Chapwanya, Michael; Lubuma, Jean M.-S.; Mickens, Ronald E.(Wiley, 2013-01)
We compare and investigate the performance of the exact scheme of the Michaelis-Menten
(M-M) ordinary differential equation with several new non-standard finite difference (NSFD)
schemes that we construct by using Mickens’ ...
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) causes severe losses in grapefruit production in South Africa and requires mild
strain cross-protection to maintain production. Unfortunately cross-protection breakdown of the pre4
immunizing ...
Killer whales, Orcinus orca, are top predators occupying key ecological roles in a
variety of ecosystems and are one of the most widely distributed mammals on the
planet. In consequence, there has been significant interest ...
Zöttl, Markus; Lienert, Raphaela; Clutton-Brock, Tim; Millesi, Eva; Manser, Marta B.(Oxford University Press, 2013)
Behavioral responses of animals to direct predator cues (DPC; e. g. urine) are common
and may improve their survival. We investigated wild meerkat (Suricata suricatta) responses
to DPCs by taking an experimental approach. ...
The assimilation of refugees into their host community economic structures is often problematic. The paper
investigates the ability of refugees in rural South Africa to accumulate assets over time relative to their ...