Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Pirk, CWW
Senior Lecturer
NRF Rating: Y1
Contact Details
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 4204616
E-mail address: christian.pirk@up.ac.za
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Strauss U, Human H, Crewe RM, Pirk CWW: 2010. The first report of storage mites, Catoglyphus hughesi (Acaridae) on laboratory-reared Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in South Africa. African Entomology, 18 (2), pp 379-382, Full Text
Phiancharoen M, Pirk CWW, Radloff SE, Hepburn R: 2010. Clinal nature of the frequencies of ovarioles and spermathecae in Cape worker honeybees, Apis mellifera capensis. Apidologie, 41, pp 129-134, Full Text
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
Yang M-X, Ken T, Radloff SE, Pirk CWW, Hepburn HR: 2010. Hetero-specific queen retinue behavior of worker bees in mixed-species colonies of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. Apidologie, 41, pp 54-61, Full Text
Zheng H-Q, Dietemann V, Crewe RM, Hepburn HR, Hu F-L, Yang M-X, Pirk CWW: 2010. Pheromonal predisposition to social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis. Behavioral Ecology, 21, pp 1221-1226.
Tan K, Wang Z-W, Li H, Yang M-X, Pirk CWW, Hepburn HR, Radloff SE: 2010. Responses of queenright and queenless workers of Apis cerana to 9-keto-e(E)-decenoic acid, a pheromonal constituent of the mandibular gland. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36, pp 966-968, Full Text
Yusuf AA, Pirk CWW, Crewe RM, Njagi PGN, Gordon I, Torto B: 2010. Nestmate recognition and the role of cuticular hydrocarbons in the African termite raiding ant Pachycondyla analis. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36, pp 441-448.
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
Research and technical/policy output for clients:
Human H, Pirk CWW: Technical Report: 2010. Honey bee diseases, Part 1. For: South African Honey Council (SAHC).
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