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  • Evidence of a contact zone between two Rhabdomys dilectus (Rodentia : Muridae) mitotypes in Gauteng province, South Africa 
    Le Grange, Anja; Bastos, Armanda D.S.; Brettschneider, Helene; Chimimba, Christian Timothy (Taylor and Francis and NISC (Pty) Ltd., 2015-03)
    Recent studies have described the presence of several mitochondrial lineages within Rhabdomys, which was previously considered to be a monotypic genus. The exact distributional limits of the species and subspecies and ...
  • Evidence of predation on aquatic vertebrates by serval in the Okavango Delta, Botswana 
    Loveridge, Andrew J.; Seymour-Smith, Justin L.; Kotze, Robynne; Sibanda, Andrea K.; Collins, Kai (Wiley, 2021-06)
    The serval (Leptailurus serval, Schreber 1776) occurs widely in sub‐Saharan Africa, though is absent from Congo Basin equatorial forest and from highly arid regions of North and South West of the continent. Preferred ...
  • Evidence that Quadrastichodella nova (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is the only gall inducer among four hymenopteran species associated with seed capsules of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Myrtaceae) in South Africa 
    Klein, Hildegard; Hoffmann, John H.; Neser, S. (Stefanus), 1942-; Dittrich-Schroder, Gudrun (Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2015)
    Three chalcidoid wasp species, Megastigmus zebrinus Grissell (Torymidae), Quadrastichodella nova Girault (Eulophidae) and Leprosa milga Kim & La Salle (Eulophidae), have each been described independently as gall inducers ...
  • The evolution and ecology of oxidative and antioxidant status : a comparative approach in African mole-rats 
    Jacobs, Paul Juan; Hart, Daniel William; Merchant, Hana N.; Voigt, Cornelia; Bennett, Nigel Charles (MDPI, 2023-07)
    The naked mole-rat of the family Bathyergidae has been the showpiece for ageing research as they contradict the traditional understanding of the oxidative stress theory of ageing. Some other bathyergids also possess increased ...
  • Evolution of African mole-rat sociality : burrow architecture, rainfall and foraging in colonies of the cooperatively breeding Fukomys mechowii 
    Sichilima, Alfred Matafwali; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Faulkes, Christopher G.; Le Comber, S.C. (Blackwell, 2008)
    African mole rats (Bathyergidae) offer an excellent system with which to test theories relating to the evolution and maintenance of sociality in mammals. The aridity food distribution hypothesis (AFDH) suggests that, within ...
  • Evolution of avian heat tolerance : the role of atmospheric humidity 
    Freeman, Marc Trevor; Coulson, Bianca; Short, James; Ngcamphalala, Celiwe Angel; Makola, Mathome Otto; McKechnie, Andrew E. (Wiley, 2024-05)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • The evolution of extreme polyandry in social insects : insights from army ants 
    Barth, Matthias Benjamin; Moritz, Robin F.A.; Kraus, Frank Bernhard (Public Library of Science, 2014-08-21)
    The unique nomadic life-history pattern of army ants (army ant adaptive syndrome), including obligate colony fission and strongly male-biased sex-ratios, makes army ants prone to heavily reduced effective population sizes ...
  • Evolution of green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) : an anchored phylogenomics approach 
    Winterton, Shaun L.; Gillung, Jessica P.; Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J.; Badano, Davide; Breitkreuz, Laura C.V.; Duelli, Peter; Engel, Michael S.; Liu, Xingyue; Machado, Renato J.P.; Mansell, Mervyn W.; Mochizuki, Atsushi; Penny, Norman D.; Tauber, Catherine A.; Oswald, John D. (Wiley, 2019-07)
    A phylogeny of green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) using anchored hybrid enrichment data is presented. Using this phylogenomic approach, we analysed 137 kb of sequence data (with < 10% missing) for 82 species in 50 ...
  • The evolution of indiscriminate altruism in a cooperatively breeding mammal 
    Duncan, Chris; Gaynor, David; Clutton-Brock, Tim H.; Dyble, Mark (University of Chicago Press, 2019-06)
    Kin selection theory suggests that altruistic behaviors can increase the fitness of altruists when recipients are genetic relatives. Although selection can favor the ability of organisms to preferentially cooperate with ...
  • Evolution, systematics and historical biogeography of Palparini and Palparidiini antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) : old origin and in situ diversification in Southern Africa 
    Hevin, Noemie M.-C.; Kergoat, Gael. J.; Clamens, Anne-Laure; Le Ru, Bruno; Mansell, Mervyn W.; Michel, Bruno (Wiley, 2023-10)
    Palparine and palparidiine antlions constitute an emblematic clade of large and occasionally colourful insects that are only distributed in the western portion of the Eastern hemisphere, with about half of the known ...
  • Evolutionary and ecological traps for brown bears Ursus arctos in human‐modified landscapes 
    Penteriani, Vincenzo; Delgado, María Del Mar; Krofel, Miha; Jerina, Klemen; Ordiz, Andrés; Dalerum, Fredrik; Zarzo‐Arias, Alejandra; Bombieri, Giulia (Wiley, 2018-07)
    1. Evolutionary traps, and their derivative, ecological traps, occur when animals make maladaptive decisions based on seemingly reliable environmental cues, and are important mechanistic explanations for declines in animal ...
