Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Zoology) by Advisor "Maclean, Gordon Lindsay."
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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. ... -
Behaviour and social organization of the African Jacana Actophilornis africanus.
(1997)The behaviour, nesting, food resources and mating system of the African Jacana Actophilornis africanus were studied at Muzi Swamp, northern KwaZulu-Natal and at Darvill Sewerage Works, KwaZulu-Natal. African Jacanas ... -
The biology and systematic relationships of Crowned, Blackwinged and Lesser Blackwinged Plovers.
(1987)Plovers was compared with particular reference to breeding biology, feeding ecology and habitat preference. Crowned and Blackwinged Plovers coexisted in mixed flocks in grasslands which aided predator detect ion and ... -
The biology, ecology and conservation of four Flufftail species, Sarothrura (Aves: Rallidae)
(1994)The distribution, status, biology and ecology of four flufftail species were investigated in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The Redchested Flufftail is a successful and widely distributed species, occupying a wide range of ... -
A study of the bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus in southern Africa.
(1988)The Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus has experienced a substantial decrease in range in southern Africa during this century. The present population, numbering about 200 pairs, is confined mainly to ... -
The use of Cape gannets Morus capensis in management of the purse-seine fishery of the western Cape.
(1987)A large purse-seine fishery is located in the highly productive southern Benguela System off the western Cape. Purseseine fisheries have been prone to collapse worldwide and management practices have met with limited ...