Research

Factors affecting the occurrence and abundance of the Natal Cascade frog Hadromophryne natalensis at Mariepskop South Africa

Abstract: Amphibians have long been recognized as excellent indicators of both bi

The Distribution of cetaceans off the coast of South Africa and South West Africa / Namibia

Abstract: Thirty - seven species of cetacean are recorded from southern African w

Host-parasite interactions of two sympatric small mammals from South Africa

Abstract: Patterns of ectoparasite burden among hosts can be linked to difference

Licuati forest reserve, Mozambique : flora, utilization and conservation

Abstract: A floristic study of the Thicket vegetation in the Licmiti Forest Reser

Demographic responses to changes in conservation management : a case study on elephants in the Kruger National Park

Abstract: Conservation management approaches for elephants in southern Africa, an

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

Effects of elevated temperature and water-deficit stress on the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas) (Hemiptera : Aphididae) and its parasitoid Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera

Abstract: Global climate change is expected to increase average surface temperatu

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

Abstract: Please read the abstract in the dissertation

Canthonini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Gondwana : comparison of male genitalia evolutionary trends and phylogeny

Abstract: The current study is about the evolution and the morphology of dung bee

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

Ecology and life history of the Vlei Rat, Otomys Irroratus (Brants, 1827), on the Van Riebeeck Nature Reserve, Pretoria

Abstract: The ecology and life history of the vlei rat, Otomys irroratus (Brants,

Behavioural ecology and conservation biology of ground pangolins Smutsia temminckii in the Kalahari Desert

Abstract: Ground pangolins Smutsia temminckii are inconspicuous, mainly nocturnal

Genomics of West Nile viruses from South Africa

Abstract: West Nile Virus (WNV) forms part of the Japanese encephalitis serocompl

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.

Bevolkingsdinamika van die vlakhaas, lepus capensis L. 1758, in die Willem Pretorius-wildtuin

Abstract: 'n Studie is op die vlakhaas in die Willern Pretorius-wildtuin vanaf Ja

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

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

Systematics and conservation of Colophon Gray (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

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

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

Conservation biology of the giant bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus (Tschudi, 1838)

Abstract: The giant bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus, is a large, explosive-breed

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

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

Population analyses of humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Description: Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2012.

Prevalence of parasites and diseases in the African honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier) : with a particular focus on Varroa destructor

Abstract: The status of honeybee pathogens and parasites in the Gauteng region of

Beekeeping and forest conservation : a case study of Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Kenya

Abstract: Tropical forests are shrinking worldwide. This is mainly because human