Faculty of Natural and Agricultural 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:
Biology of fragmented populations; Conservation planning Conservation and restoration ecology; and Biodiversity and systematics
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:
Kohler A, Verburgt L, Leseigneur CDC, Nicolson SW: 2010. Dilute bird nectars: viscosity constrains food intake by licking in a sunbird. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory integrative and Comparative Physiology, 299, pp R1068-R1074.
Pirk CWW, Boodhoo C, Human H, Nicolson SW: 2010. The importance of protein type and protein to carbohydrate ratio for survival and ovarian activation of caged honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata). Apidologie, 41, pp 62-72, Full Text
Kohler A, Verburgt L, McWhorter TJ, Nicolson SW: 2010. Energy management on a nectar diet: can sunbirds meet the challenges of low temperature and dilute food?. Functional Ecology, 24, pp 1241-1251, Full Text
Carvalheiro LG, Seymour CL, Veldtman R, Nicolson SW: 2010. Pollination services decline with distance from natural habitat even in biodiversity-rich areas. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47, pp 810-820.
Purchase C, Fleming PA, Nicolson SW: 2010. Added salt helps sunbirds and honeyeaters maintain energy balance on extremely dilute nectar diets. Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology, 180, pp 1227-1234.
Altaye SZ, Pirk CWW, Crewe RM, Nicolson SW: 2010. Convergence of carbohydrate-biased intake targets in caged worker honeybees fed different protein sources. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, pp 3311-3318, Full Text
Ellis MB, Nicolson SW, Crewe RM, Dietemann V: 2010. Brood comb as a humidity buffer in honeybee nests. Naturwissenschaften, 97, pp 429-433.
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