African Zoology, Volume 48, Issue 1 (2013)

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Integrating research with management: the case of Katavi National Park, Tanzania
T. Caro, M. Elisa, J. Gara, D. Kadomo, A. Martin, D. Mushi & C. Timbuka
Pages: 1-12
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforIntegrating research with management: the case of Katavi National Park, Tanzania | References | PDF (506.3 KB)
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New status for two African giant forest shrews, Crocidura goliath goliath and C. goliath nimbasilvanus (Mammalia: Soricomorpha), based on molecular and geometic morphometric analyses
F. Jacquet, R. Hutterer, V. Nicolas, J. Decher, M. Colyn, A. Couloux & C. Denys
Pages: 13-29
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforNew status for two African giant forest shrews, Crocidura goliath goliath and C. goliath nimbasilvanus (Mammalia: Soricomorpha), based on molecular and geometic morphometric analyses | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Residency and small-scale movement behaviour of three endemic sparid fishes in their shallow rocky subtidal nursery habitat, South Africa
Peter A. Watt-Pringle, Paul D. Cowley & Albrecht Götz
Pages: 30-38
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforResidency and small-scale movement behaviour of three endemic sparid fishes in their shallow rocky subtidal nursery habitat, South Africa | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Foraging at wastewater treatment works increases the potential for metal accumulation in an urban adapter, the banana bat (Neoromicia nana)
S. Naidoo, D. Vosloo & M. C. Schoeman
Pages: 39-55
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforForaging at wastewater treatment works increases the potential for metal accumulation in an urban adapter, the banana bat (Neoromicia nana) | References | PDF (1 MB)
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A case of natural queen succession in a captive colony of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber
L. A. van der Westhuizen, J. U. M. Jarvis & N. C. Bennett
Pages: 56-63
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforA case of natural queen succession in a captive colony of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber | References | PDF (418.3 KB)
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Polystomatidae (Monogenea) of southern African Anura: Polystoma channingi n.sp. parasitic in two closely related Cacosternum species
Louis H. du Preez
Pages: 64-71
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforPolystomatidae (Monogenea) of southern African Anura: Polystoma channingi n.sp. parasitic in two closely related Cacosternum species | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Seasonal and daily activity patterns of leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis Bell, 1828) on farmland in the Nama-Karoo, South Africa
M. K. McMaster & C. T. Downs
Pages: 72-83
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforSeasonal and daily activity patterns of leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis Bell, 1828) on farmland in the Nama-Karoo, South Africa | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Rules of attraction: the role of bait in small mammal sampling at high altitude in South Africa
Armand D. Kok, Daniel M. Parker & Nigel P. Barker
Pages: 84-95
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforRules of attraction: the role of bait in small mammal sampling at high altitude in South Africa | References | PDF (665.9 KB)
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Chromosomal rearrangements occurred repeatedly and independently during species diversification in Malagasy geckos, genus Paroedura
Gennaro Aprea, Franco Andreone, Domenico Fulgione, Agnese Petraccioli & Gaetano Odierna
Pages: 96-108
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforChromosomal rearrangements occurred repeatedly and independently during species diversification in Malagasy geckos, genus Paroedura | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Is a reduction in the individual vigilance of mothers a key evolutionary driver of group formation in white rhinos?
Adrian M. Shrader, Julie F. Post, Nicole Hagenah & Philip W. Bateman
Pages: 109-114
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforIs a reduction in the individual vigilance of mothers a key evolutionary driver of group formation in white rhinos? | References | PDF (253.6 KB)
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Patterns of egg deposition and egg development in the catsharks Poroderma pantherinum and Haploblepharus pictus
C. Pretorius & C. L. Griffiths
Pages: 115-124
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforPatterns of egg deposition and egg development in the catsharks Poroderma pantherinum and Haploblepharus pictus | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Stable Pleistocene-era populations of Chaerephon pumilus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in southeastern Africa do not use different echolocation calls
Theshnie Naidoo, M. Corrie Schoeman, Peter J. Taylor, Steven M. Goodman & Jennifer M. Lamb
Pages: 125-142
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforStable Pleistocene-era populations of Chaerephon pumilus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in southeastern Africa do not use different echolocation calls | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Faecal progestagen profiles in wild southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
A. C. van der Goot, F. Dalerum, A. Ganswindt, G. B. Martin, R. P. Millar & M. C. J. Paris
Pages: 143-151
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforFaecal progestagen profiles in wild southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Competing seed consumers drive the evolution of scatter-hoarding: Why rodents do not put all their seeds in one larder
Ursina D. Rusch, Jeremy J. Midgley & Bruce Anderson
Pages: 152-158
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforCompeting seed consumers drive the evolution of scatter-hoarding: Why rodents do not put all their seeds in one larder | References | PDF (717.2 KB)
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Short communications

Interspecific variation in the distribution of ungulates relative to human infrastructure surrounding Amboseli National Park
Marian Howe, Moses M. Okello & Jeremy M. Davis
Pages: 159-166
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforInterspecific variation in the distribution of ungulates relative to human infrastructure surrounding Amboseli National Park | References | PDF (791.9 KB)
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Environmental conditions during mass mortalities of the ascidian Pyura stolonifera (Heller) in the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected area
Nicholas Hanekom
Pages: 167-172
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforEnvironmental conditions during mass mortalities of the ascidian Pyura stolonifera (Heller) in the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected area | References | PDF (318.1 KB)
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No effects of huddling on core body temperature in rock hyrax, Procavia capensis
C. T. Downs, K. Wimberger & A. L. Wilson
Pages: 173-176
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforNo effects of huddling on core body temperature in rock hyrax, Procavia capensis | References | PDF (371.9 KB)
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New evidence for a South Atlantic stock of humpback whales wintering on the Northwest African continental shelf
Koen Van Waerebeek, Abdoulaye Djiba, Jens-Otto Krakstad, Abdellahi Samba Ould Bilal, Idrissa L. Bamy, Amadeu Almeida & Ebou Mass Mbye
Pages: 177-186
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforNew evidence for a South Atlantic stock of humpback whales wintering on the Northwest African continental shelf | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Determining the most suitable method of otolith preparation for estimating the age of tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus in the Pongolapoort Dam, South Africa
M. Soekoe, F. H. van der Bank & N. J. Smit
Pages: 187-192
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforDetermining the most suitable method of otolith preparation for estimating the age of tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus in the Pongolapoort Dam, South Africa | References | PDF (892 KB)
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The long-lived queen: reproduction and longevity in female eusocial Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis)
Christina M. Schmidt, Jennifer U. M. Jarvis & Nigel C. Bennett
Pages: 193-196
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
AbstractforThe long-lived queen: reproduction and longevity in female eusocial Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis) | References | PDF (218.6 KB)
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Obituary

Obituary
Philip Anthony Richard Hockey
‘Education is what is left when what has been learnt has been forgotten’
Rob M. Little & Peter G. Ryan
Pages: 197-198
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
CitationforPhilip Anthony Richard Hockey | PDF (285.4 KB)
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Book review

Book Review
Southern African Sea Life: A Guide for Young Explorers
Laura Blamey
Page: 199
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
CitationforSouthern African Sea Life: A Guide for Young Explorers | PDF (362.6 KB)
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