Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
van der Merwe, M
MSc DSc(Pret) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2058
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: mvdmerwe@zoology.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The ecology, ethology, physiology and evolution of African animals; Behavioural, physiological and evolutionary ecology; and Antarctic biology
Biology of fragmented populations; Conservation planning; Conservation and restoration ecology; and Biodiversity and systematics
Reproductive biology of the cane rat
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
van der Merwe M: 2007. Discriminating between Thryonomys swinderianus and Thryonomys gregorianus. African Zoology, 42 (2) / Oct, pp 165-171.
Vivier L, van der Merwe M: 2007. The incidence of torpor in winter and summer in the Angolan free-tailed bat, Mops condylurus. African Zoology, 42 (1), pp 50-58.
Bronner GN, van der Merwe M, Njobe K: 2007. Nongeographic cranial variation in two medically important rodents from South Africa, Mastomys natalensis and Mastomys coucha. Journal of Mammalogy, 88 (5), pp 1179-1194.
van der Merwe M, Stirnemann R: 2007. Reproduction of the banana bat, Neoromicia nanus, in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, with a discussion on sperm storage and latitudinal effects on reproductive strategies. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 37 (1) / Apr, pp 53-60, Full Text
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