Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
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:
Gowans S, Wursig B, Karczmarski L: 2008. The social structure and strategies of delphinids: predictions based on an ecological framework. Advances in Marine Biology, 53, pp 195-294.
Pistorius PA, Taylor FE, Bester MN, Hofmeyr GJG, Kirkman SP: 2008. Evidence for density dependent population regulation in southern elephant seals in the southern Indian Ocean. African Zoology, 43 (1), pp 75-80, Full Text
Sichilima AM, Faulkes CG, Bennett NC: 2008. Field evidence for aseasonality of reproduction and colony size in the Afrotropical giant mole-rat Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). African Zoology, 43 (2), pp 144-149.
Foord SH, Mafadza MM, Dippenaar-Schoeman AS, van Rensburg BJ: 2008. Micro-scale heterogeneity of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the Soutpansberg, South Africa: a comparative survey and inventory in representative habitats. African Zoology, 43 (2) / Oct, pp 156-174.
Jackson CR, Setsaas TH, Robertson MP, Bennett NC: 2008. Ecological variables governing habitat suitability and the distribution of the endangered Juliana's golden mole. African Zoology, 43 (2), pp 245-255.
Whitten PL, Turner TR: 2008. Ecological and reproductive variance in serum leptin in wild vervet monkeys. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 137, pp 441-448.
Clutton-Brock TH, Hodge SJ, Flower TP: 2008. Group size and the suppression of subordinate reproduction in Kalahari meerkats. Animal Behaviour, 76, pp 689-700.
Cameron EZ, Linklater WL, Stafford KJ, Minot EO: 2008. Maternal investment results in better foal condition through increased play behaviour in horses. Animal Behaviour, 76, pp 1511-1518.
Martins CM, Beyene G, Hofs J-L, Krüger K, van der Vyver C, Schlüter U, Kunert KJ: 2008. Effect of water-deficit stress on cotton plants expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin. Annals of Applied Biology, 152, pp 255-262, Full Text
Strauss K, Scharpenberg H, Crewe RM, Glahn F, Foth H, Moritz RFA: 2008. The role of the queen mandibular gland pheromone in honeybees (Apis mellifera): honest signal or suppressive agent?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 62, pp 1523-1531, Full Text
Slater K, Slater K, Cameron EZ, Turner T, du Toit JT: 2008. The influence of oestrous swellings on the grooming behaviour of chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest, Uganda. Behaviour, 145, pp 1235-1246.
Dalerum F, Somers MJ, Kunkel KE, Cameron EZ: 2008. The potential for large carnivores to act as biodiversity surrogates in southern Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17, pp 2939-2949.
Johnson SD, Nicolson SW: 2008. Evolutionary associations between nectar properties and specificity in bird pollination systems. Biology Letters, 4, pp 49-52.
Napier KR, Purchase C, McWhorter TJ, Nicolson SW, Fleming PA: 2008. The sweet life: diet sugar concentration influences paracellular glucose absorption. Biology Letters, 4, pp 530-533.
Nicolson SW, Human SW: 2008. Bees get a head start on honey production. Biology Letters, 4, pp 299-301, Full Text
Nemec P, Cvekova P, Benada O, Wielkopolska E, Olkowicz S, Turlejski K, Burda H, Bennett NC, Peichl L: 2008. The visual system in subterranean African mole-rats (Rodentia, Bathyergidae): retina, subcortical visual nuclei and primary visual cortex. Brain Research Bulletin, 75, pp 356-364.
Hart L, Bennett NC, Kalamatianos T, Oosthuizen MK, Jarvis JUM, O Riain MJ, Coen CW: 2008. Neuroanatomical investigation of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone 1 system in the seasonally breeding Cape dune mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus. Brain Research Bulletin, 77, pp 185-188.
Deuve JL, Bennett NC, Ruiz-Herrera A, Waters PD, Britton-Davidian J, Robinson TJ: 2008. Dissection of a Y-autosome translocation in Cryptomys hottentotus (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) and implications for the evolution of a meiotic sex chromosome chain. Chromosoma, 117, pp 211-217.
Deuve JL, Bennett NC, Britton-Davidian J, Robinson TJ: 2008. Chromosomal phylogeny and evolution of the African mole-rats (Bathyergidae). Chromosome Research, 16, pp 57-74.
