Doctoral Degrees (Genetics)
Recent Submissions
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Investigating floral choice in bees (megachilidae) using pollen metabarcoding.
(2017)Interactions between plants and their pollinators are often poorly understood, specifically in a species-diverse country such as South Africa. Traditional methods of studying plant-pollinator interactions are time-consuming ... -
Landscape genomic approach to investigate genetic adaptation in South African indigenous goat populations.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
A comparative socio-economic impact analysis of the 2010 Comrades Marathon on the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
(2015)Sport has always been a significant component of society but is now becoming an increasingly significant component of the economy. Recent years have seen the staging of hallmark and mega-events in sport as increasingly ... -
Systematics and phylogeography of the Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus)
Abstract available from the print/hard copy. -
'n Ontleding van die genetiese bydrae van KI-bulle tot die samestelling van die Friesras in Suid-Afrika.
(1978)No abstract available. -
The development of a white clover for use in the eastern high potential areas of South Africa.
(1988)The problems associated with the use of white clover in pastures in the eastern high potential areas of South Africa i.e. high P requirements, low tolerance to high Al levels and low pH in the soil as well as a limited ... -
Breeding for disease resistance to the major foliar pathogens of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in South Africa.
(1994)Resistances to bean common mosaic virus, halo, common and Ascochyta blight, angular leaf spot, anthracnose and rust pathogens of beans in South Africa were combined by reverse dichotomous crossing. Full resistance to ... -
Association of genetic polymorphisms in select HIV-1 replication cofactors with susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and disease progression.
(2011)Objective.Humans differ substantially with respect to susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and disease progression. This heterogeneity is attributed to the interplay between the environment, ... -
Identification and remediation of student difficulties with quantitative genetics.
(2006)Genetics has been identified as a subject area which many students find difficult to comprehend. The researcher, who is also a lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, had noted over a number of years that students ...