Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Bennett, NC
BSc(Hons)(Bristol) PhD(Cape Town) - Professor
NRF Rating: B1
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2538
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: ncbennett@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:
Schoeman S, Bennett NC, van der Merwe M, Schoeman AS: 2004. Aseasonal reproduction in the Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus (Afrosoricida: Chrysochloridae) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Zoology, 39 (1), pp 41-46.
Carlson AA, Young A, Russell A, Bennett NC, McNeilly AS, Clutton-Brock TH: 2004. Hormonal correlates of dominance in meerkats (Suricata suricatta). Hormones and Behavior, 46, pp 141-150.
Janse van Rensburg L, Chimimba CT, van der Merwe M, Schoeman AS, Bennett NC: 2004. Relative age and reproductive status in Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) from South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy, 85 (6), pp 58-65.
Gutjahr (Miethe) G, Janse van Rensburg L, Malpaux B, Richter TA, Bennett NC: 2004. The endogenous rhythm of plasma melatonin and its regulation by light in the highveld mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae): A microphthalmic, seasonally breeding rodent. Journal of Pineal Research, 37, pp 185-192.
Herbst M, Jarvis JUM, Bennett NC: 2004. A field assessment of reproductive seasonality in the threatened wild Namaqua dune mole-rat (Bathyergus janetta). Journal of Zoology, 263, pp 259-268.
Jackson TP, Bennett NC, Spinks AC: 2004. Is the distribution of the arid-occurring otomyine rodents of southern Africa related to physiological adaptation or refuge type?. Journal of Zoology, 264, pp 1-10.
Malherbe GP, Schoeman AS, Bennett NC: 2004. Is the highveld mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) an induced or spontaneous ovulator?. Journal of Zoology, 263, pp 159-165.
Bennett NC, Jarvis C: 2004. The Damaraland mole-rat, Cryptomys damarensis. Mammalian Species, 756 / Dec, pp 1-5.
Bishop JM, Jarvis JUM, Spinks AC, Bennett NC, O Ryan C: 2004. Molecular insight into patterns of colony composition and paternity in the common mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus. Molecular Ecology, 13, pp 1217-1229.
Burland T, Bennett NC, Jarvis JUM, Faulkes CG: 2004. Colony structure and parentage in wild colonies of co-operatively breeding Damaraland mole-rats suggest incest avoidance alone may not maintain reproductive skew. Molecular Ecology, 13, pp 2371-2379.
Faulkes CG, Verheyen E, Verheyen W, Jarvis JUM, Bennett NC: 2004. Phylogeographical patterns of genetic divergence and speciation in African mole-rats (Family: Bathyergidae). Molecular Ecology, 13, pp 613-629.
Ganem G, Bennett NC: 2004. Tolerance to unfamiliar conspecifics varies with social organization in female African mole-rats. Physiology & Behavior, 82, pp 555-562.
Hart L, Bennett NC, Malpaux B, Chimimba CT, Oosthuizen MK: 2004. The chronobiology of the Natal mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis. Physiology & Behavior, 82, pp 563-569.
Molteno AJ, Kallo I, Bennett NC, King JA, Coen CW: 2004. A neuroanatomical and neuroendocrinological study into the relationship between social status and the GnRH system in cooperatively breeding female Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis. Reproduction, 127, pp 13-21.
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