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A behavioural study of sleep patterns in the malachite sunbird, Cape white-eye and fan-tailed widowbird

A checklist of the plants of the forests and grasslands in the Weza district, southern KwaZulu-Natal and a review of their status in the Red Data List

article

A citizen science survey: perceptions and attitudes of urban residents towards vervet monkeys

A genet drive-through: are large spotted genets using urban areas for “fast food”? a dietary analysis

A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems

scientific article

A multi-taxa functional diversity assessment of the effects of eco-estate development in the mixed land-use mosaic of the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, South Africa

scientific article published on 24 September 2019

A population estimate of blue-eyed black lemurs in Ankarafa Forest, Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park, Madagascar

scientific article

A preliminary population viability analysis of the critically endangered blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)

scientific article published in 2015

Abundance and activity patterns of the Cape parrot (Poicephalus robustus) in two afromontane forests in South Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2001

Abundance and home ranges of feral cats in an urban conservancy where there is supplemental feeding: a case study from South Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2008

Abundance of the endangered Cape parrot, Poicephalus robustus, in South Africa: implications for its survival

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2005

African Red-winged Starlings prefer hexose sugar solutions, but do not like them too sweet

article by Mark Brown et al published 10 August 2011 in Journal of Ornithology

Altitudinal variation in metabolic parameters of a small Afrotropical bird.

scientific article published on 31 July 2017

An African urban mesocarnivore: Navigating the urban matrix of Durban, South Africa

scientific article published in 2021

An Assessment of Illegal Hunting on Farmland in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implications for Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) Conservation

scientific article published in April 2010

An assessment of avian species sold in the South African pet trade

scientific article published in 2022

Application of the relative risk model for evaluation of ecological risk in selected river dominated estuaries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Aspects of breeding biology of chital (Axis axis) and sambar (Rusa unicolor) in the Western Ghats

Aspects of diet choice and digestion in the Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

Aspects of the ecology and behaviour of a potential urban exploiter, the southern tree agama, Acanthocercus atricollis

scientific article published in 2021

Aspects of the feeding ecology of introduced Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri in the urban landscape mosaic of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

scientific article

Aspects of the home range ecology of the leopard tortoise in the semi-arid central Karoo: An area threatened with fracking

Assessing fish community response to water quality and habitat stressors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 07 September 2021

Assessing the potential impacts of non-native small mammals in the South African pet trade

scientific article

Assimilation efficiency of the Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio fed Strelitzia nicolai arils

Basking behaviour in the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) during winter

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2007

Beach profiling and ghost crab densities on a hawksbill turtle nesting beach in the Seychelles

scientific article published in 2021

Birds in a Changing Environment: Report on the 13th Pan-African Ornithological Congress in Arusha, Tanzania

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Blood lead concentrations in free-ranging Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) from South Africa.

scientific article published in April 2016

Blood plasma glucose regulation in Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2012

Body temperature and basking behaviour of Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) during winter

article

Breeding incidence of the Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus and the Pink-backed Pelican P. rufescens in south-eastern Africa from 1933 to 2005

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Breeding status of invasive Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri in Durban, South Africa

Breeding status of invasive Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri in Durban, South Africa

COMPARATIVE ASPECTS OF THE THERMAL BIOLOGY OF THE CAPE SPINY MOUSE, ACOMYS SUBSPINOSUS, AND THE COMMON SPINY MOUSE, A. SPINOSISSIMUS ⬇️

scientific article

Camera-trap data elucidate habitat requirements and conservation threats to an endangered forest specialist, the Spotted Ground Thrush (Zoothera guttata)

scientific article published in 2017

Can I afford to publish? A dilemma for African scholars

scientific article

Captive large predators killing vultures: exposing captive facilities as an additional source of mortality to highly threatened birds

scientific article published in 2020

Characteristics of roost cavities used by Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae in Liwonde National Park, Malawi

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2016

Characteristics of snags and forest structure in southern mistbelt forests of the Amatole region, South Africa

article

Circannual rhythm of resting metabolic rate of a small Afrotropical bird.

scientific article published on 14 April 2015

Citizen science reveals widespread supplementary feeding of African woolly-necked storks in suburban areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article published in 2018

