Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Chown, SL
BSc(Hons) PhD(Pret) - Professor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3236
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: slchown@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
Sustainable insect management
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
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.
Barendse J, Mercer RD, Marshall DJ, Chown SL: 2002. Habitat specificity of mites on Sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Community and Ecosystem Ecology, 31 (4) / ISI, pp 612-625.
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.
Erasmus BFN, van Jaarsveld AS, Chown SL, Kshatriya M, Wessels KJ: 2002. Vulnerability of South African animal taxa to climate change. Global Change Biology, 8 / ISI, pp 679-693.
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.
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