Haim A, Elsalam Zubidat A, van Aarde RJ: 2008. Daily rhythms of body temperature and heat production of sibling Mastomys species from different ecosystems - The response to photoperiod manipulations. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151, pp 505-510, Full Text
Fornara D, du Toit JT: 2008. Responses of woody saplings exposed to chronic mammalian herbivory in an African savanna. Ecoscience, 15 (1), pp 129-135.
Fornara DA, du Toit JT: 2008. Browsing-induced effects in leaf litter quality and decomposition in a southern African savanna. Ecosystems, 11, pp 238-249.
Tshikae BP, Davis ALV, Scholtz CH: 2008. Trophic associations of a dung beetle assemblage (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a woodland savanna of Botswana. Environmental Entomology, 37 (2), pp 431-441.
Medger K, Verburgt L, Bateman PW: 2008. The influence of tail autotomy on the escape response of the Cape Dwarf Gecko, Lygodactylus capensis. Ethology, 114, pp 45-52, Full Text
Fleming PA, Xie S, Napier KR, McWhorter TJ, Nicolson SW: 2008. Nectar concentration affects sugar preferences in two Australian honeyeaters and a lorikeet. Functional Ecology, 22, pp 599-605, Full Text
Oosthuizen MK, Bennett NC, Lutermann H, Coen CW: 2008. Reproductive suppression and the seasonality of reproduction in the social Natal mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 159, pp 236-240.
Greve M, Gaston KJ, van Rensburg BJ, Chown SL: 2008. Environmental factors, regional body size distributions and spatial variation in body size of local avian assemblages. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 17, pp 514-523, Full Text
Human SW, Nicolson SW: 2008. Flower structure and nectar availability in Aloe greatheadii var. davyana: an evaluation of a winter nectar source for honeybees. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 169 (2), pp 263-269, Full Text
Ryan SJ, Starks PT, Milton K, Getz WM: 2008. Intersexual conflict and group size in Alouatta palliata: A 23-year evaluation. International Journal of Primatology, 29, pp 405-420.
Hay CT, Hay CT, Cross PC, Funston PJ: 2008. Trade-offs of predation and foraging explain sexual segregation in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Journal of Animal Ecology, 77, pp 850-858, Full Text
Owen-Smith N, Mills MGL: 2008. Predator-prey size relationships in an African large-mammal food web. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77, pp 173-183.
Hodge SJ, Manica A, Flower TP, Clutton-Brock TH: 2008. Determinants of reproductive success in dominant female meerkats. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77, pp 92-102, Full Text
Fornara DA, du Toit JT: 2008. Community-level interactions between ungulate browsers and woody plants in an African savanna dominated by palatable-spinescent Acacia trees. Journal of Arid Environments, 72, pp 534-545, Full Text
De Meyer M, Robertson MP, Peterson AT, Mansell MW: 2008. Ecological niches and potential geographic distributions of Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) and Natal fruit fly (Ceratitis rosa). Journal of Biogeography, 35, pp 270-281.
Bhagwandin A, Fuxe K, Bennett NC, Manger PR: 2008. Nuclear organization and morphology of cholinergic, putative catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurons in the brains of two species of African mole-rat. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 35, pp 371-387.
Verburgt L, Ferguson JWH, Weber T: 2008. Phonotactic response of female crickets on the Kramer treadmill: methodology, sensory and behavioural implications. Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology, 194, pp 79-96.
Köhler A, Verburgt L, Fleming PA, Nicolson SW: 2008. Changes in nectar concentration: how quickly do whitebellied sunbirds (Cinnyris talatala) adjust feeding patterns and food intake?. Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology, 178, pp 785-793.
Scantlebury M, Lovegrove BG, Jackson CR, Bennett NC, Lutermann H: 2008. Hibernation and non-shivering thermogenesis in the Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentottus longiceps). Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology, 178, pp 887-897.
De Bruyn PJN, Tosh C, Bester MN: 2008. Sexual harassment of a king penguin by an Antarctic fur seal. Journal of Ethology, 26, pp 295-297, Full Text
le Roux E, Le Roux E, Scholtz CH, Kinahan AA, Bateman PW: 2008. Pre- and post-copulatory mate selection strategies of an African dung beetle Circellium bacchus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of Insect Behavior, 21, pp 111-122.
