Postgraduate students' research projects completed in 2001 (titles of dissertations and
theses) |
Dissertations |
Bird T: Taxonomic study of the afrotropical spider genus Ammoxenus and its phylogenetic relationships (Araneae, Ammoxenidae) (Prof CH Scholtz) |
Bonato M: Maternal investment in captive and wild populations of lions (Panthera leo) (Dr EZ Cameron, Prof JT du Toit) |
Broomhall LS: Cheetah ecology in the woodland savannas of southern Africa - a comparison with the grassland savannas of East Africa (Prof JT du Toit, Prof MGL Mills) |
Caron A: Bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) prevalence and herd-level indicators of condition in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) (Prof JT du Toit) |
Collins K: Habitat availability for the riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) (Prof JT du Toit, Dr B Reyers) |
Delport W: The taxonomy of the Damaraland red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhyncus damarensis) (Prof JWH Ferguson) |
Frost JS: Impacts of translocated African elephants on woody vegetation: Differences between bull groups and breeding groups (Prof JT du Toit) |
Grubich JD: Genetic variation within and among fragmented populations of South African lions (Panthera leo): Implications for management (Dr P Bloomer, Prof JT du Toit) |
Hrabar HdNK: Dynamics of a black rhino (Diceros bicornis) population over a 20 year period since introduction: Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa (Prof JT du Toit) |
Knobel D: Development of a baiting system for the delivery of an oral rabies vaccine to free-ranging African wild dogs (Prof JT du Toit, Dr MGL Mills) |
Mentzel C: Dynamics of an introduced giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) population: Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa (Prof JT du Toit) |
Niemand L: The contribution of the bird community of the regenerating coastal dunes at Richards Bay to regional diversity (Prof RJ Van Aarde) |
Nkoana LS: A taxonomic revision of the Commelina africana (Commelinaceae) complex in southern Africa (Dr CT Chimimba) |
Power RJ: Prey size variation of leopards (Dr MGL Mills, Prof JT du Toit) |
Radloff FGT: Large predators and their prey in a southern African savanna: Does predator body size determine prey selection? (Prof JT du Toit, Dr MGL Mills) |
Theron LJ: Distribution and abundance of rodents, millipedes and trees in coastal dune forests in northern KwaZulu-Natal (Prof RJ Van Aarde) |
Visscher D: Culling and the relative influence of rainfall and density dependence on African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) (Prof RJ Van Aarde, Prof JT du Toit) |
Theses |
Addo-Bediako A: Physiological diversity in insects: Large scale patterns (Prof SL Chown, Dr KJ Gaston) |
Begg C: Ecology and social behaviour of honey badgers in the southern Kalahari (Prof JT du Toit, Prof MGL Mills) |
Reeb D: The structure and development of the southern right whale, Eubalaena australis integument (Dr PB Best, Prof RJ Van Aarde, Prof EC Webb) |
Whyte IJ: Conservation management of the Kruger National Park (Prof RJ Van Aarde) |