• Operative temperature dataset in areas with native and invasive vegetation 

  Garcia, Raquel A.; Morran, Ella E.; Clusella-Trullas, Susana

  Operative temperature data collected in both “native areas” (native renosterveld vegetation) and “invaded areas” (native renosterveld vegetation areas invaded by alien trees, mainly Acacia saligna). The data were collected ...

• Niche overlap and dietary resource partitioning in an African large carnivore guild 

  Vogel, J.T.; Somers, M.J.; Venter, J.A. (2019)

  Understanding and quantifying a large carnivores' feeding behaviour is a key component in determining its functional significance in an ecosystem, both in terms of its top-down influence on prey species, but also its ...

• Invasive toads adopt marked capital breeding when introduced to a cooler, more seasonal environment 

  Vimercati, G.; Davies, S.J.; Measey, J. (2019)

  Amphibians from cold and seasonal environments show marked capital breeding and sustained resource allocation to growth when compared with conspecifics from warmer, less seasonal environments. Capital breeding fuels ...

• The effect of oxygen limitation on a xylophagous insect's heat tolerance is influenced by life-stage through variation in aerobic scope and respiratory anatomy 

  Javal, M.; Thomas, S.; Lehmann, P.; Barton, M.G.; Conlong, D.E.; Du Plessis, A.; Terblanche, J.S. (2019)

  Temperature has a profound impact on insect fitness and performance via metabolic, enzymatic or chemical reaction rate effects. However, oxygen availability can interact with these thermal responses in complex and often ...

• The historical distribution of megaherbivores does not determine the distribution of megafaunal fruit in southern Africa 

  Bunney, K.; Robertson, M.; Bond, W. (2019)

  Large specialized fruit (megafaunal fruit) have evolved alongside megaherbivores to take advantage of their unparalleled seed dispersal service. Megaherbivores were widespread and abundant in the Pleistocene but due to ...

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