Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
van der Merwe, M
MSc DSc(Pret) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2058
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: mvdmerwe@zoology.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Reproductive morphology of the cane rat
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:
Odendaal PN, Bester MN, van der Merwe M, Oosthuizen WH: 2002. Seasonal changes in the ovarian structure of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus. Australian Journal of Zoology, 50, pp 491-506.
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.
Mostert MA, Schoeman AS, van der Merwe M: 2002. The relative toxicities of insecticides to earthworms of the Pheretima group (Oligochaeta). Pesticide Science, 58, pp 446-450.
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