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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 populations from the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi and Kruger

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

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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 supralittoral arthropod assemblages of

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 southern Africa at the beginning of the 21st

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 in 1992 in the hope that it would help al

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

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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 exaggerated signaling traits, including acous

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 structures ranging from solitary to eusocial. T

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

Abstract: Instability characterizes the taxonomy of the African rodent subfamily Otomyinae. Two genera, Otomys and Paroto

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

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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 controversial. Since these animals play an i

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 haemolymph-bome factors. Two corticotropin-releas

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 compared. This was done to investigate the rea

Embryo-larvicidal activities of lufenuron on selected lepidopteran pests

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Digestion of maize and sunflower pollen by the spotted maize beetle Astylus atromaculatus (Melyridae)

Abstract: The relationship between beetles and flowers is often mutually beneficial. Flowers provide not only edible rewa

Phylogeography of Scarabaeus (Pachysoma) Macleay (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Abstract: Scarabaeus (Pachysoma) consists of 13 flightless dung beetle species endemic to the arid west coast of southern

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

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

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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 offering an excellent system with which

Competition for food in meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Abstract: In group living species animals commonly compete for limited resources such as food (Darwin 1859). Winning comp

Climate change and tick-host relationships in Africa

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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 loss, fragmentation and transformation tha

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 revised, resuhing in the recognition of

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, between June and November 1999, were a

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

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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 of the sable antelope Hippotragus niger

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

Abstract: The African bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a polyphagous pest that attack