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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology

Chimimba, CT

BSc(Malawi) MSc(Western Australia) PhD(Pret) - Professor

NRF Rating: C2

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 420 2752
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: ctchimimba@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:

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

Russo IM, Chimimba CT, Bloomer P: 2010. Bioregion heterogeneity correlates with extensive mitochondrial DNA diversity in the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa - evidence for a species complex. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10, p. 307, Full Text

Medger K, Chimimba CT, Bennett NC: 2010. Seasonal reproduction in the female spiny mouse from South Africa. Journal of Zoology, 282, pp 163-170.

 

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