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Histological description of generation glands and their functional relationship to the shedding cycle in cordylid lizards
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Specialized skin scales (generation glands) and undifferentiated skin scales were
compared in three species of cordylid lizard, viz. Cordy/us cordy/us, Pseudocordy/us
micro/epidotus and P. capensis. ...
Phytogeography of Namibia : a taxon approach to the spermatophyte flora
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two key attributes of biodiversity, species richness and endemism are documented, analysed and
mapped for the indigenous spermatophyte plant taxa of Namibia. A provisional diversity map is
presented ...
The influence of different management practices on soil faunal activity in vineyard soils
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Food demands for the ever-increasing human population is increasing the
pressure on the agricultural sector to produce more food. In order to satisfy these
demands, farmers are turning to chemical ...
A palynological study of selected American members of Oxalis L.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Oxalis L. has two centres of diversity, one in South-Central America and the other in
southern Africa. Previous palynological studies of southern Africa Oxalis revealed
four main pollen types, namely ...
Vitale bodem als basis voor een duurzaam bodembeheer
(AOSIS Publishing, 2006)
In the past decades, soils in South Africa as well as The Netherlands have become increasingly
deteriorated as a result of chemical and physical factors. Soil contamination, acidification, desiccation and
erosion have ...
The geometric tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) in a fragmented habitat along a national highway : status and mitigation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus, found in the Western Cape, South
Africa, is one of the world's rarest tortoises. At present, it is only known from five
isolated geographical areas, one ...
The molecular evolution of the spiral-horned antelope (Mammalia: Tragelaphini)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The evolutionary history of the African tribe Tragelaphini (spiral-horn antelope)
is controversial. Past phylogenetic relationships among species were based
on morphology or limited fossil evidence and ...
First finding of the parasitic fungus Hesperomyces virescens (Laboulbeniales) on native and invasive ladybirds (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in South Africa
(EDP Sciences, 2016)
Hesperomyces virescens is a fungal ectoparasite (Laboulbeniales) that infects adult ladybirds. Research has recently focused on this parasite due to the discovery of its prevalence on the globally invasive harlequin ladybird ...
Physiological and metabolic factors determining nitrogen use efficiency of tomato seedlings grown with elevated dissolved inorganic carbon and different nitrogen sources
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine (l) the influence of elevated dissolved inorganic carbon
(DIC) on the nitrogen use efficiencies (NUE) of tomato seedlings grown with different nitrogen
sources, ...
Molecular genetics of Rhabdomys subspecies boundaries : phylogeography of mitochondrial lineages and chromosomal fluorescence in situ hybridization
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The geographic genetic population structure and evolutionary history of the African
four-striped mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio, was investigated using mitochondrial
(mtDNA) cytochrome b gene (1140 bp) and ...