in African elephant populations

Abstract: The elephant debate deals largely with population size, how elephant nu

The ecology of the reptiles and amphibians in the Burkea africana - Eragrostis pallens savanna of the Nylsvley Nature Reserve

Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section, 00front, of this document

Indirect interactions between elephants (Loxodonta africana) and mopane caterpillars (Imbrasia belina) through their shared food resource – mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane)

Abstract: Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) trees are browsed upon by two key specie

Aspects of the sociality, ecology, reproductive biology and genetic relatedness of colonies of the highveld molerat, Cryptomys hottenetotus pretoriae

Abstract: Please read the abstracts included at the beginning of chapters 2 to 5,

The behavioural ecology of reintroduced lions and cheetahs in the Phinda resource reserve, Kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section oofront of this document

Behavioural ecology and population genetics of the African wild cat, Felis silvestris Forster 1870, in the southern Kalahari

Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document.

Genetic diversity and hybridisation estimates of Arctocephalus tropicalis and A. gazella from Marion Island

Abstract: In this study, hypervariable region I (HVRI) of the mitochondrial DNA (

Life history studies of the southern elephant seal population at Marion Island

Abstract: Holistic studies of mammalian life history factors and their consequenc

Feeding ecology and social organisation of honey badgers (Mellivora capensis) in the southern Kalahari

Abstract: The lack of fundamental biological information on the honey badger Mell

The seasonal haulout cycle of the declining southern elephant seal, Mirounga Leonina, population at Marion Island

Abstract: Data recorded from annual tagging and regular tag resightings of southe

Social behaviour of the Eland (Tayrotragus Oryx) on Loskop Dam Nature Reserve

Abstract: Please read the abstract on page 3. Copyright 1975, University of Preto

Patterns in the distribution and abundance of terrestrial arthropods on sub-Antartic Marion Island

Abstract: Quantitative studies of complete soil arthropod communities are conside

Arthropod assemblages in a savanna invaded by Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Abstract: Invasive alien species are considered the second greatest threat to glo

Resource competition between spotted hyaenas, Crocuta crocuta, (Erxleben 1777), and brown hyaenas, Parahyaena brunnea, (Thunberg 1820)

Abstract: Field data were collected and analysed on the feeding and spatial ecolo

Life history parameters and regulation of the southern elephant seal population at Marion Island

Abstract: Pup mortality of southern elephant seals at Marion Island from 1990 thr

Molecular diversity and prevalence of Helicobacter, Bartonella and Streptococcus in Mus musculus from sub-Antarctic Marion Island in relation to host diversity

Abstract: The house mouse (Mus musculus) was introduced to Marion Island by seale

The diet of the Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis at Marion Island

Abstract: Faecal analysis (n = 806 scats) was employed to examine the diet of the

The relationship between immunocompetence, parasite load and reproductive effort in the highveld mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae) Roberts 1913.

Abstract: Life-history theory is based on the notion that resources are generally

A study of the social behaviour of the Roan antelope, hippotragus equinus equinus (Desmarest, 1804) in the Kruger National Park

Abstract: An analysis of the social behaviour of the roan antelope (Hippotraqus e

The dynamics of small mammal populations in Rocky Highveld Grassland, Telperion, South Africa

Abstract: The present study investigates trap success, species richness, communit

Patterns of species diversity in coastal forests : case studies on tree and bird assemblages in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Abstract: Habitat loss and fragmentation drives the current extinction crisis. Th

The reproductive biology of two small southern African mammals, the spiny mouse, Acomys spinosissimus (Rodentia: Muridae) and the Eastern rock elephant-shrew, Elephantulus myurus (Macroscelid

Abstract: Since the energy available to an animal for cell growth, thermoregulati

The effects of solar radiation on heterothermy and metabolic thermogenesis capacity in the eastern rock elephant shrew Elephantulus myurus.

Abstract: Recent studies of heterothermy in free-ranging mammals have revealed th

Maternal foraging behaviour of Subantarctic fur seals from Marion Island

Abstract: Foraging forms the cornerstone of an animal’s life-history. An individu

Factors affecting reproductive success of Southern elephant seals, Mirounga, at Marion Island

Description: Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 1992.