Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
The ecology, ethology, physiology and evolution of African animals; Behavioural, physiological and evolutionary ecology; and Antarctic biology - Research Output
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Jacobs DH: 2002. Cytogenetics and karyotype evolution of the genus Miteronotus Jacobs (Heteroptera: Aradidae: Carventinae) with an assessment of the possible role of pseudopolyploidy in their karyotype evolution. African Entomology, 10 (2), pp 171-184.
Jacobs DH: 2002. Rwandaptera montanus, a new species of South African Carventinae, with a key to the carventine genera of the Afrotropical Region (Heteroptera: Aradidae). African Entomology, 10 (2), pp 161-169.
Stokke S, du Toit JT: 2002. Sexual segregation in habitat use by elephants in Chobe National Park, Botswana. African Journal of Ecology, 40, pp 360-371.
Dawood A, Channing A: 2002. Description of a new cryptic species of African sand frog, Tomopterna damarensis (Anura: Ranidae), from Namibia. African Journal of Herpetology, 51 (2), pp 129-134.
Janse van Rensburg B, Chown SL, Gaston KJ: 2002. Species richness, environmental correlates, and spatial scale: A test using South African birds. American Naturalist, 159 (5), pp 566-577.
Cameron EZ, Linklater WL: 2002. Sex bias in studies of sex bias: The value of daughters to mothers in poor condition. Animal Behavior, 63, pp F5-F8.
Sharpe LL, Clutton-Brock TH, Brotherton PNM, Cameron EZ, Cherry MI: 2002. Experimental provisioning increases play in free-ranging meerkats. Animal Behavior, 64, pp 113-121.
Butler JRA, du Toit JT: 2002. Diet of free-ranging domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) in rural Zimbabwe: Implications for wild scavengers on the periphery of wildlife reserves. Animal Conservation, 5 / ISI, pp 29-37.
Ferguson JWH, Bester MN: 2002. The treatment of spatial autocorrelation in biological surveys: The case of line transect surveys. Antarctic Science, 14 (2), pp 115-122.
Reece SL: 2002. A scientific note on the ovarial and pheromonal development of drifted and non-drifted Cape honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis). Apidologie, 33, pp 213-214.
Reece SL: 2002. A scientific note on the ovarial and pheromonal development of drifted and non-drifted Cape honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis). Apidologie, 33, pp 213-214.
du Toit JT: 2002. Wildlife harvesting guidelines for community-based wildlife management: A southern African perspective. Biodiversity and Conservation, 11, pp 1403-1416.
Ferguson JWH: 2002. On the use of genetic divergence for identifying species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 75, pp 509-516.
le Comber SC, Spinks AC, Bennett NC, Jarvis JUM, Faulkes CG: 2002. Fractal dimensions of African mole-rat burrows. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Journal Canadien de Zoologie, 80, pp 436-441.
Janse van Rensburg L, Bennett NC, van der Merwe M, Schoeman AS: 2002. Seasonal reproduction in the highveld mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology-Journal Canadien de Zoologie, 80, pp 810-820.
Pistorius PA, Bester MN: 2002. A longitudinal study of senescence in a pinniped. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Journal Canadien de Zoologie, 80, pp 395-401.
Wiehart UIM, Torfs P, van Lommel A, Nicolson SW, Schoofs L: 2002. Immunocytochemical localization of a diuretic hormone of the beetle Tenebrio molitor, Tenmo-DH37, in nervous system and midgut. Cell and Tissue Research, 308, pp 421-429.
Nicolson SW: 2002. Pollination by passerine birds: Why are the nectars so dilute?. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 131, pp 645-652.
Chown SL, Addo-Bediako A, Gaston KJ: 2002. Physiological variation in insects: Large-scale patterns and their implications. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 131, pp 587-602.
Jacobs DH, Groeneveld HT: 2002. Cytogenetics and karyotype evolution of the genus Silvacoris Jacobs (Heteroptera: Aradidae: Carventinae) with the description of a statistical method to compare karyotypes. Cytologia, 67, pp 159-168.
