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Ecology and diet of the caracal (Caracal caracal) on lethal and non-lethal control farms in the Karoo
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Human-wildlife conflict is an ongoing issue worldwide. Within South Africa, human-carnivore conflict (HCC) as a result of carnivore depredation on small-livestock causes large-scale losses, and promotes the use of predator ...
Evaluation of the level of compliance of Veterinary medicine package inserts with Regulatory authority guidelines
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Background: Veterinary medicines play an imperative role in the diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of animal diseases. Many veterinary stock remedies in South Africa are available to
the public without the intervention ...
The evaluation and development of diagnostic tools for the detection of ichthyophonus hoferi in fish host tissue samples
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Ichthyophonus hoferi is a highly pathogenic histozoic parasite that has low host specificity capable of producing mass mortalities of epizootic proportions in marine commercial fish populations. Currently in Southern Africa, ...
Managing ichthyophonus in multi-species exhibits at the two oceans aquarium
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Ichthyophonus hoferi has been diagnosed in multiple species at the Two Oceans Aquarium, this study focuses on Rhabdosargus globiceps (White stumpnose). I. hoferi is a mesomycetozoan parasite that multiplies in blood rich ...
Distributional and dietary overlap between two common squaloid sharks, squalus acutipinnis and squalus bassi, caught as bycatch off the coast of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Squalus acutipinnis and S. bassi may be the most common dogfish species around South Africa, and show overlap in their latitudinal and bathymetric distributions. Even though these sharks are likely endemics, they are also ...
Developing fixed-point photography methodologies for assessing post-fire mountain fynbos vegetation succession as a tool for biodiversity management
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Areas of high biodiversity and complex species assemblages are often difficult to manage and to set up meaningful monitoring and evaluations programmes. Mountain Fynbos is such an ecosystem and in the Cape of Good Hope ...
Genetic and morphological comparisons within the orthopteran family Pneumoridae
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Bladder grasshoppers belong to the order Orthoptera, ancient family Pneumoridae and Superfamily Pneumoroidea. This small group of grasshoppers are sound producing, nocturnal, herbivorous grasshoppers endemic to the coastal ...
Systematics of subtribes Athanasiinae and Phymasperminae (Anthemideae, Asteraceae)
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The tribe Anthemideae is a large tribe of the family Asteraceae comprising 111 genera and 1 800 species distributed in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Northern temperate region, with southern Africa as one of its main centers ...
Systematics of subtribes Athanasiinae and Phymasperminae (Anthemideae, Asteraceae)
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The tribe Anthemideae is a large tribe of the family Asteraceae comprising 111 genera and 1 800 species distributed in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Northern temperate region, with southern Africa as one of its main centers ...
Tonic immobility in two species of Southern African catsharks
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Tonic immobility (TI) can be defined as an unlearned behavioural response described by a physical state of immobility. This behaviour can last from a few seconds up to several hours. Tonic immobility in sharks has not been ...