| Student | Project | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Erin Conroy | Solifugae (Arachnida) reproductive biology: Analysing reproductive traits towards a greater understanding of solifuge reproductive success | T. L. Bird, A. A. Yusuf & D. E. Vrech |
| Robyn Dzirba | Mating success, fecundity and fertility of Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae) exposed to heatwaves | M. Riddin, I. González-López & C. W. Weldon |
| Stefanie Roets | Development of chemical fingerprints and analysis of contaminants in commercial honey and beeswax using gas chromatography | A. A. Yusuf, C. W. W. Pirk & H. Human |
| Student | Project | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Minke Els | Testing artificial intelligences ability to correctly identify elephants and open gates to facilitate elephant movement | A. Shrader |
| Tasmin Fourie | Detection by African elephants (Loxodonta africana) of differences in quantities of plant matter using olfaction. | A. Shrader |
| Dinis Gomes | Quantifying the thermal environment in small mammal traps exposed to varying levels of shade | H. Melville, M. J. Somers & M. Keith |
| Carina Meyer | Assessing the indirect impacts of elephants on bird and bat species assemblages | M. Keith, J. A. Venter (NMU) and M. J. Somers |
| Chanelle Potgieter | Assessing patterns and drivers affecting occupancy of sympatric mesocarnivores in the Waterberg, Limpopo Province | M. J. Somers & M. Keith |
| Michelle Sieberts | Temporal partitioning of mesocarnivores in the Waterberg area of South Africa | M. Keith & M. J. Somers |
| Student | Project | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Chloe Chappell | Investigating arthropod communities along a gradient of land use intensities within Gauteng | T. L. Bird & K. Birkhofer |
| Emma de Bruyn | South African whale-watching industry in a changing climate: Can impacts be detected? | E. Vermeulen & E. Seyboth |
| Lucas de Klerk | Testing Poynton’s niche conservancy hypothesis using modern methods | M. Mokhatla |
| Gabriella du Preez | Can mole rats use olfactory cues to detect water? | A. M. Shrader & D. Hart |
| Nina Kruse | Assessing the distributional range and haemoparasite occurrence rates in two cryptic Mastomys species in the Greater Kruger, South Africa | A. D. S. Bastos, L. Retief & L. Kruger |
| Mattheus Louw | The ecological importance of rhino middens and hyaena latrines to secondary species | A. Ganswindt & A. Webster |
| Ria Naidoo | Are African mole rats ecosystem engineers in the highveld? | D. Hart, N. Bennett & P. le Roux |
| Caitlin Read | Interacting effects of air temperatures and humidity on thermoregulatory performance in grey go-away-birds | A. E. McKechnie & M. T. Freeman |
| Ivana Samujh | Use of pheromone supplements to protect hives from Cape honeybee parasites | A. A. Yusuf, C. W. W. Pirk & H. Human |
| Julia Schroeder | Investigating the impact that threat level has on rate of spread of information in a collective | A. Shrader |
| Kayla Swan | Temporal changes in home ranges and resource use in breeding bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) | M. Oosthuizen |
| Katelyn Swanepoel | Assessing the isotopic niche space of Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis), in relation to their body condition | E. Vermeulen |
| Laurene van Dijk | Climate change and cyanobacterial blooms: How construction of artificial waterholes can influence bloom potential in a semi-arid system | A. Ganswindt & A. Webster |
| Andrew Venter | Rodent species and the genetic diversity of southeast African vlei rats (Otomys auratus) across a disturbance gradient | C. Oosthuizen & M. Oosthuizen |
| Terèze Viljoen | Twenty years of avifaunal community change in Nylsvley Nature Reserve, South Africa | B. W. T. Coetzee & S. M. Marr |
| Annika Werhahn | Development of a baseline vocalisation library for Otomys auratus | M. Oosthuizen |
| Mari-Lou Zaayman | The impact of differential carbon dioxide levels on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the nursery/hatchery stage | C. Oosthuizen & G. D. Taylor |
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