Research

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

Black eagle Aquila Verreauxii predation on rock hyrax Procavia Capensis and other prey in the Karoo

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

The diet of fur seals ( Arctocephalus tropicalis and A. Gazella ) at Marion Island

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

The burrow structure, colony composition and reproductive biology of the giant mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii) Peters 1881 from the Copperbelt of Zambia

Abstract: African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) are subterranean hystricomorph rodents

Competition for food in meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Abstract: In group living species animals commonly compete for limited resources

Climate change and tick-host relationships in Africa

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

An evaluation of coastal dune forest restoration in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Abstract: Ecological restoration has the potential to stem the tide of habitat lo

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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Cytotaxonomy, classification and phylogeny of African Carventinae (Heteroptera: aradidae)

Abstract: The southern African species of the Aradidae subfamily Carventinae are

The nature and rate of vocalisation by southern right whales (Eubalaena australis), and the evidence for individually distinctive calls

Abstract: Southern right whale vocalisations recorded in Walker Bay, South Africa

A multicriteria assessment of regional sustainability options in the Northern Province, South Africa

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

Aspects of the biology, population ecology and behaviour of the sable antelope, Hippotragus niger niger, (Harris, 1838) in the Rhodes Matopos National Park, Rhodesia

Abstract: The study set out to determine some of the bioecological relationships

Biological studies on the lepidopteran egg parasitoid Trichogrammatoidea lutea Girault (Hymenoptera : Trichogrammatoidae) at various temperatures

Abstract: The African bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctu

Reproductive inhibition in female common and highveld mole-rats: neuroanatomical and neuroendocrine perspectives

Abstract: The social reproductive inhibition evident in female common (Cryptomys

A landscape approach to elephant conservation in Mozambique

Abstract: People and elephants share landscapes throughout Mozambique. Here eleph

Framework of the Gorongosa ecosystem

Abstract: A holistic evolutionary approach is used in the Gorongosa thesis in whi

Co-operative hunting in the black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas Schreber

Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 08summary of this document

Thermoregulation in three southern African bat species inhabiting a hot, semi-arid environment

Abstract: Bats inhabiting arid, subtropical environments face diverse challenges

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

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

Describing and understanding host-pathogen community interaction at the wildlife/domestic interface

Abstract: In this thesis, I investigated the relationship between host and pathog

Ecology of the gemsbok Oryx gazella gazella (Linnaeus) and blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell) in the southern Kalahari

Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section, 09summary, of this document

Biodiversity and climate change : a South African perspective

Abstract: The responsiveness of South African fauna to climate change events is p

The biology of reproduction of the Tete veld rat, Aethomys ineptus and the Namaqua rock mouse, Aethomys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae)

Abstract: The distributional range of the Tete veld rat, Aethomys ineptus, extend

The behavioural ecology of the white shark (Carcharodon carharias) at Dyer Island

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate various aspects of the life hi

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

Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion

Abstract: Life-history features of terrestrial mammals in the southern African su

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

Acoustic communication and social behaviour of the rock dassie Procavia capensis (Pallas), in captivity

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