Roper TJ, Jackson TP, Conradt L, Bennett NC: 2002. Burrow use and the influence of ectoparasites in Brants' whistling rat, Parotomys brantsii. Ethology, 108, pp 557-564.
Grebennikov VV: 2002. Description of the first-instar larva of Geocharidius (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechitae) with a discussion of the phylogeny of the subtribe Anillina. European Journal of Entomology, 99, pp 523-527.
Stam EM: 2002. Does imbalance in phylogenies reflect only bias?. Evolution, 56 (6), pp 1292-1295.
Brandenburg RL, Xia Y, Schoeman AS: 2002. Tunnel architectures of three species of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). Florida Entomologist, 85 (5), pp 383-385.
Molteno AJ, Bennett NC: 2002. Social suppression in nonreproductive female Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis: No apparent role for endogenous opioid peptides. Hormones and Behavior, 41, pp 115-125.
Delport W, Kemp AC, Ferguson JWH: 2002. Vocal identification of individual African Wood Owls Strix woodfordii: A technique to monitor long-term adult turnover and residency. Ibis, 144, pp 30-39.
Beekman M, Wossler TC, Martin S, Ratnieks FLW: 2002. Parasitic Cape honey bee workers (Apis mellifera capensis) are not given differential treatment by African guards (A.m. scutellata). Insectes Sociaux, 49, pp 216-220.
Moritz RFA, Crewe RM, Hepburn HR: 2002. Queen avoidance and mandibular gland secretion of honeybee workers (Apis mellifera L.). Insectes Sociaux, 49, pp 86-91.
Philips TK, Scholtz CH, Ocampo FC: 2002. A phylogenetic analysis of the Eucraniini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Insect Systematics & Evolution (Group 2), 33, pp 241-252.
Lukats A, Dkhissi-Benyahya O, Szepessy Z, Rohlich P, Vigh B, Bennett NC, Cooper HM, Szel A: 2002. Visual pigment coexpression in all cones of two rodents, the Siberian hamster, and the pouched mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 43 (7), pp 2468-2473.
Ferguson JWH, van Zyl A, Delport K: 2002. Vocal mimicry in African Cossypha robin chats. Journal für Ornithologie, 143, pp 319-330.
Castley JG, Knight MH, Mills MGL, Thouless C: 2002. Estimation of the lion (Panthera leo) population in the southwestern Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, using a capture-recapture survey. Journal of African Zoology, 37 (1), pp 27-34.
Kirkman SP, Bester MN, Hofmeyr GJG, Pistorius PA, Makhado AB: 2002. Pup growth and maternal attendance patterns in Subantarctic fur seals. Journal of African Zoology, 37 (1), pp 13-19.
Russell AF, Clutton-Brock TH, Brotherton PNM, Sharpe LL, McIlrath GM, Dalerum FD, Cameron EZ, Barnard JA: 2002. Factors affecting pup growth and survival in co-operatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricatta. Journal of Animal Ecology, 71, pp 700-709.
McGeoch MA, Janse van Rensburg B, Botes A: 2002. The verification and application of bioindicators: A case study of dung beetles in a savanna ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39, pp 661-672.
Jackson TP, Roper TJ, Conradt L, Jackson MJ, Bennett NC: 2002. Alternative refuge strategies and their relation to thermophysiology in two sympatric rodents, Parotomys brantsii and Otomys unisulcatus. Journal of Arid Environments, 51, pp 21-34.
Dacke M, Nordström P, Scholtz CH, Warrant E: 2002. A specialized dorsal rim area for polarized light detection in the compound eye of the scarab beetle Pachysoma striatum. Journal of Comparative Physiology A - Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology, 188, pp 211-216.
Ferguson JWH, Nijland MJM, Bennett NC: 2002. Simple roost nests confer large energetic savings for sparrow-weavers. Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systematic and Environmental, 172, pp 137-143.
Midgley J, Anderson B, Bok A, Fleming PA: 2002. Scatter-hoarding of Cape Proteaceae nuts by rodents. Journal of Evolutionary Ecology Research, 4 / ISI, pp 623-626.