Citizen science survey of non-native Rose-ringed Parakeets <i>Psittacula krameri</i> in the Durban metropole, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Cliff characteristics, neighbour requirements and breeding success of the colonial Cape VultureGyps coprotheres

article published in 2016

Comparing germination metrics of Opuntia ficus-indica and O. robusta between two sets of bird species (Pied Crows and two smaller species)

scientific article published on 09 January 2021

Comparison of spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta ) prey in two protected wildlife land-use types, a hunting area and a nonhunting area, in western Zimbabwe

scholarly article by Mlamuleli Mhlanga et al published 19 December 2017 in African Journal of Ecology

Concentration-dependent Sugar Preferences of the Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)

article by Mark Brown et al published January 2010 in The Auk

Covariation of flower traits and bird pollinator assemblages among populations of Kniphofia linearifolia (Asphodelaceae)

scientific article published in 2011

Daily rhythms of body temperature and activity in free-living Black-tailed Tree Rats (Thallomys nigricauda) along an aridity gradient

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Development and functional significance of dorsal air bags in nestlings of Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri

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Developmental life stages of the Pickersgill's reed frog (<i>Hyperolius pickersgilli</i>) in an ex‐situ environment at Johannesburg Zoo's captive breeding facility, South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Diel variations in plasma glucose concentration in some South African avian frugivores

article published in 2010

Diel variations in plasma glucose concentrations of Malachite Sunbirds Nectarinia famosa

Diet of serval (Leptailurus serval) on farmlands in the Drakensberg Midlands, South Africa

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Digestive efficiencies of Cape white-eyes (Zosterops virens), red-winged starlings (Onychognathus morio) and speckled mousebirds (Colius striatus) fed varying concentrations of equicaloric glucose or sucrose artificial fruit diets.

scientific article published on 9 May 2016

Digestive efficiency of Knysna and purple-crested turacos fed varying concentrations of equicaloric and equimolar artificial fruit

scientific article published on February 2011

Digestive efficiency of a generalist avian feeder, the Cape White-eye (Zosterops pallidus).

scientific article published in April 2003

Digestive efficiency of indigenous and invasive avian species fed fruit of invasive alien plants in South Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2015

Digestive parameters and energy assimilation of Cape porcupine on economically important crops

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2015

Digestive parameters and water turnover of the leopard tortoise.

scientific article published on 14 June 2008

Disaccharidase presence and activities in a range of southern African frugivores

Distribution of Lilian's Lovebirds in Malawi

scholarly article by Tiwonge I Mzumara et al published 2 September 2014 in Ostrich

Do Seasonal and Behavioral Differences in the Use of Refuges by the Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis) Favor Passive Thermoregulation?

scientific article published in March 2006

Do frugivores enhance germination success of plant species? An experimental approach

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Does sugar content matter? Blood plasma glucose levels in an occasional and a specialist avian nectarivore

scientific article published on 2 October 2013

Drivers of fine-scale avian functional diversity with changing land use: an assessment of the effects of eco-estate housing development and management

scientific article published in 2019

Drivers of the Illegal Hunting of Serval (Leptailurus serval) and Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa

Effect of land use on anuran species composition in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Effects of Acacia condensed tannins on urinary parameters, body mass, and diet choice of an Acacia specialist rodent, Thallomys nigricauda

scientific article published in April 2003

Effects of adrenergic blockade on the daily rhythms of body temperature and oxygen consumption of the black-tailed tree rat (Thallomys nigricauda) maintained under different photoperiods

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

Effects of ethanol on fruit selection by frugivorous birds

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2017

Effects of habitat-patch size and patch isolation on the diversity of forest birds in the urban-forest mosaic of Durban, South Africa

scientific article published on 19 February 2020

Effects of landscape context on mammal richness in the urban forest mosaic of EThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa

scientific article published in 2020

Effects of nest management methods on hatching success and predation rates of hawksbill turtles on Cousine Island, Seychelles

scientific article published in 2020

Effects of tannins on fruit selection in three southern African frugivorous birds

scientific article published on 16 December 2014

Exotic gastropods for sale: an assessment of land and aquatic snails in the South African pet trade

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Factors affecting presence of vervet monkey troops in a suburban matrix in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Factors affecting the distribution of large spotted genets (Genetta tigrina) in an urban environment in South Africa

