Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Ferguson, JWH
BSc(Hons) MSc(Pret) PhD(Witwatersrand) - Professor
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2016
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: jwhferguson@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
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Foord SH, Ferguson JWH, van Jaarsveld AS: 2002. Endemicity of Afromontane grasshopper assemblages: Implications for grassland conservation. African Journal of Ecology, 40, pp 318-327.
Bester MN, Ferguson JWH, Jonker FC: 2002. Population densities of pack ice seals in the Lasarev Sea, Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 14 (2), pp 123-127.
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.
Ferguson JWH: 2002. On the use of genetic divergence for identifying species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 75, pp 509-516.
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.
Ferguson JWH, van Zyl A, Delport K: 2002. Vocal mimicry in African Cossypha robin chats. Journal für Ornithologie, 143, pp 319-330.
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.
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.
Keith M, Peddemors VM, Bester MN, Ferguson JWH: 2002. Population characteristics of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins at Richards Bay, South Africa: Implications for incidental capture in shark nets. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 32 (2), pp 153-162.
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