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Diet and feeding in the Cape Cobra, Naja nivea
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
It is widely reported that African cobras (genus Naja) are generalist predators, but examination of formal literature yields relatively little evidence of this for most species. Here, we review the diet of cape cobras (Naja ...
Variation in the daily activity, movement and refugia of Critically Endangered geometric tortoises, Psammobates geometricus, in autumn and spring
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
To help assess habitat requirements of Critically Endangered geometric tortoises, we used thread-trailing to measure daily activity, movements and refugia of adult Psammobates geometricus in autumn and spring 2002. We found ...
Seaweeds in two oceans: beta-diversity
(Frontiers Media, 2017)
Several species assembly mechanisms have been proposed to structure ecological
communities. We assess the biogeography of seaweeds along 2,900 km of South
Africa’s coastline in relation to a thermal gradient produced by ...
Possible aquaculture development in Nigeria: evidence for commercial prospects
(David Publishing, 2017)
The cultivation of desirable aquatic organisms is becoming increasingly important as one of the fastest-growing
agro-industrial activities in the world. Nigeria, over the years, practised traditional methods of aquaculture ...
Felicia douglasii (Asteraceae-Astereae), a distinctive new species from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2017)
Felicia Cass. (Asteraceae) is the largest of the African members of tribe Astereae, and comprises ±90 species from southern and tropical Africa to Arabia. As currently circumscribed, it is rather weakly diagnosed by the ...
First record of epizootic ulcerative syndrome from the Upper Congo catchment: an outbreak in the Bangweulu swamps, Zambia
(Wiley, 2017)
We report on the first outbreak of epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) amongst
wild fish populations in the Bangweulu swamps, an inland delta, in the north of
Zambia during 2014. The area supports a large and diverse ...
Predominant atmospheric and oceanic patterns during coastal marine heatwaves
(Frontiers Media, 2017)
As the mean temperatures of the worlds oceans increase, it is predicted that marine
heatwaves (MHWs) will occur more frequently and with increased severity. However,
it has been shown that variables other than increases ...
A taxonomic revision of the Pteronia camphorate group (Astereae, Asteraceae)
(Elsevier, 2017)
As a first step towards a comprehensive revision of Pteronia (Asteraceae, Astereae), we present here a taxonomic
treatment of the Pteronia camphorata group, in which we recognise three species. The group includes the type ...
Transfer of Madagascan species of Gnidia L. to Lasiosiphon Fresen. (Thymelaeaceae: Thymelaeoideae)
(South African Journal of Botany, 2017)
Thirteen of the fourteen Malagasy species of Gnidia are transferred to Lasiosiphon following its re-instatement based on systematic studies of the Thymelaeoideae. New combinations are made for five of the species and the ...