Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Robertson, MP
BSc (Hons) PhD - Senior Lecturer
NRF Rating: Y2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 4396
Fax number: 012 420 3210
E-mail address: mrobertson@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
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Roura-Pascual N, Richardson DM, Krug RM, Brown A, Chapman RA, Forsyth GG, le Maitre D, Robertson MP, Stafford L, van Wilgen BW, Wannenburgh A, Wessels N: 2009. Ecology and management of alien plant invasions in South African fynbos: accommodating key complexities in objective decision making. Biological Conservation, 142, pp 1595-1604, Full Text
Coetzee BWT, Robertson MP, Erasmus BFN, Van Rensburg BJ, Thuiller W: 2009. Ensemble models predict Important Bird Areas in southern Africa will become less effective for conserving endemic birds under climate change. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 18, pp 701-710.
Jackson CR, Setsaas TH, Robertson MP, Scantlebury M, Bennett NC: 2009. Insights into torpor and behavioural thermoregulation of the endangered Juliana's golden mole. Journal of Zoology, 278, pp 299-307.
Van Rensburg BJ, Peacock DS, Robertson MP: 2009. Biotic homogenization and alien bird species along an urban gradient in South Africa. Landscape and Urban Planning, 92, pp 233-241, Full Text
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