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Van Aarde, RJ
MSc DSc(Pret) - Professor

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Contact details:

Telephone number: 012 420 2753
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: rjvaarde@zoology.up.ac.za

Research interests:

The ecology, ethology, physiology and evolution of African animals; Behavioural, physiological and evolutionary ecology; and Antarctic biology

Biology of fragmented populations; Conservation planning; Conservation and restoration ecology; and Biodiversity and systematics

Research output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals

Greyling MD, Van Aarde RJ, Ferreira SM: 2001. Seasonal changes in habitat preferences of two closely related millipede species. African Journal of Ecology, 39, pp 51-58.

Kirkman SP, Wallace E, Van Aarde RJ, Potgieter HC: 2001. Steroidogenic correlates of pregnancy in the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis). Life Sciences, 68, pp 2061-2072.

Lamb (Fincham) CE, Van Aarde RJ: 2001. Maternal dietary protein intake and sex-specific investment in Mastomys coucha (Rodentia: Muridae). Journal of Zoology, 253, pp 505-512.

Pimm SL, Van Aarde RJ: 2001. African elephants and immunocontraception. Nature, 411, pp 766.

Smit A, Van Aarde RJ: 2001. The influence of millipedes on selected soil elements: A microcosm study on three millipede species of coastal sand dunes. Functional Ecology, 15, pp 51-59.

Wilkinson IS, Van Aarde RJ: 2001. Investment in sons and daughters by southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, at Marion Island. Marine Mammal Science, 17(4), pp 873-887.