Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Nicolson, SW
BSc(Hons)(Auck) PhD(Camb) - Professor and Head
NRF Rating: B2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3233
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: swnicolson@zoology.up.ac.za
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:
Sande SO, Crewe RM, Raina SK, Nicolson SW, Gordon IJ: 2009. Proximity to a forest leads to higher honey yield: Another reason to conserve. Biological Conservation, 142, pp 2703-2709.
Leseigneur C, Nicolson SW: 2009. Nectar concentration preferences and sugar intake in the white-bellied sunbird,Cinnyris talatala (Nectariniidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology, 179, pp 673-679.
Nicolson SW: 2009. Water homeostasis in bees, with the emphasis on sociality. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212, pp 429-434, Full Text
Symes CT, Human H, Nicolson SW: 2009. Appearances can be deceiving: Pollination in two sympatric winter-floweringAloe species. South African Journal of Botany, 75, pp 668-674, Full Text
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