School of Life Sciences: Recent submissions
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The influences of plant secondary metabolites on the foraging behaviour and carrying capacities of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana.
(2017)Herbivore diet selection is influenced by plant quality and availability. For browsing and mixed-feeding herbivores, such as elephants, which consume trees and shrubs, plant quality is influenced by the concentrations of ... -
Landscape genomic approach to investigate genetic adaptation in South African indigenous goat populations.
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Development of beauveria brongniartii as a bio-Insecticide to control white grub (coleoptera: scarabaeidae) species attacking sugarcane in South Africa.
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Monitoring the spread of Sirex noctilio in pine plantations in South Africa (2004 – 2014).
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A microfluidics system for drug susceptibility testing in mycobacterium smegmatis.
(2015)Tuberculosis remains a major health concern worldwide. The emergence of strains resistant to anti-tuberculosis drugs has further complicated management of this disease. In addition, the prolonged multidrug chemotherapy (6 ... -
A study of epidemiology and microbiology of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
(2015)End Stage Renal Disease is a serious burden for both patients and health care professional mainly in the public service in South Africa. Haemodialysis is currently overstretched. All patients accepted in the state renal ... -
Development and utilization of a river system model to integrate human and ecological water requirements in a southeastern United States river basin.
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Wild and domestic animals as reservoirs of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in South Africa.
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The effect of wastewater treatment works on foraging ecology, haematology, detoxification organs and reproduction in an urban adapter, the banana bat (Neoromicia nana).
(2015)Natural land is rapidly becoming urbanized. Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTWs) are a ubiquitous component of this urban landscape. WWTWs may provide profitable foraging areas for insectivorous bats because of their ... -
Socio-economic and environmental deteminants of malaria in four malaria endemic provinces of Zambia.
(2015)A large fraction of the global malaria burden occurs in sub-Saharan Africa and its endemicity depends on the interaction of environmental factors, vectors, parasites and the host. In Zambia, the negative effect of the break ... -
Investigation into the major surface proteases of African trypanosomes.
(2016)The unicellular parasite of the genus Trypanosoma infects a number of mammalian species including livestock and humans. In sub-Saharan Africa three main parasitic species cause disease: Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense ... -
Ecology and conservation of the valture in the Estern Cape Province, South Africa.
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The role of floral and fruit scent compounds as mosquito attractants : developing new methods for monitoring mosquito populations.
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Niche requirements and breeding system of Hypericum pseudohenryi, an invasive plant species in South Africa.
(2016)Invasive alien species threaten ecosystems throughout South Africa through alteration of the habitat and loss of biodiversity. Emerging invasive alien plants are those that have small populations, but have the potential ... -
Developing antibodies against Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and phosphoethanolamine-N-methyltransferase
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The ecology of large-spotted genets within an urban landscape.
(2015)Urbanization is one of the most damaging and rapidly expanding forms of anthropogenic landscape modification and is having profound consequences on biodiversity worldwide. The global increase in urbanization has resulted ... -
Urban ecology of the crowned eagle stephanoaetus coronatus in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2015)Urban environments comprise a complex and dynamic landscape, and urban sprawl is irreversibly transforming large areas of land globally. Increasingly, the need for incorporating ecosystem services into urban landscapes ... -
Genetic diversity of the Rattus complex (Rodentia: Muridae) in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)The rodent genus Rattus is considered to be the single largest genus of mammals in the world. One species of Rattus is usually more dominant than another within a specific geographical area; however within the province ... -
Impact of irrigation water on the quality of fresh produce.
(2011)The consumption of minimally processed fresh fruit and vegetables has increased over the past years, mostly because of consumers awareness that fresh produce serves as a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre. ... -
Seeing the wood for the trees : an evaluation of the Buffelsdraai Landfill Community Reforestation Project.
(2016)Cities, and African cities in particular, will need a suite of relevant tools and approaches to deal with the varied climate change-related threats that these cities will likely endure in the future. African cities will ...
