Browsing Biodiversity & Conservation Biology by Subject "Morphology"
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Effects of herbivore grazing on the physiognomy of the coralline alga Spongites yendoi and on associated competitive interactions
(National Inquiry Services Centre (NISC) and Taylor & Francis, 2008)The territorial gardening limpet Scutellastra cochlear occurs along the south and southern west coasts of South Africa, while one of its primary food items, the encrusting coralline alga Spongites yendoi, extends much ... -
Molecular and morphological analysis of subfamily Alooideae (Asphodelaceae) and the inclusion of Chortolirion in Aloe
(Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, 2013)Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae (Asparagales) currently comprises five genera, four of which are endemic to southern Africa. Despite their importance in commercial horticulture the evolutionary relationships among the ... -
Null models for null hypotheses in taxonomy: A test using Scyphozoa
(Oxford University Press, 2021)Although molecular tools are becoming more important in the delineation of scyphozoan species there is, perforce, a need to substantiate new species definitions using morphological data. Access to type material is often ... -
Status of sperm functionality assessment in wildlife species: From fish to primates
(2021-05)(1) Background: in order to propagate wildlife species (covering the whole spectrum from species suitable for aquaculture to endangered species), it is important to have a good understanding of the quality of their sperm, ...