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
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:
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.
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.
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
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
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
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