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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology

Biology of fragmented populations; Conservation planning Conservation and restoration ecology; and Biodiversity and systematics - Postgraduate Student Projects

Dissertations/Theses:
Herbst M: The behavioural ecology and conservation genetics of the African wildcat in the southern Kalahari (Prof MGL Mills, Prof P Bloomer)

Hofmeyr-Juritz L: The nature and rate of vocalisations by southern right whales Eubalaena australis in nearshore waters of southern Africa, and the evidence for individually distinctive calls (Dr PB Best)

Young K: Functional correlates for elephant spatial use in southern African savannas and some implications for management (Prof RJ van Aarde)

Davies AB: Termite responses to long term burning regimes in southern African savannas: patterns, processes and conservation (Dr K Parr, Prof BJ Van Rensburg)

Olivier P: An evaluation of southern africa's elephant populations as a metapopulation (Prof R van Aarde, Dr SM Ferreira)

Wolmarans R: Investigating the influence of data quality on ecological niche models for alien plant invaders (Prof BJ Van Rensburg, Dr MP Robertson)

 

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