Natural & Applied Sciences

The retinal photoreceptor topography and daily responses to illumination in a nocturnal and a diurnal South African rodent

Abstract: A number of daily rhythms were investigated under different lighting co

A Genetic Study Of Two Inshore Dolphin Species (Cephalorhynchus Heavisidii And Tursiops Aduncus) Found Along The Coast Of South Africa

Abstract: Genetic parameters such as genetic variability, gene flow, relatedness

Phylogeography and venom composition of the rinkhals, Hemachatus haemachatus (Squamata: Elapidae)

Abstract: Phylogeographic patterns as well as divergence date estimates and the p

Investigating Private Landowners' Willingness to Manage and Protect Oribi Antelope ( Ourebia ourebi )

Abstract: Oribi antelope (Ourebia ourebi), South Africa’s most endangered antelop

Phenotypic flexibility of digestion in White-browed Sparrow-Weavers (Plocepasser mahali): limits to digestive flexibility and dietary enzyme modulation

Abstract: Many aspects of animal digestive form and function vary with ecological

Mapping cetacean distribution using citizen science in the Western Cape South Africa

Abstract: The Western Cape is a unique area to undertake research, due to the var

The response of bird assemblages to landscape transformation along the northeast coastal plains of southern Africa

Abstract: The fragmentation and loss of natural habitats brings about species los

Mapping cetacean distribution in the Western Cape to explore potential range shifts in light of climate change

Abstract: The southern tip of South Africa is characterised by two major current

Beta diversity in regenerating coastal dune forests in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Abstract: Beta diversity, defined as the variation or turnover in species composi

Molecular detection and characterisation of potentially zoonotic bacteria in bathyergids from the Western Cape Province

Abstract: Globally emphasis has been given to identify emerging and re-emerging p

Acoustic assessment of the seasonal occurrence and behaviour of Antarctic blue whales Balaenoptera musculus intermedia in the southeastern Atlantic and Southern Oceans

Abstract: With catches of over 360,000 individuals, Antarctic blue whales Balaeno

The development of social behaviour in translocated juvenile African elephants Loxodonta africana (Biumenbach)

Abstract: Groups of translocated orphaned juvenile African elephants were studied

Studies on the biology and productivity of the giraffe giraffa camelopardalis

Abstract: This study was carried out in the eastern Transvaal Lowveld in an area

The effect of long-term climate change on the vertebrate fauna of Mariepskop South Africa

Abstract: Climate change is leading to loss of global and local biodiversity thro

Spatial and temporal patterns of habitat use of Heaviside's dolphins in Namibia

Abstract: This thesis reports the findings of a fine-scale habitat selection stud

Social recognition and telencephalic binding sites of oxytocin in a solitary and a social Otomyine species

Abstract: This study examined the sociality of two phylogenetically closely relat

Environmental determinants of the movement patterns of elephants in the Kruger National Park

Abstract: To improve the efficacy of protected areas in conserving ecological pro

Developing methods to use static acoustic click detectors for long term monitoring of coastal delphinids along the Cape south coast, South Africa

Abstract: This thesis investigated the use of a static acoustic data logger known

The relationship between body and environmental temperatures in savanna elephants, Loxodonta africana

Abstract: As a result of climate change, environmental temperatures across southe

The pattern of ovulation in females and effect of food restriction on male testicular development in the South African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus)

Abstract: Reproduction is the process whereby an animal ensures the continuous ex

Behavioural thermoregulation in free-ranging savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Abstract: Savanna elephants currently inhabit some of the hottest environments in

Evaluation of Cardiovirus reservoir potential in Mastomys from the Kruger National Park against a backdrop of host phylogeography and historical outbreak strain characterization

Description: Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2014.

Behavioural and endocrine correlates to the mating system of the aardwolf Proteles cristata

Abstract: Mating systems are classifications of the outcome of individual strateg

Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis

Abstract: Aspects of the ecology of B. monticularis were studied with a view to t

Invasive Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Limpopo River system, South Africa : conservation implications

Abstract: In most tropical river systems there has been a lack of integrated ecol

Local movements, migrations and habitat use of humpback whales off the west coast of South Africa, including observations of southern right whales

Abstract: The migration of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales Megaptera novaeang

The integration of osmoregulation and energy balance in nectar-feeding birds

Abstract: Nectar-feeding birds must ingest copious amounts of water due to their

Foraging ecology of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias at Dyer Island, South Africa

Abstract: Dyer Island is thought to host one of the most abundant populations of

Epidemiology of African swine fever in Nigeria

Abstract: African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious transboundary viral in

Photogrammetric estimation of mass fluctuation in female southern elephant seals at Marion Island

Abstract: The broad objective of the study is to examine mass change as related t