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Reproductive photoresponsiveness in male spiny mice from South Africa
(Zoological Society of London, 2012)Many seasonally breeding mammals use changes in photoperiod as a reliable cue to time reproduction. Photoperiodic timing assists an animal in predicting annual environmental changes in its habitat and therefore, enables ... -
Seasonal changes in reproductive development in male spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus) from South Africa
(Elsevier, 2012)Seasonal reproduction is a common characteristic of many small mammals which inhabit seasonal environments in temperate regions, the sub-tropics as well as the tropics. It is important for an animal to reproduce during ... -
Seasonal reproduction in the eastern rock elephant-shrew: Influenced by rainfall and ambient temperature?
(Zoological Society of London, 2012)Because environmental conditions vary seasonally in most regions, many small mammals reproduce at a specific time of the year to maximize their reproductive success. In the tropics and subtropics, the breeding season is ... -
Seasonal reproduction in the female spiny mouse from South Africa
(The Zoological Society of London, 2010)Many mammal species reproduce seasonally because of annual fluctuations in temperature, rainfall and photoperiod in often nutritionally challenging habitats. The reproductive biology of many small southern African mammals ... -
Spatio-temporal separation between lions and leopards in the Kruger National Park and the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa.
(Elsevier B.V., 2015)Understanding of the underlying processes that drive coexistence among apex predators is of great importance to landscape managers overseeing their persistence. Two pressing questions stand out. These questions relate ... -
Trophic interrelationships between the exotic Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus and indigenous tilapiine cichlids in a subtropical African river system (Limpopo River, South Africa)
(Springer, 2011)The stable isotope ratio and seasonal changes in diet of two indigenous (Oreochromis mossambicus, Tilapia rendalli) and one exotic (Oreochromis niloticus) tilapiine cichlids in the subtropical Limpopo River, South ... -
Trophic overlap between fish and riparian spiders: potential impacts of an invasive fish on terrestrial consumers
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2016)Studies on resource sharing and partitioning generally consider species that occur in the same habitat. However, subsidies between linked habitats, such as streams and riparian zones, create potential for competition between ... -
The tusked king cricket, Libanasidus vittatus (Kirby, 1899) (Anostostomatidae), from South Africa: morphological and molecular evidence suggest two cryptic species
(Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009)An evaluation of genetic structuring and morphometric variation within tusked king crickets, Libanasidus vittatus (Kirby, 1899), from South Africa suggests two main population assemblages. Maximum likelihood (ML), Parsimony, ... -
Untangling the roles of fire, grazing and rainfall on small mammal communities in grassland ecosystems
(Springer-Verlag, 2007-09-11)In grassland systems across the globe, ecologists have been attempting to understand the complex role of fire, grazing and rainfall in creating habitat heterogeneity and the consequences of anthropogenic control of these ...