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Ross Anderson | Determining whether there are differences in arthropod fauna communities on broad and fine-leaf savanna trees in the Waterberg | K. Parr & M. Robertson |
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Strijdom Badenhorst | The impact of Stoebe vulgaris encroachment on insect and plant diversity | N. Barker & M. Robertson |
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Michelle Carter | Population structure of a forest specialist pollinator (Diptera: Nemestrinidae: Stenobasipteron wiedemanni) in South Africa | G. Theron, J. Midgley & C. Sole |
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Meickhe Fortuin | Evaluation of interactions between Ceratitis fruit flies and jumping spiders to identify potential anti-predator behaviour | T. Bird, G. I. González-López, M. Oosthuizen & C. W. Weldon |
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Lihle Mosiane | Superorganism compensation: Do Apis mellifera colonies counteract antibiotic-induced protein digestion impairment? | C. W. W. Pirk & E. E. du Rand |
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Derstiny Stobber | The yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor): The future of recycling? | A. A. Yusuf, D. W. Hart & L. Selaledi |
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Nika du Plessis | The effect of fire on ground-active insects in the Waterberg | K. Parr & M. Robertson |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Lucía Castro Garrido | Factors affecting the occupancy patterns of brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunnea) in the Waterberg, Limpopo province | M. Keith & M. J. Somers |
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Céleste-Marié Engestrom | How social status, age, sex and external factors play a role in the behaviour and visitation of impala (Aepyceros melampus) to dung middens | M. J. Somers & P. Apps |
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Cameron McLean-Banks | Investigating the effect of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) impact on woody vegetation and the associated impact on bat and bird diversity | M. Keith, M. J. Somers & J. Venter |
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Cilliers van der Merwe | An assessment of microplastics, mercury and physiological responses to pollution in African clawless otters to evaluate aquatic ecosystem health | A. Webster & M. J. Somers |
| Student | Project | Supervisor | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Minke Brits | Investigating short-term site fidelity to foraging grounds of southern right whales | E. Vermeulen & M. Germishuizen |
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Erin Brooke | Using the highveld mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae) as an indicator of environmental health | A. Webster, D. W. Hart & N. C. Bennett |
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Cameron Crole | Evaluating bird call propagation and attenuation using autonomous recording units | M. Oosthuizen & R. Colyn |
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Khina Dressels | Did extreme temperatures contribute to crocodile deaths in the Kruger National Park? | S. Woodbourne & S. Conradie |
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Skye Glanville | The incidence of skin conditions on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the South African coast |
E. Seyboth & E. Vermeulen |
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Devon Holden | Rodent ultrasonic vocalization: Evaluating acoustic sensitivity and recording device performance | M. Oosthuizen, H. Melville, L. Richards & G. Müller |
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Megan Holland | The fuel of cooperation: Metabolic drivers of labour division in mole-rats | D. W. Hart & N. C. Bennett |
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Megan Jones | Pain perception in queens and subordinates for both naked and Damaraland mole-rats |
D. W. Hart & N. C. Bennett |
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Devon Kerr | Identifying black rhino (Diceros bicornis) birth sites using GPS telemetry in South Africa | A. M. Shrader & R. Stein |
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Raylene Muller | Analysis of volatiles from bee smoker fuel and their effects on honey bees | A. A. Yusuf, C. W. W. Pirk & G. Stafford |
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Miané Reynolds | Physiological stress-related response of orphaned elephants and individuals in a semi-captive herd during reintroduction | A. Ganswindt & L. Shuttleworth |
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Anton Schultz | Assessing the viability of artificial shade shelters as a conservation tool for red larks (Calendulauda burra) within an arid landscape | M. Freeman & A. E. McKechnie |
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Jarike Stapelberg | Resisting starvation when life gets tough: Insulin resistance in the Highveld mole-rat | D. W. Hart, P. J. Jacobs & N. C. Bennett |
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Patrick Towill | Effectiveness of a fishing moratorium on preventing further genetic diversity loss in Polysteganus undulosus | C. J. Oosthuizen |
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Anje van der Spoel | To what extent does increasing woody cover impact mammalian grazer and browser populations within a small protected area? | A. M. Shrader & A. Pandraud |
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Jessica Young | Assessing patterned wings in Ceratitis cosyra as a predator avoidance mechanism against jumping spiders | T. Bird, G. I. González-López, M. Oosthuizen & C. W. Weldon |
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