Feeding ecology of Lilian’s Lovebird Agapornis lilianae in Liwonde National Park, Malawi

scholarly article by Tiwonge I Mzumara et al published 7 June 2018 in Ostrich

Fifteen years of annual Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus censuses: current population trends and conservation contributions

Fish telemetry in African inland waters and its use in management: a review

scientific article

Fluctuations in numbers of great white pelicans at Lake St Lucia in response to changing water-levels

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Food intake rates, assimilation efficiency, and transit times of Knysna (Tauraco corythaix) Turacos fed South African indigenous fruit

article published in 2011

Food preferences of Knysna and purple-crested turacos fed varying concentrations of equicaloric and equimolar artificial fruit.

scientific article published on February 2011

Foraging range and habitat use by Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres from the Msikaba colony, Eastern Cape province, South Africa

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Forest habitats in a mixed urban-agriculture mosaic landscape: patterns of mammal occupancy

scientific article published in 2017

Fragment and life‐history correlates of extinction vulnerability of forest mammals in an urban‐forest mosaic in <scp>ET</scp>hekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa

scientific article published in 2018

Functional traits vary among fleshy-fruited invasive plant species and their potential avian dispersers

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

Genets in the city: community observations and perceptions of large-spotted genets (Genetta tigrina) in an urban environment

Gerbillurus paeba ⬇️

scientific article published on 5 May 1999

Gerbillurus setzeri ⬇️

scientific article published on 4 December 1998

Gerbillurus tytonis ⬇️

scientific article published on 5 May 1999

Gerbillurus vallinus ⬇️

scientific article published on 5 May 1999

Ground cavity nest temperatures and their relevance to Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea conservation

Habitat Use by Nile Crocodiles in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa: A Naturally Patchy Environment

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Habitat characteristics of forest fragments determine specialisation of plant-frugivore networks in a mosaic forest landscape

scientific article

Habitat preferences of Southern Ground-hornbills in the Kruger National Park: implications for future conservation measures

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Habitat use and home range of black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) on farmlands in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2016

Habitat use by honey badgers and the influence of predators in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

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Habitat use by the critically endangered Blue Swallow in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Hadedas in the hood: Hadeda Ibis activity in suburban neighbourhoods of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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High microhabitat heterogeneity drives high functional traits in forest birds in five protected forest areas in the urban mosaic of Durban, South Africa

scientific article published on 04 May 2019

High moon brightness and low ambient temperatures affect sloth predation by harpy eagles

scientific article published on 27 August 2020

Home range and habitat use of Trumpeter Hornbills Bycanistes bucinator in an urban–forest mosaic, Eshowe, South Africa

scientific article published on 21 April 2017

Home range and habitat use of feral cats in an urban mosaic in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Home range size in the blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons): A comparison between dry and wet seasons

Home ranges of Cape porcupines on farmlands, peri-urban and suburban areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science

scientific article published on 28 September 2019

How to build science-action partnerships for local land-use planning and management: lessons from Durban, South Africa

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Human-wildlife interactions: presence of the ground-nesting Spotted Thick-knee across a South African mosaic urban landscape

scientific article published in 2022

Hunting flight speeds of five southern African raptors

Impact assessment of seven alien invasive bird species already introduced to South Africa

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Impact of farmland use on population density and activity patterns of serval in South Africa

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Impact of land use on occupancy and abundance of terrestrial mammals in the Drakensberg Midlands, South Africa

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Implications of the movement behaviour of African tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus for the design of freshwater protected areas

scientific article published on 15 October 2019

Increasing equity and compensating historically academically disadvantaged students at a tertiary level: benefits of a Science Foundation Programme as a way of access

Ingestion by an invasive parakeet species reduces germination success of invasive alien plants relative to ingestion by indigenous turaco species in South Africa

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Inundation area drives hippo group aggregation and dispersal in a seasonal floodplain system

scientific article published in 2022

Is Protein Content in the Diet of Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bats,Epomophorus wahlbergi, Important?

scientific article published in 2014

Is commercial Protea farming causing a change in the seasonal range of Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa?

scholarly article by David Potgieter et al published April 2008 in Ostrich

Is protein content in the diet of Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bats, Epomophorus wahlbergi, important?

