Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
du Toit, JT
BSc(Hons)(Cape Town) PhD(Witwatersrand) - Extraordinary Professor
NRF Rating: B3
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Research Interests:
The ecology, ethology, physiology and evolution of African animals; Behavioural, physiological and evolutionary ecology; and Antarctic biology
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Cameron EZ, du Toit JT: 2007. Winning by a neck: Tall giraffes avoid competing with shorter browsers. American Naturalist, 169, pp 130-135.
Fornara D, du Toit JT: 2007. Browsing lawns? Responses of Acacia nigrescens to ungulate browsing in an African savanna. Ecology, 88, pp 200-209.
Buettner UK, Davies-Mostert HT, du Toit JT, Mills MGL: 2007. Factors affecting juvenile survival in African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Journal of Zoology, 272, pp 10-19.
Moe SR, Rutina LP, du Toit JT: 2007. Trade-off between resource seasonality and predation risk explains reproductive chronology in impala. Journal of Zoology, 273, pp 237-243.
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