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Abundance and occupancy : use of a mesocosm to test pattern and process
Abstract: Field-based mesocosm studies may be used as conceptual experiments to examine theoretical questions using the g
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 breeding within a closed group – inbreeding
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. It has since developed into a science a
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 numbers change over time, how they may aff
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 species, namely mopane caterpillars (Imbrasia
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, of this document
A systematic appraisal of the Eriophyoidea (Acari Prostigmata)
Abstract: The diversity of the Eriophyoidea is largely unknown and their systematic study mostly entails alpha-taxonomy w
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 ovaries under queenless conditions to pr
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 (mtDNA) control region, and five microsat
Termite raiding by the Ponerine ant Pachycondyla analis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) : behavioural and chemical ecology
Abstract: The ant Pachycondyla analis (formerly Megaponera foetens, commonly known as the Matabele ant) is a widespread p
Factors influencing the control of the Sirex woodwasp in South Africa
Abstract: The woodwasp Sirex noctilio is one of the most serious invasive pests of Pinus plantations in the southern hemi
Life history studies of the southern elephant seal population at Marion Island
Abstract: Holistic studies of mammalian life history factors and their consequences on population demography require an i
Local and regional factors influencing dung beetle assemblage structure across an environmental gradient in Botswana
Abstract: The taxonomic composition, structure, and diversity of current local species assemblages results from an intera
The influence of maternal protein intake on aspects of sex-specific foetal and neonatal development in Mastomys Natalensis
Abstract: Captive multi-mammate mice, Mastomys natalensis, were paired and kept on one of three treatment diets (low, med
Feeding ecology and social organisation of honey badgers (Mellivora capensis) in the southern Kalahari
Abstract: The lack of fundamental biological information on the honey badger Mellivora capensis and its vulnerable conser
The seasonal haulout cycle of the declining southern elephant seal, Mirounga Leonina, population at Marion Island
Abstract: Data recorded from annual tagging and regular tag resightings of southern elephant seals at Marion Island, perm
The influence of supplementary food on the rodent communities of coastal sand dunes
Abstract: The present study arrived at investigating the influence of supplementary food on a developing rodent community
Social behaviour of the Eland (Tayrotragus Oryx) on Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
Abstract: Please read the abstract on page 3. Copyright 1975, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright
Patterns in the distribution and abundance of terrestrial arthropods on sub-Antartic Marion Island
Abstract: Quantitative studies of complete soil arthropod communities are considered essential if a thorough understandin
Arthropod assemblages in a savanna invaded by Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Abstract: Invasive alien species are considered the second greatest threat to global biodiversity after habitat loss. Sou
Resource competition between spotted hyaenas, Crocuta crocuta, (Erxleben 1777), and brown hyaenas, Parahyaena brunnea, (Thunberg 1820)
Abstract: Field data were collected and analysed on the feeding and spatial ecology of spotted hyaenas and brown hyaenas
Mapping bugweed (Solanum mauritianum) infestations in Pinus patula plantations using hyperspectral imagery and support vector machines
Abstract: The invasive plant known as bugweed (Solanum mauritianum) is a notorious invader of forestry plantations in the
Strategy for monitoring and sustainable integrated control or eradication of Glossina brevipalpis and G.austeni (Diptera: Glossinidae) in South Africa
Abstract: Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
Life history parameters and regulation of the southern elephant seal population at Marion Island
Abstract: Pup mortality of southern elephant seals at Marion Island from 1990 through 1999 ranged from 1.6 to 7.3%, avera
Molecular diversity and prevalence of Helicobacter, Bartonella and Streptococcus in Mus musculus from sub-Antarctic Marion Island in relation to host diversity
Abstract: The house mouse (Mus musculus) was introduced to Marion Island by sealers in the early 1800’s and was found abu