Schmid MR, Brockmann A, Pirk CWW, Stanley DW, Tautz J: 2008. Adult honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) abandon hemocytic, but not phenoloxidase-based immunity. Journal of Insect Physiology, 54, pp 439-444, Full Text
Ellis M, Nicolson SW, Crewe RM, Dietemann V: 2008. Hygropreference and brood care in the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Journal of Insect Physiology, 54, pp 1516-1521, Full Text
Pistorius PA, Bester MN, Hofmeyr GJG, Kirkman SP, Taylor FE: 2008. Seasonal survival and the relative cost of first reproduction in adult female southern elephant seals. Journal of Mammalogy, 89 (3), pp 567-574.
Symes CT, Nicolson SW, McKechnie AE: 2008. Response of avian nectarivores to the flowering of Aloe marlothii: a nectar oasis during dry South African winters. Journal of Ornithology , 149, pp 13-22, Full Text
Steenkamp G, Ferguson JWH, Boy SC, Ferreira SM, Bester MN: 2008. Estimating exposed pulp lengths of tusks in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 79 (1), pp 25-30, Full Text
Jackson CR, Lubbe NR, Robertson MP, Setsaas TH, van der Waals JH, Bennett NC: 2008. Soil properties and the distribution of the endangered Juliana's golden mole. Journal of Zoology, 274, pp 13-17, Full Text
Kinahan AA, Kinahan AA, Bennett NC, Belton LE, Bateman PW: 2008. Do mating strategies determine genital allometry in African mole rats (Bathyergidae)?. Journal of Zoology, 274, pp 312-317, Full Text
Lutermann H, Bennett NC: 2008. Strong immune function: a benefit promoting the evolution of sociality?. Journal of Zoology, 275, pp 26-32, Full Text
Manjerovic ME, Kinahan AA, Kinahan AA, Waterman J, Bennett NC, Bateman PW: 2008. Structure and allometry of genitalia in males and females of a social African ground squirrel with high polygynandry. Journal of Zoology, 275, pp 375-380, Full Text
Sichilima AM, Bennett NC, Faulkes CG, le Comber SC: 2008. Evolution of African mole-rat sociality: burrow architecture, rainfall and foraging in colonies of the cooperatively breeding Fukomys mechowii. Journal of Zoology, 275, pp 276-282, Full Text
Marker LL, Dickman AJ, Mills MGL, Jeo RM, Macdonald DW: 2008. Spatial ecology of cheetahs on north-central Namibian farmlands. Journal of Zoology, 274, pp 226-238, Full Text
Kabat AP, Blackburn TM, Mckechnie AE, Butler PJ: 2008. Phylogenetic analysis of the allometric scaling of therapeutic regimes for birds. Journal of Zoology, 275, pp 359-367, Full Text
Viljoen JJ, Ganswindt A, Palme R, Reynecke HC, du Toit JT, Langbauer WR: 2008. Measurement of concentrations of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in free-ranging African elephants within the Kruger National Park. Koedoe, 50 (1), pp 18-21, Full Text
Tosh C, De Bruyn PJN, Bester MN: 2008. Preliminary analysis of the social structure of killer whales, Orcinus orca, at subantarctic Marion Island. Marine Mammal Science, 24 (4), pp 929-940.
Best PB: 2008. Nineteenth-century evidence for the Golfo de Panama as a migratory destination for southern humpback whales, including the first mention of singing. Marine Mammal Science, 24 (3), pp 737-742, Full Text
Flach L, Flach PA, Chiarello AG: 2008. Aspects of behavioral ecology of Sotalia guianensis in Sepetiba Bay, southeast Brazil. Marine Mammal Science, 24 (3), pp 503-515, Full Text
Spong G, Hodge SJ, Young AJ, Clutton-Brock TH: 2008. Factors affecting the reproductive success of dominant male meerkats. Molecular Ecology, 17, pp 2287-2299, Full Text
Oosthuizen MK, Bennett NC, Coen CW: 2008. An immunohistochemical study of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone 1 system in solitary Cape mole-rats, Georychus capensis, and social Natal mole-rats, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis. Neuroscience, 157, pp 164-173.
Harris GM, Russell GJ, van Aarde RJ, Pimm SL: 2008. Rules of habitat use by elephants Loxodonta africana in southern Africa. Oryx, 42 (1) / Jan, pp 66-75.