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2014

Is respirometry a standardized technique? A review of measurement of avian resting metabolic rates

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Is use of translocation for the conservation of subpopulations of oribiOurebia ourebi(Zimmermann) effective? A case study

scientific article published in September 2009

Keeping it regular: Development of thermoregulation in four tropical seabird species

scientific article published on 16 December 2016

Land use factors determining occurrence of Red-necked Spurfowl (Pternistis afer) in the Drakensberg Midlands, South Africa

article

Landowner perceptions of livestock predation: implications for persecution of an Amazonian apex predator

scientific article published in 2021

Landscape-scale drivers of mammalian species richness and functional diversity in forest patches within a mixed land-use mosaic

scientific article published in 2020

Life history traits, maternal behavior and infant development of blue-eyed black lemurs (Eulemur flavifrons).

scientific article published on 19 January 2011

Light interference and melatonin affects digestion and glucocorticoid metabolites in striped mouse

Low leopard populations in protected areas of Maputaland: a consequence of poaching, habitat condition, abundance of prey, and a top predator.

scientific article published on 23 February 2017

Managing feral cats on a university's campuses: how many are there and is sterilization having an effect?

scientific article

Mitigating pseudoreplication and bias in resource selection functions with autocorrelation‐informed weighting

scientific article published in 2022

Modification of the third phase in the framework for vertebrate species persistence in urban mosaic environments

Modification of the third phase in the framework for vertebrate species persistence in urban mosaic environments

Molecular systematics of the Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus): implications for taxonomy and conservation

scientific article

Morphometrics, sex ratio, sexual size dimorphism, biomass, and population size of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) at its southern range limit in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published in 2016

Movement and Home Range of Nile Crocodiles in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa

article

Movement of leopard tortoises in response to environmental and climatic variables in a semi-arid environment.

scientific article published on 20 March 2017

Movement response of Orange-Vaal largemouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus kimberleyensis) to water quality and habitat features in the Vaal River, South Africa

article

NOCTURNAL HETEROTHERMY AND TORPOR IN THE MALACHITE SUNBIRD (NECTARINIA FAMOSA)

scholarly article published in The Auk, January 2002

Native habitat and protected area size matters: Preserving mammalian assemblages in the Maputaland Conservation Unit of South Africa

scientific article published on 25 October 2015

Nest predation and maternal care in the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) at Lake St Lucia, South Africa

scientific article published on 2 November 2016

Nest temperature fluctuations in a cavity nester, the southern ground-hornbill.

scientific article published on 12 March 2017

Nest-site selection, nesting behaviour and spatial ecology of female Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in South Africa.

scientific article published on 21 December 2016

Nesting ecology and hatching success of the hawksbill turtle (2004–2014) on Cousine Island, Seychelles

scientific article published in 2020

Non-native small mammal species in the South African pet trade

scientific article

Novel predators and anthropogenic disturbance influence spatio-temporal distribution of forest antelope species

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Numbers and distribution of the Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus and the Pink-backed Pelican P. rufescens in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article

Numbers of invasive House Sparrows Passer domesticus in a rural landscape of Limpopo province, South Africa

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Nutritional and Morphological Traits of Invasive and Exotic Fleshy-fruits in South Africa

article

Observations of microtrash ingestion in Cape Vultures in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2017

Ostrich, Southern Ostrich or Common Ostrich? The ‘eternal vexed question’ of English bird names and name changes in southern Africa through eight editions of Roberts field guides, 1940–2016

article

Patterns of avian diversity across a decreasing patch-size gradient in a critically endangered subtropical forest system

Physiological variation in Amethyst Sunbirds (Chalcomitra amethystina) over an altitudinal gradient in summer

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Physiological variation in amethyst sunbirds (Chalcomitra amethystina) over an altitudinal gradient in winter.

scientific article

Physiological variation in amethyst sunbirds (Chalcomitra amethystina) over an altitudinal gradient: a seasonal comparison.

scientific article

Population Status of Nile Crocodiles in Ndumo Game Reserve, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (1971–2012)

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Population estimates of non-native rose-ringed parakeets Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) in the Durban Metropole, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

scientific article

Post-fledging movement and spatial ecology of the endangered Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres)

scientific journal article

Postrelease success of two rehabilitated vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) troops in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article

Predation of artificial bird nests in suburban gardens of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article

