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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology

Best, PB

MA PhD(Cantab) - Extraordinary Professor

NRF Rating: B1

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Telephone number: 021 481 3800
Fax number: 021 481 3993
E-mail address: pbest@iziko.org.za

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Samaai T, Best PB, Gibbons MJ: 2005. The taxonomic status of common dolphins Delphinus spp. in South African waters. African Journal of Marine Science, 27 (2), pp 449-458.

Reeb D, Duffield M, Best PB: 2005. Evidence of post-natal ecdysis in southern right whales, Eubalaena australis. Journal of Mammalogy, 86 (1), pp 131-138.

Best PB, Reeb D, Rew MB, Palsboll P, Schaeff C, Brandao A: 2005. Biopsying southern right whales: Their reactions and effects on reproduction. Journal of Wildlife Management, 69 (3), pp 1171-1180.

Cassens I, van Waerebeek K, Best PB, Tzika A, Von Helden A, Crespo EA, Milinkovitch MC: 2005. Evidence for male dispersal along the coasts but no migration in pelagic waters in dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). Molecular Ecology, 14, pp 107-121.

Kaliszewska ZA, Seger J, Rowntree J, Barco SG, Benegas R, Best PB, Brown MW, Brownell RL, Carribero A, Harcourt R, Knowlton AR, Marshall-Tilas K, Patenaude NJ, Rivarola M, Schaeff CM, Sironi M, Smith WA, Yamada T: 2005. Population histories of right whales (Cetacea:Eubalaena) inferred from mitochondrial sequence diversities and divergences of their whale lice (Amphipoda:Cyamus). Molecular Ecology, 14, pp 3439-3456.

 

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