Symes CT, Symes CT, Perrin MR: 2008. The habitat and associated bird assemblages of the Grey-head parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Ostrich, 79 (1) / Apr, pp 9-22.
Köhler A, Verburgt L, Nicolson SW: 2008. Nectar intake of white-bellied sunbirds (Cinnyris talatala): can meal size be inferred from feeding duration?. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 81 (5), pp 682-687, Full Text
Kotze J, Bennett NC, Scantlebury M: 2008. The energetics of huddling in two species of mole-rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Physiology & Behavior, 93, pp 215-221, Full Text
Scantlebury M, Waterman J, Bennett NC: 2008. Alternative reproductive tactics in male Cape ground squirrels Xerus inauris. Physiology & Behavior, 94, pp 359-367.
Roxburgh L, Roxburgh L, Nicolson SW: 2008. Differential dispersal and survival of an African mistletoe: does host size matter?. Plant Ecology, 195, pp 21-31.
Antunes A, Troyer JL, Roelke ME, Pecon-Slattery J, Packer C, Winterbach C, Winterbach H, Hemson G, Frank L, Stander P, Siefert L, Driciru M, Funston PJ, Alexander KA, Prager KC, Mills MGL, Wildt D, Bush M, Obrien SJ, Johnson WE: 2008. The evolutionary dynamics of the lion Panthera leo revealed by host and viral population genomics. PLoS Genetics, 4 (11), pp 1-11.
Makhado AB, Bester MN, Kirkman SP, Pistorius PA, Ferguson JWH, Klages NTW: 2008. Prey to the Antarctic fur seal< I>Arctocephalus gazella at Marion Island. Polar Biology, 31, pp 575-581, Full Text
Setsaas TH, Bester MN, van Niekerk JH, Roux JP, Hofmeyr GJG: 2008. Dispersion during the moult haulout of southern elephant seals at the Courbet Peninsula, Iles Kerguelen. Polar Biology, 31, pp 249-253.
Bester MN, de Clerq H, Hofmeyr GJG, De Bruyn PJN: 2008. Leucistic southern elephant seal at Marion island?. Polar Biology, 31, pp 255-257.
Ferreira JM, De Oliveira LR, Wynen LP, Bester MN, Guinet C, Moraes-Barros N, Martins FM, Meulbert MMC, Moreno IB, Siciliano S, Ott PH, Morgante JS: 2008. Multiple origins of vagrant Subantarctic fur seals: a long journey to the Brazilian coast detected by molecular markers. Polar Biology, 31, pp 303-308, Full Text
Getz WM, Saltz D: 2008. A framework for generating and analyzing movement paths on ecological landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105 (49), pp 19066-19071.
Wittemyer G, Polansky L, Douglas-Hamilton I, Getz WM: 2008. Disentangling the effects of forage, social rank, and risk on movement autocorrelation of elephants using Fourier and wavelet analyses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105 (49), pp 19108-19113.
Cameron EZ, Lemons P, Bateman PW, Bennett NC: 2008. Experimental alteration of litter sex ratios in a mammal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 275, pp 323-327.
Symes CT, Nicolson SW: 2008. Production of copious dilute nectar in the bird-pollinated African succulent Aloe marlothii (Asphodelaceae). South African Journal of Botany, 74, pp 598-605.
De Bruyn PJN, Tosh CA, Oosthuizen WC, Phalanndwa MV, Bester MN: 2008. Temporary marking of unweaned southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina L.) pups. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 38 (2), pp 133-137, Full Text
Dalerum F, Lange H, Skarpe C, Rooke T, Inga B, Bateman PW: 2008. Foraging competition, vigilance and group size in two species of gregarious antelope. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 38 (2) / Oct, pp 138-145, Full Text
Viljoen JJ, Viljoen JJ, Ganswindt A, du Toit JT, Langbauer WR: 2008. Translocation stress and faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in free-ranging African savanna elephants. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 38 (2) / Oct, pp 146-152, Full Text
Bennett NC: 2008. The Mammal Research Institute 1966-2006. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 63 (1), pp 53-60.
Basile R, Pirk CWW, Tautz J: 2008. Trophallactic activities in the honeybee brood nest - Heaters get supplied with high performance fuel. Zoology, 111, pp 433-441.
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