Parr C, Chown SL: 2002. Inventory and bioindicator sampling: Testing pitfall and Winkler methods with ants in a South African savanna. Journal of Insect Conservation, 5, pp 27-36.
Johnson RL, Ferguson JWH, van Jaarsveld AS, Bronner GN, Chimimba CT: 2002. Delayed responses of small-mammal assemblages subject to afforestation-induced grassland fragmentation. Journal of Mammalogy, 83 (1), pp 290-300.
Delport W, Ferguson JWH, Bloomer P: 2002. Characterization and Evolution of the Mitochondrial DNA Control Region in Hornbills (Bucerotiformes). Journal of Molecular Evolution, 54, pp 794-806.
Ferreira SM, Ferguson JWH: 2002. Geographic variation in the calling song of the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) and its relevance to mate recognition and mate choice. Journal of Zoology, 257, pp 163-170.
le Roux A, Jackson TP, Cherry MI: 2002. Differences in alarm vocalizations of sympatric populations of the whistling rats, Parotomys brantsii and P. littledalei (Rodentia: Muridae). Journal of Zoology, 257, pp 189-194.
Molteno AJ, Bennett NC: 2002. Rainfall, dispersal and reproductive inhibition in eusocial Damaraland mole-rats (Cryptomys damarensis). Journal of Zoology, 256, pp 445-448.
van der Westhuizen LA, Bennett NC, Jarvis JUM: 2002. Behavioural interactions, basal plasma luteinizing hormone concentrations and the differential pituitary responsiveness to exogenous gonadotrophin-releasing hormone in entire colonies of the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Journal of Zoology, 256, pp 25-33.
Kryger U, Robinson TJ, Bloomer P: 2002. Isolation and characterization of six polymorphic microsatellite loci in South African hares (Lepus saxatilis F. Cuvier, 1823 and Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758). Molecular Ecology Notes, 2 / ISI, pp 422-424.
Dawood A, Channing A, Bogart JP: 2002. A molecular phylogeny of the frog genus Tomopterna in southern Africa: Examing species boundaries with mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 22 (3) / ISI, pp 407-413.
Sole CL, Kryger P, Hefetz A, Katzav-Gozansky T, Crewe RM: 2002. Mimicry of queen Dufour's gland secretions by workers of Apis mellifera scutellata and A. m. capensis. Naturwissenschaften, 89, pp 561-564.
Fleming PA, Nicolson SW: 2002. How important is the relationship between Protea humiflora (Proteaceae) and its non-flying mammal pollinators?. Oecologia, 132, pp 361-368.
Eigenheer RA, Nicolson SW, Schegg KM, Hull JJ, Schooley DA: 2002. Identification of a potent antidiuretic factor acting on beetle Malpighian tubules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99, pp 84-89.
Burland TM, Bennett NC, Jarvis JUM, Faulkes CG: 2002. Eusociality in African mole-rats: New insights from patterns of genetic relatedness in the Damaraland mole-rat (Cryptomys damarensis). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 269, pp 1025-1030.
Clutton-Brock TH, Russell AF, Sharpe LL, Young AJ, Balmforth Z, McIlrath GM: 2002. Evolution and development of sex differences in cooperative behavior in meerkats. Science, 297, pp 253-256.
Slater K, du Toit JT: 2002. Seed dispersal by chacma baboons and syntopic ungulates in southern African savannas. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 32 (1) / Apr, pp 75-79.
Fleming PA, Nicolson SW: 2002. Opportunistic breeding in the Cape Spiny mouse Acomys subspinosus. South African Journal of Zoology, 37 / Apr, pp 101-105.
Linklater WL, Stafford KJ, Minot EO, Cameron EZ: 2002. Researching feral horse ecology and behavior: Turning political debate into opportunity. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 30 (2) / ISI, pp 664-650.
Chapters in books:
du Toit JT: 2002. Sustainable wildlife utilization in Africa: A contest between scientific understanding and human nature. In Psychology of Sustainable Development, (10), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp 197-207.
Patents:
Crewe RM, Moritz RFA: 2002. Device and method for solid phase microextraction and analysis. (20015583).
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