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Dispersal and coastal geomorphology limit potential for mangrove range expansion under climate change
(Wiley, 2022)Latitudinal range limits for mangroves on high-energy, wave-dominated coasts are controlled by geomorphological features and estuarine dynamics. Mangroves reach a southern global range limit along the South African ... -
Dispersal and coastal geomorphology limit potential for mangrove range expansion under climate change
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022)Latitudinal range limits for mangroves on high-energy, wave-dominated coasts are controlled by geomorphological features and estuarine dynamics. Mangroves reach a southern global range limit along the South African coastline, ... -
Dispersal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 lineages during the first epidemic wave in New York City
(Public Library of Science, 2021)During the first phase of the COVID-19 epidemic, New York City rapidly became the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States. While molecular phylogenetic analyses have previously highlighted multiple introductions and ... -
Dissemination and survival of non-indigenous bacterial genomes in pristine Antarctic environments.
(Springer Verlag, 2005)Continental Antarctic is perceived as a largely pristine environment, although certain localized regions (e.g., parts of the Ross Dependency Dry Valleys) are relatively heavy impacted by human activities. The procedures ... -
Disturbed, diffuse, or just missing? A global study of the H I content of Hickson compact groups
(EDP Sciences, 2023)Context. Hickson compact groups (HCGs) are dense configurations of four to ten galaxies, whose H I morphology appears to follow an evolutionary sequence of three phases, with gas initially confined to galaxies, then ... -
The diurnal activity budgets of extralimital giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Wiley, 2023)Despite being an extralimital species in the region, South African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa, Schreber 1784) are continuously being introduced into the Albany Thicket Biome of the Western Cape Province of ... -
Diurnal variations in global Joule heating morphology and magnitude due to neutral winds.
(Wiley, 2018)In the polar ionosphere, variations in Joule heating are significantly controlled by changes in plasma convection, such as that brought about by changes in the interplanetary magnetic field. However, another important ... -
A diverse array of genetic factors contribute to the pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
(Biomed Central, 2013)Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease with variable clinical presentation frequently affecting the skin, joints, haemopoietic system, kidneys, lungs and central nervous system. It can ... -
Diverse genomoviruses representing twenty-nine species identified associated with plants
(Springer Nature, 2020)Genomoviruses (family Genomoviridae) are circular single-stranded DNA viruses that have been mainly identifed through metagenomics studies in a wide variety of samples from various environments. Here, we describe 98 genomes ... -
The diversity and variability of star formation histories in models of galaxy evolution
(2020-07-25)Understanding the variability of galaxy star formation histories (SFHs) across a range of time-scales provides insight into the underlying physical processes that regulate star formation within galaxies. We compile the ... -
Diversity of dsDNA viruses in a South African hot spring assessed by metagenomics and microscopy
(MDPI, 2017)The current view of virus diversity in terrestrial hot springs is limited to a few sampling sites. To expand our current understanding of hot spring viral community diversity, this study aimed to investigate the first ... -
DNA commission of the international society of forensic genetics (IGSF): recommendations on the interpretation of y-str results in forensic analysis
(Elsevier, 2020)Forensic genetic laboratories perform a large amount of STR analyses of the Y chromosome, in particular to analyze the male part of complex DNA mixtures. However, the statistical interpretation of evidence retrieved from ... -
DNA sequencing reveals three new species of Chamberlainium (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from South Africa, all formerly passing under Spongites yendoi
(De Gruyter Open Ltd, 2021)Three new non-geniculate coralline algal species from South Africa are described that were passing under the misapplied name, Spongites yendoi. Based on plastid encoded DNA sequences from psbA and rbcL markers, these species ... -
Do lifestyle practices impede male fertility?
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2020)Alongside an increasing prevalence of couple and male infertility, evidence suggests there is a global declining trend in male fertility parameters over the past few decades. This may, at least in part, be explained ... -
Does phylogeny have an influence on the date of first description? A comparative study of the world's fishes
(Elsevier, 2020)The process of species description is not random, and understanding the factors that influence when a species is first described (the date of first description, DoFD) allows us to target environments and/or species' traits ... -
Does phylogeny have an influence on the date of first description? A comparative study of the world's fishes
(Elsevier, 2020)The process of species description is not random, and understanding the factors that in- fluence when a species is first described (the date of first description, DoFD) allows us to target environments and/or species' ... -
Does seasonality and stochastic cycles affect output growth in Nigeria? Lessons for development planning
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2016)This paper examines the seasonality and stochastic cycle associated with GDP growth in Nigeria using two measures of filter. Our findings include, that the Christiano & Fitzgerald (2003) filter removed low-periodicity ... -
Does the landscape functionality approach provide insight into rangeland conditions in the Tanqua Karoo region, South Africa?
(PeerJ, 2022)The harsh environmental conditions coupled with a long history of overgrazing have altered the ecology of the arid Tanqua Karoo rangelands in South Africa, which necessitates rehabilitation. However, a suitable method ... -
Don't cut that 'grass'
(Botanical Society of South Africa, 2006)Introduction: Have you ever noticed the abundance of wildflowers on public open spaces during spring in Cape Town? I suppose some Capetonians would be aware of Rondebosch Common and the astonishing botanical diversity ... -
Draft Genome Sequence of Gordonia lacunae BS2T
(American Society for Microbiology, 2017)We report here the draft genome sequence of the soil bacterium Gordonia lacunae BS2T ( DSM 45085T JCM 14873T NRRL B-24551T), isolated from an estuary in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. Analysis of the draft genome ...