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Reproductive inhibition in female common and highveld mole-rats: neuroanatomical and neuroendocrine perspectives
Abstract: The social reproductive inhibition evident in female common (Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus) and highveld (C
A landscape approach to elephant conservation in Mozambique
Abstract: People and elephants share landscapes throughout Mozambique. Here elephant conservation management focuses on p
Framework of the Gorongosa ecosystem
Abstract: A holistic evolutionary approach is used in the Gorongosa thesis in which emphasis is on the salient reciprocal
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 related to energy and water balance. Fir
Coastal dune forest regeneration : the response of biological communities to rehabilitation
Abstract: Human appropriation of natural resources, and the consequent loss of habitats, means that ecological restoratio
Describing and understanding host-pathogen community interaction at the wildlife/domestic interface
Abstract: In this thesis, I investigated the relationship between host and pathogen in multi-host and multi-pathogen syst
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 poorly documented and not routinely incor
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, extends from the Limpopo Province in the north
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 history of white sharks Carcharodon carcha
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 invasive mealybug pest of Asian origin was
Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion
Abstract: Life-history features of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion were explored in an attempt to i
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. Where the fungi involved are pathogens, such
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
Molecular phylogeny of duiker antelope (Mammalia : Cephalophini)
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
The reproductive biology of Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
A systematic revision of the Bathyergidae (Rodentia) of Southern Africa
Abstract: Please read the section 21chapter20, (Summary and conclusions), of this document
Development of molecular techniques to identify mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) of importance on grapevine in South Africa
Abstract: Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) cause severe damage to many commercial crops, including grapevine. This i
An evaluation of bird presence and breeding activity in regenerating coastal dune forests, Maputaland, South Africa
Abstract: Researchers use changes in bird community composition to illustrate ecological succession in restoration studie
The Comparative Ecology of the Brown Hyaena (Hyaena brunnea) in Makgadikgadi National Park and a Neighbouring Community Cattle Area in Botswana
Abstract: Field data were collected and analysed on the feeding and spatial ecology of brown hyaenas living in the Makgad
The ecotoxicity of five insecticides to the Pheretima group (Oligochaeta) occurring on golf courses in the Pretoria region (South Africa)
Abstract: Earthworms have an important role to play in turfgrass. They aerify and enrich the soil, enhance water infiltra
Diagnostic and phylogenetic character variation in the genus Canthon Hoffmannsegg and related genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
Abstract: Morphological variation was examined in 58 species of Canthon and 18 species of other genera of the subtribe Ca
Evolutionary implications of variation in the calling song of the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer (Orthoptera : Gryllidae)
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the 00front part of this document
Distribution and abundance of rodents, millipedes and trees in coastal dune forests in northern KwaZulu-Natal
Abstract: A widely observed pattern in nature is a positive relationship between local abundance and spatial distribution
Landscape heterogeneity as a determinant of range utilization by African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in mesic savannas
Abstract: Landscapes are inherently heterogeneous. However, some portions of a landscape are more heterogeneous than othe
Temporal composition of total soluble phenolic content in Eucalyptus leaves in South Africa
Abstract: In South Africa the genus, Eucalyptus plays an important role as a major economic component in the forest and m
Temporal composition of tannin and carbohydrate content in Eucalyptus leaves in South Africa
Abstract: In South Africa, the genus Eucalyptus plays an important role as a plantation tree and hence forms a major econ
The mammals of Botswana
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the 00front of this document.
The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), in South Africa: potential control in non-refrigerated store environments
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document. Also note that an abstract is provided for ea