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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 ...
The analysis of erythropoiesis and other early developmental events in the chick embryo using mesodermal-inducing factors.
(1994)
The causal and temporal aspects of blood tissue specification in the chick embryo were
investigated in this study. The main focus was on the role of basic fibroblast growth factor
(bFGF) in the determination of the ...
Effects of temperature on members of the Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in South Africa : implications for malaria transmission and control.
(1996)
This study investigated the effects of temperature and relative humidity (both controlled
and natural) on the lifecyle and morphology of adults of members of the Anopheles
gambiae complex in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South ...
The ecology, over-wintering and population dynamics of the pre-imaginal stages of the Anopheles gambiae Giles complex (Diptera : culicidae) in northern Natal, South Africa.
(1991)
This study investigated aspects of the breeding biology, ecophysiology,
morphology, over-wintering and population dynamics
of the pre-imaginal stages of members of the Anopheles
gambiae complex in northern Natal, South ...
Plant molluscicides for snail control in the South African context.
(1994)
Despite more than half a century of international research on schistosomiasis
control, this disease remains a public health concern in many Third World
countries. Four to five percent of the world's population is estimated ...
The Anostraca (crustacea : Branchiopoda) of southern Africa.
(1994)
The Anostraca are a group of crustaceans belonging to the class Branchiopoda. They
are predominantly restricted to temporary, inland waterbodies, which in southern Africa,
include rockpools, animal wallows, and large ...
The dynamics of social relationships among female Chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) in Zululand.
(1993)
The focus of this study is the effect of environmental
conditions on the social relationships among females in a
free-ranging troop of chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus
ursinus), in a southern woodland habitat. The ...
Population genetics of the striped-mouse, Rhabdomys Pumilio (Sparrman, 1784)
(1999)
The striped-mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio, is widely distributed throughout southern Africa within a variety of habitats and rainfall regimes. It is found at sea level in the Eastern and Western Cape regions and at altitudes ...
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 ...
Chromosomal evolution in the Vlei Rat Otomys irroratus.
(1996)
Proponents of the recognition concept of species hold that isolating mechanisms, including chromosome rearrangements, play no role in speciation while the more commonly accepted biological species concept proposes that ...