PhD

PhD in Entomology

Mr Ayaovi Agbessenou  
Mr Istifanus Aiki Diversity, nesting behaviour and chemical ecology of termites in a Nigerian savannah
Miss Akua Antwi-Agyakwah Development of semiochemical based tool for the management of the African Citrus Triziod, Trioza erytreae
Mr Pascal Ayelo Recruitment of natural enemies with semiochemicals for tomato, Solanum lycopersicum protection against Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood)
Mr Harm Barton  
Ms Betty Bekele  
Miss L. Cathy Bester Temperature, pesticides and honeybees: A hot mess?
Mr Christian Deschodt  
Mr Faith Ebhodaghe Characterising the impact of community-driven tsetse and trypanosomiasis control in the human-livestock-wildlife interface of Shimba Hills, Kwale County, Kenya
Mr Foryuy Fairo Dzekashu Diversity of plants, pollinators, and their network in natural and agricultural habitats of the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot in Kenya
Ms Caitlin Gevers  
Mr Quentin Guignard Chemical and visual ecology of the european woodwasp, Sirex noctilio
Miss Iman Hassaballa Assessment of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) plant feeding behaviour in Baringo County, an endemic area for Leishmaniasis and arboviruses in Kenya
Mr Ayubo Kampango Evaluation of the efficacy of non-chemical environmental control (NcEC) interventions against mosquito populations at hotels on Unguja Island, United Republic of Tanzania
Ms Agil Katumanyane Use of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) as biocontrol agents against white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabidae) in forestry plantations in South Africa
Miss Caroline Kung'u Development of surveillance tools for males of select Afrotropical disease vectors.
Mr Privilege Makunde Biology and ecology of shell lerp psyllid, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)
Mr Rifilwe Modiba Ecology and population genetics of African ponerine ant (Megaponera analis)
Mr Jackson Muyobela Effective methods for identifying isolated populations of Savasetse flies: host orietation behaviour, morphometrics, chemical ecology, and population genetics
Ms Olabimpe Olaide The semiochemical basis of repellency of zebra to tsetse flies
Miss Elisa Pal Biology and management of Bathycoelia natalicola associated with macadamia orchards in South Africa
Ms Vongai Paradza Development of effective bio pesticides for management of pesticide resistant strains of whiteflies infesting vegetables in East Africa
Miss Nina Parry Nutrient value and safety of black soldier fly larvae fed on organic waste streams for use in animal feed
Ms Nadia Toukem Optimization of integrated pests and pollinators management (IPPM) strategies in avocado-cucurbit production systems in East Africa

PhD in Wildlife Management

Ms Marie Lemerle  
Miss Mariette Pretorius  
Ms Fleur Visser  

PhD in Zoology

Miss Amanda Adlam Anthropogenic disturbances on the trophic structure and distribution of fishes in southern Africa
Miss Morgane Brachet  
Ms Morgane Brachet  
Dr Tatenda Chiuya  
Miss Shannon Conradie Modelling the responses of desert birds to climate change, integrating thermal landscapes, energy and water fluxes and behavioural decisions and trade-offs
Mr Kyle Finn  
Mr Marc Freeman Assessing the influence of biogeographic variation on avian thermoregulation across three broad-biome types
Mr Rowan Jordaan Killer whale (Orcinus orca) demography at subantarctic Marion Island
Mr Johannes Joubert  
Mr Ryno Kemp A mechanistic model of climate change impacts on the threatened arid-zone Red lark (Calendulauda burra)
Cornéll Kortenhoeven  
Mr Nico Lübcker Role of trophic influences, nutritional status, endocrine response on amino acid metabolism and reproduction of mammals
Miss Lerato Maimela Evidence-based evaluation of ecological and socio-economic benefits and/or impacts of trout introductions in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Ms Tshepiso Majelantle  
Mr Given Matseketsa  
Ms Shannon Mitchell  
Mr Saeed Mohammadi Contributions of life history traits on the genetic structure of host and parasite populations in South Africa
Ms Ditiro Moloto  
Ms Takalani Nelufule  
Miss Celiwe Ngcamphalala Glucocorticoid concentrations as a measure of avian stress: assessing the welfare of birds in research and at high temperatures
Mr Edwin Ogola  
Miss Anne Pandraud  
Miss Mmatsawela Ramahlo Seasonal endocrine correlates, behaviour, diet and diversity in rodents across transformed and pristine ecosystems in the Magaliesberg
Mr Tobias Süess A comparison of the population biology, diet, body and burrow temperature of two social subspecies of Cryptomys hottentotus
Mr Dennis Umesiobi  
Miss Vanessa Wanja Kamgang Reproductive activity and endocrine correlates of roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
Miss Andrea Webster Monitoring DDT and trace metal contamination in the faeces of wild mammals to evaluate terrestrial ecosystem health
   

 

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