Predicting the Potential Distribution of Non-Native Mammalian Species Sold in the South African Pet Trade

scientific article

Predictors of mammal species richness in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article

Preliminary observations suggest Common Myna prefer lipid over protein and carbohydrate foods in a pairwise choice experiment

scientific article published on 06 February 2020

Presence And Temporal Activities Of Serrated Hinged Terrapin (<i>Pelusios sinuatus</i>) And Marsh Terrapin (<i>Pelomedusa galeata</i>) In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Assessed Using Telemetry

scientific article published in 2022

Public Surveys of Rose-Ringed Parakeets,Psittacula krameri, in the Durban Metropolitan Area, South Africa

scientific article published in 2014

Public surveys of rose-ringed parakeets, Psittacula krameri, in the Durban Metropolitan area, South Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2014

Re-establishing the pecking order: Niche models reliably predict suitable habitats for the reintroduction of red-billed oxpeckers.

scientific article published on 23 February 2017

Reintroduction Failure of Captive-Bred Oribi (Ourebia ourebi)

scientific article published in April 2009

Response of zooplankton communities to altered water quality and seasonal flow changes in selected river dominated estuaries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Review of documented beak and feather disease virus cases in wild Cape parrots in South Africa during the last 20 years

article

Role of native avian frugivores in germination facilitation and potential dispersal of invasive American bramble (Rubus cuneifolius) in South Africa

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

Roost Temperature and Fidelity of Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat,Epomophorus wahlbergi, in an Urban Environment

scientific article published in 2014

Roost temperature and fidelity of Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat, Epomophorus wahlbergi, in an urban environment

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2014

Seasonal behavioural patterns of free-living rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)

scientific article published in 2005

Seasonal differences in foraging dynamics, habitat use and home range size of Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat in an urban environment

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2013

Seasonal effects on metabolism and thermoregulation abilities of the Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)

Seasonal effects on the thermoregulation of invasive rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri)

Seasonal habitat requirements of Lemon Dove (Aplopelia larvata) in coastal forest: camera-trap surveys of a reclusive species

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2017

Seasonal metabolic variation over two years in an Afrotropical passerine bird.

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

Seasonal patterns in body temperature of free-living rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)

scientific article published on 23 November 2005

Seasonal thermoregulation in the burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus).

scientific article published in November 2012

Seasonal variation in avian diversity and tolerance by migratory forest specialists of the patch-isolation gradient across a fragmented forest system

Seasonal variation in hematocrit levels of Amethyst Sunbirds (Chalcomitra amethystina) over an altitudinal gradient

Seasonal variation in metabolic rate of a medium-sized frugivore, the Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythaix)

Seasonal variation in the metabolism-temperature relation of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article

Seed dispersal by frugivores and germination of the invasive alien shrub Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C.K. Schneid. in Free State Province, South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Sex-specific indicators of landscape use by servals: Consequences of living in fragmented landscapes

scientific article published in 2015

Sitting in the sun: Nest microhabitat affects incubation temperatures in seabirds.

scientific article

Snapshot Safari: a large-scale collaborative to monitor Africa’s remarkable biodiversity

scientific article published on 29 January 2021

Spatial ecology of freshwater eels in South Africa: implications for conservation

Spatial shifts and habitat partitioning of ichthyofauna within the middle–lower region of the Pungwe Basin, Mozambique

scientific article published in 2019

Species composition, distribution and habitat types of Odonata in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and the associated conservation implications

scientific article

Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta ) habitat occupancy in a national park, hunting area and private ranch in western Zimbabwe

scholarly article by Mlamuleli Mhlanga et al published 29 November 2018 in African Journal of Ecology

Status of the Nile crocodile population in Pongolapoort Dam after river impoundment

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2017

Structure and Composition of Ankarafa Forest, Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park, Madagascar: Implications for the Frugivorous Endemic Blue-Eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)

article

Sugar Digestion Efficiencies of Gurney's Sugarbirds, Malachite Sunbirds, and Black Sunbirds ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 1997

Sugar Preferences of a Generalist Nonpasserine Flower Visitor, the African Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)

article by Mark Brown et al published October 2010 in The Auk

Sugar assimilation and digestive efficiency in Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi).

