Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Chimimba, CT
MSc(Western Australia) PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: C3
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2752
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: ctchimimba@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:
Linzey AV, Kesner M, Chimimba CT, Newbery C: 2003. Distribution of veld rat sibling species Aethomys chrysophilus and Aethomys ineptus (Rodentia: Muridae) in southern Africa. African Zoology, 38 (1) / Apr, pp 169-174.
Thackeray JF, van de Venter A, Lee-Thorp JA, Chimimba CT, van Heerden J: 2003. Stable carbon isotope analysis of modern and fossil samples of the South African rodent Aethomys namaquensis. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 40, pp 43-46.
Bronner GN, Hoffmann M, Taylor PJ, Chimimba CT, Best PB, Matthee CA, Robinson TJ: 2003. A revised systematic checklist of the extant mammals of the southern African subregion. Durban Museum Novitates, 28, pp 56-106.
Janse van Rensburg L, Chimimba CT, Bastos AD, Chown SL: 2003. Morphometric measurement selection: An invertebrate case study based on weevils from sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Polar Biology, 27, pp 38-49.
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