Browsing Masters Degrees (Genetics) by Advisor "Willows-Munro, Sandi."
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Population genetics of the bearded vulture.
(2018)The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is a large, long-lived bird which inhabits high-altitude mountains across Africa, Europe and Asia. Low breeding rates and heightened persecution over the last two centuries have left ... -
The taxonomy and systematics of the bee genus Scrapter (Colletidae: Colletinae: Scraptrini)
(2016)Scrapter is a southern African endemic pollen-collecting genus consisting of 43 described species with 13 species also occurring in neighbouring countries such as Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Classification ... -
Testing the utility of DNA barcoding for the rapid assessment of Formicidae biodiversity in the eThekwini region.
(2014)The biodiversity of Durban (eThekwini municipality) in KwaZulu Natal is primarily threatened by urbanization although other factors such as climate change and the spread of invasive species also pose a significant threat. ... -
Testing the utility of DNA barcoding in South African Hemiptera : using eThekwini species as a case study.
(2017)The eThekwini municipal region and surrounding areas (Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa) are situated within the globally important Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany biodiversity hotspot. The biodiversity present in this region ... -
Testing the utility of DNA barcoding on dipteria of eThekwini.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
The use of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene to identify and discriminate spider species of eThekwini region.
(2017)DNA barcoding compliments traditional morphology-based taxonomic approaches and is a molecular-based method for rapid species identification and flagging of potential new species. A fragment of 658-bp of the mitochondrial ...