African Zoology, Volume 50, Issue 4 (2015)

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Movement behaviour of alien largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in the estuarine headwater region of the Kowie River, South Africa
Taryn S Murray, Mandla L Magoro, Alan K Whitfield & Paul D Cowley
Pages: 263-271
Published online: 09 Oct 2015
AbstractforMovement behaviour of alien largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in the estuarine headwater region of the Kowie River, South Africa | References | PDF (799.3 KB)
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Trophic relationships of hake (Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus) and sharks (Centrophorus squamosus, Deania calcea and D. profundorum) in the Northern (Namibia) Benguela Current region
Johannes A Iitembu & Nicole B Richoux
Pages: 273-279
Published online: 29 Oct 2015
AbstractforTrophic relationships of hake (Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus) and sharks (Centrophorus squamosus, Deania calcea and D. profundorum) in the Northern (Namibia) Benguela Current region | References | PDF (534.9 KB)
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Effects of a fast-burning spring fire on the ground-dwelling spider assemblages (Arachnida: Araneae) in a central South African grassland habitat
Charles R Haddad, Stefan H Foord, René Fourie & Anna S Dippenaar-Schoeman
Pages: 281-292
Published online: 16 Dec 2015
AbstractforEffects of a fast-burning spring fire on the ground-dwelling spider assemblages (Arachnida: Araneae) in a central South African grassland habitat | References | PDF (696.8 KB)
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Digestive efficiency of indigenous and invasive avian species fed fruit of invasive alien plants in South Africa
Vuyisile Thabethe, Amy-Leigh Wilson, Lorinda A Hart & Colleen T Downs
Pages: 293-297
Published online: 16 Dec 2015
AbstractforDigestive efficiency of indigenous and invasive avian species fed fruit of invasive alien plants in South Africa | References | PDF (271.7 KB)
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Nesting ecology of Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca in north-eastern Algeria
Aicha Fouzari, Farrah Samraoui, Ahmed H Alfarhan & Boudjéma Samraoui
Pages: 299-305
Published online: 16 Dec 2015
AbstractforNesting ecology of Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca in north-eastern Algeria | References | PDF (752.3 KB)
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The role of waterbirds in the dispersal of freshwater cladocera and bryozoa in southern Africa
Chevonne Reynolds & Graeme S Cumming
Pages: 307-311
Published online: 16 Dec 2015
AbstractforThe role of waterbirds in the dispersal of freshwater cladocera and bryozoa in southern Africa | References | PDF (671.9 KB)
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Feeding rank in the Derby eland: lessons for management
Pavla Jůnková Vymyslická, Karolína Brandlová, Kateřina Hozdecká, Magdalena Žáčková & Pavla Hejcmanová
Pages: 313-320
Published online: 16 Dec 2015
AbstractforFeeding rank in the Derby eland: lessons for management | References | PDF (785 KB)
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Digestive parameters and energy assimilation of Cape porcupine on economically important crops
Kerushka R Pillay, Amy-Leigh Wilson, Tharmalingam Ramesh & Colleen T Downs
Pages: 321-326
Published online: 16 Dec 2015
AbstractforDigestive parameters and energy assimilation of Cape porcupine on economically important crops | References | PDF (445.9 KB)
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Short Communications

Rapid Communication
Evolutionary retention of defensive lateral pedal glands in the smallest siphonariid limpet (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)
Shirley C Pinchuck, Brian R Allanson & Alan N Hodgson
Pages: 327-330
Published online: 26 Nov 2015
AbstractforEvolutionary retention of defensive lateral pedal glands in the smallest siphonariid limpet (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) | References | PDF (11.5 MB)
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Concurrent pregnancy and lactation in wild giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Francois Deacon, Pierre J Nel & Fred B Bercovitch
Pages: 331-334
Published online: 30 Nov 2015
AbstractforConcurrent pregnancy and lactation in wild giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Eulogies

Obituary
Neil Fairall (29 March 1936–25 May 2015): mentor, colleague, friend
Peter Lloyd
Page: 335
Published online: 16 Dec 2015
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