  • An example of burrow system architecture of dispersing Damaraland mole-rats 
    Voigt, Cornelia (Zoological Society of Southern Africa, 2014-04)
    The Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) is a social, subterranean rodent that occurs in the red Kalahari sands. This species exhibits extreme reproductive skew with a single breeding female whereas reproduction in ...
  • The exceptional attachment ability of the ectoparasitic bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera, Braulidae) on the honeybee 
    Büscher, Thies H.; Petersen, Dennis S.; Bijma, Nienke N.; Baumler, Fabian; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Busse, Sebastian; Heepe, Lars; Gorb, Stanislav N. (Wiley, 2022-06)
    Bee lice (Braulidae) are small parasitic flies, which are adapted to live on their bee host. As such, the wingless Braula coeca is a parasite of the common honey bee Apis mellifera and it is well adapted to attach to its ...
  • Excessive red tape is strangling biodiversity research in South Africa 
    Alexander, Graham J.; Tolley, Krystal A.; Maritz, Bryan; McKechnie, Andrew E.; Manger, Paul R.; Thomson, Robert L.; Schradin, Carsten; Fuller, Andrea; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Hetem, Robyn S.; Cherry, Michael; Conradie, Werner; Bauer, Aaron M.; Maphisa, David; O’Riain, Justin; Parker, Daniel M.; Mlambo, Musa C.; Bronner, Gary; Madikiza, Kim; Engelbrecht, Adriaan; Lee, Alan T.K.; Jansen van Vuuren Bettine; Mandiwana-Neudani, Tshifhiwa G.; Pietersen, Darren William; Venter, Jan A.; Somers, Michael J.; Slotow, Rob; Strauss, W. Maartin; Humphries, Marc S.; Ryan, Peter G.; Kerley, Graham I.H. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2021-09)
    Preventing the over-exploitation of natural resources is vital to ensure that biodiversity is protected and conserved. Legislation and regulations are therefore necessary to manage resource utilisation, but overly stringent ...
  • Exotic biological control agents : a solution or contribution to arthropod invasions? 
    Hajek, Ann E.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Kenis, Marc; Garnas, Jeffrey R.; Bush, Samantha J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Van Lenteren, Joop C.; Cock, Matthew J.W. (Springer, 2016-04)
    Biological control is a valuable and effective strategy for controlling arthropod pests and has been used extensively against invasive arthropods. As one approach for control of invasives, exotic natural enemies from the ...
  • Experimental manipulation of air temperature in captivity appears unsuitable for evaluating fecal glucocorticoid metabolite responses of wild-caught birds to heat exposure 
    Ngcamphalala, Celiwe Angel; Bouwer, Michelle; Nicolson, Sue W.; Ganswindt, Andre; McKechnie, Andrew E. (University of Chicago Press, 2021-09)
    Noninvasive measurement of stress-related alterations in fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) concentrations has considerable potential for quantifying physiological responses to very hot weather in free-ranging birds, ...
  • Experimental sources of variation in avian energetics : estimated basal metabolic rate decreases with successive measurements 
    Jacobs, Paul Juan; McKechnie, Andrew E. (University of Chicago Press, 2014-09)
    Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is one of the most widely used metabolic variables in endotherm ecological and evolutionary physiology. Surprisingly few studies have investigated howBMR is influenced by experimental and ...
  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities 
    Marsh, Charles J.; Sica, Yanina V.; Burgin, Connor J.; Dorman, Wendy A.; Anderson, Robert C.; Del Toro Mijares, Isabel; Vigneron, Jessica G.; Barve, Vijay; Dombrowik, Victoria L.; Duong, Michelle; Guralnick, Robert; Hart, Julie A.; Maypole, J. Krish; McCall, Kira; Ranipeta, Ajay; Schuerkmann, Anna; Torselli, Michael A.; Lacher Jr, Thomas; Mittermeier, Russell A.; Rylands, Anthony B.; Sechrest, Wes; Wilson, Don E.; Abba, Agustín M.; Aguirre, Luis F.; Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquín; Astúa, Diego; Baker, Andrew M.; Braulik, Gill; Braun, Janet K.; Brito, Jorge; Busher, Peter E.; Burneo, Santiago F.; Camacho, M. Alejandra; Cavallini, Paolo; De Almeida Chiquito, Elisandra; Cook, Joseph A.; Cserkész, Tamás; Csorba, Gábor; Soto, Erika