Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Bennett, NC
BSc(Hons)(Bristol) PhD(Cape Town) - Professor
NRF Rating: A2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2538
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: nigel.bennett@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:
Chimimba CT, Sichilima AM, Faulkes CG, Bennett NC: 2010. Ontogenetic variation and craniometric sexual dimorphism in the social giant mole-rat, Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae), from Zambia. African Zoology, 45 (2), pp 160-176, Full Text
Faulkes CG, Mgode GF, le Comber SC, Bennett NC: 2010. Cladogenesis and endemism in Tanzanian mole-rats, genus Fukomys: (Rodentia: Bathyergidae): a role for tectonics?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 100, pp 337-352.
Asher RJ, Maree S, Bronner GN, Bennett NC, Bloomer P, Czechowski P, Meyer M, Hofreiter M: 2010. A phylogenetic estimate for golden moles (Mammalia, Afrotheria, Chrysochloridae). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10 (69), pp 1-13, Full Text
Oosthuizen MK, Bennett NC, Cooper HM: 2010. Photic induction of Fos in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of African mole-rats: Responses to increasing irradiance. Chronobiology International, 27 (8), pp 1532-1545, Full Text
Young AJ, Bennett NC: 2010. Morphological divergence of breeders and helpers in wild Damaraland mole-rat societies. Evolution, 64 (11), pp 3190-3197.
Young AJ, Oosthuizen MK, Lutermann H, Bennett NC: 2010. Physiological suppression eases in Damaraland mole-rat societies when ecological constraints on dispersal are relaxed. Hormones and Behavior, 57, pp 177-183, Full Text
Kalamatianos T, Faulkes CG, Oosthuizen MK, Poorun R, Bennett NC, Coen CW: 2010. Telencephalic binding sites for oxytocin and social organization: A comparative study of eusocial naked mole-rats and solitary Cape mole-rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 518, pp 1792-1813.
Oosthuizen MK, Viljoen H, Bennett NC: 2010. Effects of season and social status on gonadal function in social Natal mole-rats. Journal of Mammalogy, 91 (2), pp 429-436.
Kotze SH, van der Merwe EL, Bennett NC, O Riain MJ: 2010. The comparative anatomy of the abdominal gastrointestinal tract of six species of African mole-rat (Bathyergidae). Journal of Morphology, 271, pp 50-60.
Bennett NC, van Sandwyk J, Lutermann H: 2010. The pattern of ovulation in Ansell's mole-rat: phylogenetic or ecological constraints?. Journal of Zoology, 281, pp 66-73, Full Text
Faulkes CG, Sichilima AM, van Sandwyk J, Lutermann H, Bennett NC: 2010. Control of ovulation in female giant mole-ratsFukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae), and phylogenetic trends within the family. Journal of Zoology, 282, pp 64-74.
Medger K, Chimimba CT, Bennett NC: 2010. Seasonal reproduction in the female spiny mouse from South Africa. Journal of Zoology, 282, pp 163-170.
Nice PA, Fleming PA, Bennett NC, Bateman PW, Millar DW: 2010. Exposure to non-kin females rapidly affects testicular morphology in non-reproductive male Damaraland mole-rats. Journal of Zoology, 282, pp 84-90.
Scantlebury M, Krackow S, Pillay N, Bennett NC, Schradin C: 2010. Basking is affected by season and influences oxygen consumption in desert-living striped mice. Journal of Zoology, 281, pp 132-139.
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