scientific article published on 13 December 2011

Sugar preference of invasive Common Mynas (Sturnus tristis)

article by S. Thobeka Gumede & Colleen T Downs published 26 October 2018 in Journal of Ornithology

Sugar preferences and digestive efficiency in an opportunistic avian nectarivore, the Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor

article by Mark Brown et al published 27 February 2010 in Journal of Ornithology

Surgical implantation of radio tags in three eel species (Anguilla spp.) in South Africa

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Surviving the Urban Jungle: Anthropogenic Threats, Wildlife-Conflicts, and Management Recommendations for African Crowned Eagles

scientific article published on 21 October 2021

Temporal changes in prey composition and biomass delivery to African Crowned Eagle nestlings in urban areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article

Testing of microsatellite multiplexes for individual identification of Cape Parrots (Poicephalus robustus): paternity testing and monitoring trade.

scientific article

The Application and Limitations of a Low-Cost UAV Platform and Open-Source Software Combination for Ecological Mapping and Monitoring

scientific article published on 06 December 2021

The Relative Abundance of Invasive House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) in an Urban Environment in South Africa is Determined by Land Use

scholarly article published October 2015

The drinking habits of the Lilian's lovebird and incidents of poisoning at waterholes

scientific article published in 2015

The effect of seed packaging on digestion and food preference by Purple-crested (Gallirex porphyreolophus) and Knysna (Tauraco corythaix) Turacos

The effects of long-term captivity on the metabolic parameters of a small Afrotropical bird.

scientific article published on 31 January 2015

The importance of microhabitat structure in maintaining forest mammal diversity in a mixed land-use mosaic

The native avian species visiting fruiting invasive Lantana camara in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Potential dispersal concerns

scientific article published in 2022

The potential effects of climate-change-associated temperature increases on the metabolic rate of a small Afrotropical bird

scientific article

The potential for birds to disperse the seeds ofAcacia cyclops, an invasive alien plant in South Africa

article

The role of avian frugivores in germination of seeds of fleshy-fruited invasive alien plants

article

The role of avian frugivores in the germination and dispersal of fleshy-fruited Ficus species in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 01 February 2022

The state of stork research globally: A systematic review

scientific article published in 2023

The status of habitat of great white and pink-backed pelicans in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a review

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2008

The sweet side of life: Nectar sugar type and concentration preference in Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

The terrestrial vertebrates of the Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique: a biogeographical perspective

Thermal acclimation in a small Afrotropical Bird.

scientific article published on 28 April 2016

Thermal variability in body temperature in an ectotherm: Are cloacal temperatures good indicators of tortoise body temperature?

article by Megan K. McMaster & Colleen T Downs published May 2013 in Journal of Thermal Biology

Thermoregulation in leopard tortoises in the Nama-Karoo: The importance of behaviour and core body temperatures

Time heals: Boosted breeding seabird populations on restored Cousine Island, Seychelles

scientific article published on 21 October 2021

Too hot to sleep? Sleep behaviour and surface body temperature of Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat.

scientific article

Tropical deforestation induces thresholds of reproductive viability and habitat suitability in Earth’s largest eagles ⬇️

journal article from 'Scientific Reports' published in 2021

Two Unsuccessful Reintroduction Attempts of Rock Hyraxes (Procavia capensis) into a Reserve in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

article

Urban roost temperatures of large-spotted-genets: The effect of anthropogenic structures

scientific article published on 2 March 2016

Use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) to survey Nile crocodile populations: A case study at Lake Nyamithi, Ndumo game reserve, South Africa

article

Using Parasitic Load to Measure the Effect of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Vervet Monkeys

scientific article published on 08 August 2018

Using a multifaceted approach to reveal avian community responses to natural and anthropogenic effects in a fragmented Southern Mistbelt Forest system, South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Using housing estates as conservation tools: A case study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published in July 2009

Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) as a potential dispersal agent for fleshy-fruited invasive alien plants: effects of handling behaviour on seed germination

article

Wax digestion by the lesser honeyguide Indicator minor

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

What costs half a year’s pay for African scholars? Open access

When and where to move: Dynamic occupancy models explain the range dynamics of a food nomadic bird under climate and land cover change

scientific article published on 11 August 2017

An impact assessment of alien invasive plants in South Africa generally dispersed by native avian species

scientific article published in 2022

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