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Comparative phylogeography of parasitic Laelaps mites contribute new insights into the specialist-generalist variation hypothesis (SGVH)
(BMC, 2018)
BACKGROUND: The specialist-generalist variation hypothesis (SGVH) in parasites suggests that, due to patchiness in
habitat (host availability), specialist species will show more subdivided population structure when compared ...
Unraveling the diversification and systematic puzzle of the highly polymorphic Psammobates tentorius (Bell, 1828) complex (Reptilia: Testudinidae) through phylogenetic analyses and species delimitation approaches
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
The high level of phenotypic diversity in southern African tent tortoises (Psammobates tentorius complex) has for decades prevented systematists from developing a stable taxonomy for the group. Here, we used a comprehensive ...
Records of ctenophores from South Africa
(PeerJ, 2021)
Although ctenophores can be conspicuous components of the plankton in coastal marine ecosystems, only six species have been formally described from around South Africa. Using photographs from local community scientists, ...
Lasiosiphon rigidus, a new species from the Tankwa Karoo and two new combinations in the genus for South Africa
(MDPI, 2013)
Thymelaeaceae are well represented in southern
Africa, with ± 190 species in nine genera (Bredenkamp
& Beyers 2000; Beaumont et al. 2009). Preliminary
phylogenetic analyses of nuclear and plastid DNA
sequences (Van der ...
Sharing for science: High-resolution trophic interactions revealed rapidly by social media
(PeerJ, 2020)
Discrete, ephemeral natural phenomena with low spatial or temporal predictability are incredibly challenging to study systematically. In ecology, species interactions, which constitute the functional backbone of ecological ...
Genetic and morphological variation of the lanternfish lampanyctodes hectoris (myctophiformes: myctophidae) off Southern Africa
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2001)
Genetic and morphological variation within the southern African population of Lampanyctodes hectoris was
analysed. A total of 15 enzymes, encoding 22 isozyme loci, was examined (n = 327); seven were polymorphic.
The ...
A taxonomic revision of chamaecrista (caesalpinioideae, cassieae, cassiinae) in Southern Africa
(American Society of Plant Taxonomists, 2022)
The southern African species of Chamaecrista were all treated under Cassia in Gordon-Gray’s treatment for the Flora of Southern
Africa. However, given the subsequent generic recircumscriptions in the subtribe Cassiinae, ...
A complete guide to the snakes of Southern Africa
(African Journal of Herpetology, 2023)
Background: The new edition of A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa represents the third iteration in a series of books that started three decades ago. The latest edition replaces the 2004 edition (Marais ...