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, Hofmeyr GJG, Jonker FC, Pistorius PA, Owen R, Strydom N: 2004. Variation in the timing of the breeding haulout of female southern elephant seals at Marion Island. Australian Journal of Zoology, 52 (4), pp 379-388.
Pistorius PA, Bester MN, Lewis M, Taylor FE, Campagna C, Kirkman SP: 2004. Adult female survival, population trend, and the implications of early primiparity in a capital breeder, the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Journal of Zoology, 263 (2), pp 107-119.
du Toit M, Bartlett PA, Bester MN, Roux J-P: 2004. Seabird predation by individual seals at Ichaboe Island, Namibia. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 34 (1), pp 45-54.
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