Research

Conserving wild dogs ( Lycaon pictus ) outside state protected areas in South Africa: ecological, sociological and economic determinants of success

Abstract: The restricted geographic range and tenuous conservation status of wild

Abundance and predatory impact of killer whales at Marion Island

Abstract: Killer whales are the oceans’ apex predator and are known to have impor

Intracolonial demography, biomass and food consumption of Macrotermes natalensis (Haviland) (Isoptera: Termitidae) colonies in the northern Kruger National Park, South Africa

Abstract: This thesis reports on the number of individuals in Macrotermes natalen

Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the Ectemnorhinus group of weevils in the Prince Edward Islands

Abstract: All previous taxonomic studies on the Ectemnorhinus group of weevils ha

The ecology and conservation of Juliana’s golden mole (Neamblysomus julianae)

Abstract: Despite an IUCN conservation status of critically endangered, Juliana’s

Dispersal and dispersion of southern elephant seals at Marion Island

Abstract: This study focused on the dispersal and dispersion of southern elephant

The taxonomic status of the Damaraland Redbilled Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus damarensis) : a behavioural, morphological and molecular analysis

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Molecular epidemiology of African swine fever in East Africa

Abstract: African swine fever (ASF), a hemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs, is c

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

Abstract: Please read the abstract (Summary) in the section, 09summary and aknowl

Movement analysis for monitoring predation by large carnivores : lions in Kruger National Park

Abstract: Methods used to estimate the prey consumption by large carnivores inclu

A morphological analysis of weevils from sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands: an assessment of ecological influences

Abstract: The ecologically sensitive, but relatively simple sub-Antarctic mouse-c

Physiological and microbiological studies of nectar xylose metabolism in the Namaqua rock mouse, Aethomys namaquensis (A. Smith, 1834)

Abstract: Xylose is an unusual nectar sugar found in the nectar of Protea and Fau

Space and habitat use by elephants ( Loxodonta africana) in the Maputo Elephant Reserve, Mozambique

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

Vigilance behaviour and its endocrine correlates in Plains zebra (Equus burchelli) living in a predator-free landscape

Abstract: Group size affects individual and collective vigilance levels of prey s

Diuretic factors controlling beetle Malpighian tubules : fluid secretion and immunohistochemistry

Abstract: Water balance in insects is under neuroendocrine control, and both diur

Genetic variation, structure and dispersal among Cape buffalo populations from the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi and Kruger National Parks of South Africa

Abstract: Genetic variation, structure and dispersal among Cape buffalo populatio

Untagged southern elephant seals at Marion Island : origin and demographic consequences

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

Patterns in the abundance and distribution of littoral and supralittoral arthropods on Marion Island

Abstract: This study provides the first quantitative analysis of the littoral and

A co-evolutionary landscape ecology framework for analyzing human effects on KwaZulu-Natal Province landscapes and its relevance to sustainable biodiversity conservation

Abstract: The conservation of biotic diversity is a growing challenge within sout

Potential for the establishment of Cylas punticollis Boheman (Coleoptera: Apionidae) as a pest of sweetpotato in Lesotho

Abstract: Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lamarck was introduced into Lesotho i

Management plan for the Cinergy Conservation Area, Naboomspruit, Northern Province

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

Female response and male signals in the acoustic communication system of the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus (De Geer)

Abstract: Sexual selection is a frame of reference that attempts to explain exagg

Aspects of memory in the Damaraland mole-rat, Cryptomys damarensis : spatial learning and kin recognition

Abstract: African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) exhibit a wide range of social structu

Phylogenetic relationships and mitochondrial DNA sequence evolution in the African rodent subfamily Otomyinae (Muridae)

Abstract: Instability characterizes the taxonomy of the African rodent subfamily

The compilation of indigenous knowledge regarding insect pests in small-scale farming communities in North Eastern South Africa

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

Genetic variation among South African hares (Lepus spec.) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites

Abstract: The inter- and intraspecific taxonomy of the genus Lepus is highly cont

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

Avian diversity in Southern Africa : patterns, processes and conservation

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A demographic comparison of two elephant seal populations

Abstract: The demography of two elephant seal populations was examined and compar

Embryo-larvicidal activities of lufenuron on selected lepidopteran pests

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