Doctoral Degrees (Zoology)
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Aspects of the ecology of invasive rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in eThekwini Metropolitan, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
(2021)Globally, the rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) has been cited as one of the world’s worst gregarious invasive parrot species, having established breeding colonies successfully outside its native ... -
Assessing the risk of non-native small mammals in the South African pet trade.
(2021)Humans have introduced non-native small mammalian species for various purposes, including hunting, biological control, farming, fur markets, ornamental, and pet trade. The latter has been cited as one of the main invasion ... -
Thermoregulatory capacity of arboreal small mammals in the tropics : insights from the past and implications for the future.
(2018)Species are expected to respond to global warming through range shifts that are either poleward or towards higher altitude such that they track the movement of their current thermal niches. This generalized view is ... -
Ecology and conservation of the Cape vulture in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Students' competence and understanding of scientific method in the life sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)This thesis focuses on describing the conceptions and misconceptions that undergraduate Life Science students hold regarding aspects of the scientific method at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). This research is ... -
Intrinsic and extrinsic influences on African large herbivore assemblages and implications for their conservation.
(2014)Understanding the intrinsic and extrinsic influences that affect large herbivore assemblages are important for protected area managers, especially if their current rate of population decline in Africa continues. I aimed ... -
The effects of sexual dimorphism on the movements and foraging ecology of the African elephant.
(2005)Large herbivores are key components of terrestrial biomes because of their relative abundance and pronounced influence on ecosystem functioning and habitat structure. To manage and conserve these species effectively, ... -
An integrated approach to the management of common reedbuck on farmland in Natal.
(1983)This study was motivated by the Natal Parks Board which has been receiving a growing number of complaints from farmers concerning reedbuck grazing of commercial crops. The reedbuck is an important conservation species, ... -
Growth and reproduction in the fruit bat Epomophorus wahlbergi.
(1983)This study was carried out on the Natal South Coast between 30° 12' S and 30° 19' S, where 1085 Epomophorous wahlbergii were caught by mist-netting, and a captive breeding colony was kept between June 1977 and February ... -
A review of the old world genera of Lauxaniidae (Diptera)
(1971)This paper presents in key form a review of the Old World genera of Lauxaniidae. Thirteen new genera are erected, three genera are placed in synonymy, four subgenera are given generic status, and one genus is transferred ... -
Aspects of the biology and ecology of the estuarine fishes of the east coast of South Africa.
(1974)No abstract available. -
Beyond DNA sequencing : integrative approaches to resolving selected higher and lower taxonomic problems in Afrotropical Chiroptera.
(2013)Of the approximate 300 currently recognised bat species known from the Afrotropics, very few have been studied in sufficient detail to a) provide accurate species and distributional limits for extant taxa, b) identify ... -
Comparative studies on related free-living and pathogenic limax amoebae with particular reference to Naegleria.
(1977)Over two hundred and forty strains of limax amoeba including eight potentially pathogenic strains of Naegleria and Acanthamoeba were isolated from a variety of habitats in South Africa. The amoeboid and flagellate stages ... -
Aspects of the biology of the red bishop Euplectes orix and other Euplectes species.
(1977)The breeding biology and the annual cycle of the Red Bishop Euplectes orix was studied over a two year period in Natal. Some comparative data were also gathered for the related species the Red-shouldered Widow E. ... -
Systematics and bionomics of the scorpions of South West Africa (Arachnida, Scorpionida)
(1978)All the taxa of scorpions previously described from South West Africa are revised and a monographic account presented with phylogenetic and biogeographic discussions and conclusions derived in terms of current concepts ... -
The mammals of the Transvaal.
(1978)The primary object of this study is to provide a checklist of the mammals occurring within the Transvaal. A general biological account of each species forms the bulk of this treatise, - discussing, in order of sequence, ... -
Reproduction and population ecology of the blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus taurinus in Zululand.
(1977)A two-year study was made of the blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus taurinus in Zululand, Natal. Aspects investigated included age determination methods, growth and condition, reproductive physiology, habitat ... -
The Squamata (Reptilia) of the Orange Free State, South Africa.
(1977)This study deals with the three orders of Squamata (Sauria, Amphisbaenia, Serpentes) of the Orange Free State, South Africa. Following an intensive systematic survey 4 492 specimens have been examined comprising 77 ...
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