Browsing Faculty of Natural Science by Author "Channing, Alan"
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Chytridiomycosis in amphibian populations in the Western Cape, South Africa
Hopkins, Samantha (University of the Western Cape, 2002)There have been many cases reported of amphibian populations declining. These are often due to anthropogenic factors such as habitat destruction and pollution. However, some declines have not had an obvious cause and many ... -
The distribution of the desert rain frog ( Breviceps macrops) in South Africa
Bell, Kirsty Jane (University of the Western Cape, 2009)The desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops) is an arid adapted anuran found on the west coast of southern Africa occurring within the Sandveld of the Succulent Karoo Biome. It is associated with white aeolian sand deposits, ... -
The distribution of the desert rain frog (breviceps macrops) in South Africa
Bell, Kirsty Jane (2009)The Distribution of the Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops) in South Africa Kirsty Jane Bell M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape. The desert rain frog (Breviceps ... -
The ecology of tadpoles in a temporary pond in the Western Cape with comparisons to other habitats
Hopkins, Samantha (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This work centered on the tadpoles in a temporaray pond in the middle of Kenilworth racecourse, Cape Town, South Africa. Trapping was carried out over two wet seasons and five species were found. The racecourse was selected ... -
Genetic analysis of the Cape Sand Frog, Tomopterna delalandii (Tschudi 1838)
Wilson, Lyle (University of the Western Cape, 2015)Tomopterna delalandii occurs throughout the west coast, Western Cape and south coast of South Africa. This range stretches across three distinct biogeographical assemblages. Based on historical records and the fact that ... -
Genetic variation of rana fuscigula in Southern Africa
Arieff, Zainunisha (University of the Western Cape, 1994)Naturalists have long been engaged in describing and explaining diversity in the biological world. The discovery of the molecular basis of inheritance has led to rapid increase in the use of biological macromolecules in ... -
The invasive guttural toad, Amietophrynus gutturalis
Telford, Nicolas S. (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The guttural toad, Amietophrynus gutturalis, Power 1927, is a common toad with a broad geographic range through much of temperate, sub-tropical and tropical southern and central Africa. Introduced to the islands of Mauritius ... -
Phylogenetic relationships of the subfamily petropedetinae noble, 1931 (anura: ranidae): a simultaneous analysis of morphological and molecular data
Scott, Elizabeth (University of the Western Cape, 2002)The Ranidae is one of the largest families of the Neobatrachia, but its taxonomy is in a state of flux. Major taxonomic rearrangements have recently been instituted for this family, but these have been mostly phenetic in ... -
The relationship between "fertilizaiton environment" and structure and physiology of selected Anuran Spermatozoa
Wilson, Brian Adam (University of the Western Cape, 1993)The propagation of species and modes of fertilization of higher vertebrates are aspects which have been extensively researched. Studies on the spermatology of lower vertebrates have not received the same attention. Anurans ... -
Systematics of the non-geniculate coralline red algae from the South African south coast
Van der Merwe, Elizabeth (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The aim of this study was to document the intertidal and shallow subtidal species of non-geniculate coralline red algae from the South Africa south coast. The main emphasis of the study are encompassed in four research ...