Cuéllar; Da Cunha Tavares, Valeria; Davenport, Tim R.B.; Demere, Thomas; Denys, Christiane; Dickman, Christopher R.; Eldridge, Mark D.B.; Fernandez-Duque, Eduardo; Francis, Charles M.; Frankham, Greta; Franklin, William L.; Freitas, Thales; Friend, J. Anthony; Gadsby, Elizabeth L.; Garbino, Guilherme S.T.; Gaubert, Philippe; Giannini, Norberto; Giarla, Thomas; Gilchrist, Jason S.; Gongora, Jaime; Goodman, Steven M.; Gursky-Doyen, Sharon; Hackländer, Klaus; Hafner, Mark S.; Hawkins, Melissa; Helgen, Kristofer M.; Heritage, Steven; Hinckley, Arlo; Hintsche, Stefan; Holden, Mary; Holekamp, Kay E.; Honeycutt, Rodney L.; Huffman, Brent A.; Humle, Tatyana; Hutterer, Rainer; Ulargui, Carlos Ibanez; Jackson, Stephen M.; Janecka, Jan; Janecka, Mary; Jenkins, Paula; Juškaitis, Rimvydas; Juste, Javier; Kays, Roland; Kilpatrick, C. William; Kingston, Tigga; Koprowski, John L.; Krystufek, Boris; Lavery, Tyrone; Lee Jr, Thomas E.; Leite, Yuri L.R.; Novaes, Roberto Leonan M.; Lim, Burton K.; Lissovsky, Andrey; Lopez-Antonanzas, Raquel; Lopez-Baucells, Adria; MacLeod, Colin D.; Maisels, Fiona G.; Mares, Michael A.; Marsh, Helene; Mattioli, Stefano; Meijaard, Erik; Monadjem, Ara; Morton, F. Blake; Musser, Grace; Nadler, Tilo; Norris, Ryan W.; Ojeda, Agustina; Ordonez-Garza, Nicte; Pardinas, Ulyses F. J.; Patterson, Bruce D.; Pavan, Ana; Pennay, Michael; Pereira, Calebe; Prado, Joyce; Queiroz, Helder L.; Richardson, Matthew; Riley, Erin P.; Rossiter96 |, Stephen J.; Rubenstein, Daniel I.; Ruelas, Dennisse; Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Schai-Braun, Stéphanie; Schank, Cody J.; Schwitzer, Christoph; Sheeran, Lori K.; Shekelle, Myron; Shenbrot, Georgy; Soisook, Pipat; Solari, Sergio; Southgate, Richard; Superina, Mariella; Taber, Andrew B.; Talebi, Maurício; Taylor, Peter; Vu Dinh, Thong; Ting, Nelson; Tirira, Diego G.; Tsang, Susan; Turvey, Samuel T.; Valdez, Raul; Van Cakenberghe, Victor; Veron, Geraldine; Wallis, Janette; Wells, Rod; Whittaker, Danielle; Williamson, Elizabeth A.; Wittemyer, George; Woinarski, John; Zinner, Dietmar; Upham, Nathan S.; Jetz, Walter (Wiley, 2022-05)
    AIM : Comprehensive, global information on species' occurrences is an essential biodiversity variable and central to a range of applications in ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation. Expert range maps often ...
  • An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites 
    Mammola, Stefano; Malumbres-Olarte, Jagoba; Arabesky, Valeria; Barrales-Alcala, Diego Alejandro; Barrion-Dupo, Aimee Lynn; Benamú, Marco Antonio; Bird, Tharina L.; Bogomolova, Maria; Cardoso, Pedro; Chatzaki, Maria; Cheng, Ren-Chung; Chu, Tien-Ai; Classen-Rodríguez, Leticia M.; Cupic, Iva; Dhiya’ulhaq, Naufal Urfi; Drapeau Picard, Andre-Philippe; El-Hennawy, Hisham K.; Elverici, Mert; Fukushima, Caroline S.; Ganem, Zeana; Gavish-Regev, Efrat; Gonnye, Naledi T.; Hacala, Axel; Haddad, Charles R.; Hesselberg, Thomas; Ho, Tammy Ai Tian; Into, Thanakorn; Isaia, Marco; Jayaraman, Dharmaraj; Karuaera, Nanguei; Khalap, Rajashree; Khalap, Kiran; Kim, Dongyoung; Korhonen, Tuuli; Kralj-Fiser, Simona; Land, Heidi; Lin, Shou-Wang; Loboda, Sarah; Lowe, Elizabeth; Lubin, Yael; Martínez, Alejandro; Mbo, Zingisile; Milicic, Marija; Kioko, Grace Mwende; Nanni, Veronica; Norma- Rashid, Yusoff; Nwankwo, Daniel; Painting, Christina J.; Pang, Aleck; Pantini, Paolo; Pavlek, Martina; Pearce, Richard; Petcharad, Booppa; Petillon, Julien; Raberahona, Onjaherizo Christian; Saarinen, Joni A .; Segura-Hernández, Laura; Sentenska, Lenka; Uhl, Gabriele; Walker, Leilani; Warui, Charles M.; Wiśniewski, Konrad; Zamani, Alireza; Scott, Catherine; Chuang, Angela (Nature Research, 2022-03-28)
    Mass media plays an important role in the construction and circulation of risk perception associated with animals. Widely feared groups such as spiders frequently end up in the spotlight of traditional and social media. ...
  • Exploratory behaviour, memory and neurogenesis in the social Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) 
    Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen (Company of Biologists, 2020-07)
    Both exploratory behaviour and spatial memory are important for survival in dispersing animals. Exploratory behaviour is triggered by novel environments and having a better spatial memory of the surroundings provides an ...