Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Nicolson, SW
BSc(Hons) PhD - Professor and Head
NRF Rating: B2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 4627
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: swnicolson@zoology.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
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:
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.
Jackson S, Nicolson SW: 2002. Xylose as a nectar sugar: From biochemistry to ecology. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 131, pp 613-620.
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.
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.
Fleming PA, Nicolson SW: 2002. Opportunistic breeding in the Cape Spiny mouse Acomys subspinosus. South African Journal of Zoology, 37 / Apr, pp 101-105.
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