Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Bester, MN
BSc(Hons) MSc(Stell) DSc(Pret) - Professor
NRF Rating: B3
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2067
Fax number: 012 420 2534
E-mail address: mnbester@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:
Kirkman SP, Bester MN, Makhado AB, Pistorius PA: 2003. Female attendance patterns of Antarctic fur seals at Marion Island. Journal of African Zoology, 38 (2) / Oct, pp 402-405.
McMahon CR, Burton HR, Bester MN: 2003. A demographic comparison of two southern elephant seal populations. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72, pp 61-74.
Bester MN, Ryan PG, Dyer BM: 2003. Population numbers of fur seals at Prince Edward Island, Southern Ocean. South African Journal of Marine Science, 25, pp 549-554.
Ryan PG, Cooper J, Dyer BM, Underhill LG, Crawford RJM, Bester MN: 2003. Counts of surface-nesting seabirds breeding at Prince Edward Island, summer 2001-02. South African Journal of Marine Science, 25, pp 441-451.
de Bruyn PJN, Bester MN, Mecenero S, Kirkman SP, Roux J-P, Klages NTW: 2003. Temporal variation of cephalopods in the diet of Cape fur seals in Namibia. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 33 (2) / Oct, pp 85-96.
Kirkman SP, Bester MN, Pistorius PA, Hofmeyr GJG, Jonker FC, Owen JH, Strydom N: 2003. Variation in the timing of moult in southern elephant seals at Marion Island. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 33 (2) / Oct, pp 79-84.
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