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Chemical and cultural control of armoured bush cricket, Acanthoplus discoidalis (Walker) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Hetrodinae), in sorghum in Botswana
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section, 00front of this document
Molecular and morphological assessment of invasive, inland Rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) congenerics in South Africa and their reservoir host potential with respect to Helicobacter and Bartonell
Abstract: Invasive species are generally problematic where they occur, especially in terms of ecology, economy and diseas
The functional significance of grooming behaviour in higher primates : the case of free-living chimpanzees
Abstract: As a contribution to the existing knowledge of grooming in primates five and a half years of grooming data were
Behavioural response of honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata Lep.) to wild pollinators on sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.)
Abstract: Pollination is an essential ecosystem service, increasing reproductive success of many crops, which can be prov
Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa
Abstract: Southern Africa contains 58% of the world’s savannah elephant population, yet 72% of their range occurs outside
The circadian system of African mole-rats : behavioural activity rhythms and early gene expression ( c-fos ) in the suprachiasmatic nucleus
Abstract: Mole-rats from the family Bathyergidae are endemic to Africa, this family exhibits a continuum of sociality, co
Investigating the influence of data quality on ecological niche models for alien plant invaders
Abstract: Ecological niche modelling is a method designed to describe and predict the geographic distribution of an organ
Homeostasis : humidity and water relations in honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera)
Abstract: One of the benefits of colonial living in insect societies is the ability to build a nest which enables the mai
The effect of nutrient rich water on the biological control of water hyacinth
Abstract: Please read the abstract on p1 of the document 00dissertation
Food quality, fasting periods and temperature stress : effects of energy challenges on the feeding patterns of avian nectarivores
Abstract: The small size of nectarivorous birds is associated with high mass-specific metabolic rates and energetic lifes
Interrelationships between the larger carnivores of the Klaserie private nature reserve with special reference to the leopard Pantera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) and the cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
Lepidoptera stem borers on cultivated and wild host plants : implications of insect-plant interactions for pest management
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
Conservation assessment of South African mammals
Abstract: Clearly established conservation priorities are urgently required for taxa and ecosystems in critical need of c
Growth and reproduction in false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens Owens, 1846)
Abstract: No abstract available
Black backed jackal (canis mesomelas) predation on impala (aepyceros melampus) at Mokolodi Nature Reserve Botswana
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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 dogs in South Africa were the motivatin
Abundance and predatory impact of killer whales at Marion Island
Abstract: Killer whales are the oceans’ apex predator and are known to have important effects on ecosystems. At Subantarc
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 natalensis (Hav.) colonies, their biomass and f
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 have been based primarily on morphological
The ecology and conservation of Juliana’s golden mole (Neamblysomus julianae)
Abstract: Despite an IUCN conservation status of critically endangered, Juliana’s golden mole (Neamblysomus julianae) has
Dispersal and dispersion of southern elephant seals at Marion Island
Abstract: This study focused on the dispersal and dispersion of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, at Marion Isla
The taxonomic status of the Damaraland Redbilled Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus damarensis) : a behavioural, morphological and molecular analysis
Abstract: No abstract available.
Molecular epidemiology of African swine fever in East Africa
Abstract: African swine fever (ASF), a hemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs, is caused by a large enveloped icosahedral a
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 aknowledgements, of this document
Movement analysis for monitoring predation by large carnivores : lions in Kruger National Park
Abstract: Methods used to estimate the prey consumption by large carnivores include direct continuous observation, stomac
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-colonised Marion and mouse-free Prince Ed
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 Faurea (Proteaceae). Since nectar compositi
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 species. As individual vigilance decrease
Diuretic factors controlling beetle Malpighian tubules : fluid secretion and immunohistochemistry
Abstract: Water balance in insects is under neuroendocrine control, and both diuretic and antidiuretic factors are though