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Investigating the diet selection and genetic variation of small ruminants in a dryland pastoral system in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Small ruminants found in pastoral dryland systems face many challenges regarding constant
environmental and climate changes. These variable environments are home to many
pastoralists who use the natural resources to ...
Implications of potential biome boundary shifts for small mammal assemblages in the arid zone
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Desertification deteriorates the landscape functionality of rangelands, affecting the resilience
of biome boundaries which have a cascade effect not only in vegetation composition and
characteristics but also in animal ...
Taxonomy and invasive potential of the Cassiinae in southern Africa (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae)
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Cassiinae is a large subtribe of the tribe Cassieae (Caesalpinioideae) that comprises
ca. 700 species distributed throughout the Americas, Africa, Eurasia and Australia.
The southern African species of Cassiinae (indigenous, ...
Characterization of bacterial species in Steinkopf a communal farming area in South Africa: A closer look at pathogenesis
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The human population in sub-Saharan Africa has been increasing due to decreases in mortality rates and increases in average human age; in turn increasing poverty and pressure placed on agriculture and agricultural production. ...
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, ...
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 ...
Foraging ecology of Naja nivea and Dispholidus typus
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
It is widely reported that snakes can be major predators of avian nests, but the use of a single avian prey type by competing species has rarely been examined. This study aimed to investigate predation of a single food ...