Research

Application of a multidisciplinary approach to the systematics of Acomys (Rodentia : Muridae) from northern Tanzania (#67314)

Abstract: The systematic status and geographic distribution of spiny mice of the

Evaluation of the floral rewards of Aloe greatheadii var davyana (Asphodelaceae), the most important indigenous South African bee plant

Abstract: The most important indigenous bee plant in South Africa is the winter f

The response of biological communities to spatial and temporal changes in a regenerating coastal dune forest along the north-east coast of South Africa

Abstract: Ecological restoration that aims to reinstate indigenous processes may

Soil invertebrate pests in the re-establishment of plantations in South Africa

Abstract: Please read the abstract provided for each separate chapter and the Gen

The influence of savannah elephants on vegetation: a case study in the Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

Abstract: Most elephants in South Africa live in enclosed areas such as the Tembe

The ecology of southern African wild silk moths (Gonometa species, Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae): consequences for their sustainable use

Abstract: The pupal cocoons of two southern African wild silkmoth species, Gonome

Identification and classification of endogenous bacteria within mole-rats of the family Bathyergidae

Description: Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2007.

A clinical assessment of the morphometrics of African elephant tusks

Abstract: No abstract available.

The demography of a fragmented population of the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach) in Maputaland

Abstract: The savanna elephant is a flagship species for conservation in Maputala

Systematics of the Hersiliidae (Araneae) of the Afrotropical Region

Abstract: The Hersiliidae of the Afrotropical Region is revised and the phylogene

Genetic variability between populations of the critically endangered frog Microbatrachella capensis, Boulenger 1910 (Anura: Ranidae: Cacosterninae)

Abstract: The micro frog, Microbatrachella capensis (Boulenger, 1910), is a Criti

An evaluation of southern Africa's elephant sub-populations as a metapopulation

Abstract: Elephant management traditionally centers on reducing ecological impact

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

Abundance and occupancy : use of a mesocosm to test pattern and process

Abstract: Field-based mesocosm studies may be used as conceptual experiments to e

Parentage analysis in a free-ranging, closed population of southern white rhinoceros : genetics, pedigrees and management

Abstract: Small populations of animals are vulnerable to the consequences of bree

Systematics of Trogidae (Coleoptera) : new South African species, and a molecular phylogeny of the family

Abstract: At its inception, taxonomy simply provided guidelines for nomenclature.

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,

A systematic appraisal of the Eriophyoidea (Acari Prostigmata)

Abstract: The diversity of the Eriophyoidea is largely unknown and their systemat

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.

The phenomenon of Apis mellifera capensis laying workers in Apis mellifera scutellata colonies in the summer rainfall region of South Africa

Abstract: African honeybee workers, Apis mellifera scutellata can activate their

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 (

Termite raiding by the Ponerine ant Pachycondyla analis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) : behavioural and chemical ecology

Abstract: The ant Pachycondyla analis (formerly Megaponera foetens, commonly know