• The influence of drying methods on the chemical composition and body color of yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) 

  Selaledi, Letlhogonolo Andrew; Mabelebele, Monnye (MDPI Publishing, 2021-04-08)

  To preserve the quality of the yellow mealworm, different drying methods are being explored by farmers and processors. However, the energy costs associated with these methods are usually high for smallholder insect-rearing ...
• A framework for the Eltonian niche of humans 

  Moll, Remington J.; Killion, Alexander K.; Hayward, Matt W.; Montgomery, Robert A. (Oxford University Press, 2021-09)

  Recent research has highlighted several influential roles that humans play in ecosystems, including that of a superpredator, hyperkeystone species, and niche constructor. This work has begun to describe the Eltonian niche ...
• Bone remodeling in the longest living rodent, the naked mole-rat : interelement variation and the effects of reproduction 

  Montoya-Sanhueza, German; Bennett, Nigel C., 1961-; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen; Dengler-Crish, Christine M.; Chinsamy, Anusuya (Wiley, 2021-07)

  The pattern of bone remodeling of one of the most peculiar mammals in the world, the naked mole-rat (NMR), was assessed. NMRs are known for their long lifespans among rodents and for having low metabolic rates. We assessed ...
• Long bone histomorphogenesis of the naked mole-rat : histodiversity and intraspecific variation 

  Montoya-Sanhueza, German; Bennett, Nigel C., 1961-; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen; Dengler-Crish, Christine M.; Chinsamy, Anusuya (Wiley, 2021-06)

  Lacking fur, living in eusocial colonies and having the longest lifespan of any rodent, makes naked mole-rats (NMRs) rather peculiar mammals. Although they exhibit a high degree of polymorphism, skeletal plasticity and are ...
• African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) show differences in diet composition across landscape types in Kruger National Park, South Africa 

  Crossey, Bruce Gareth; Chimimba, Christian Timothy; Du Plessis, Cole; Ganswindt, Andre; Hall, Grant (Oxford University Press, 2021-10)

  The Kruger National Park (KNP) is home to the last genetically viable, minimally managed population of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus, wild dogs) in South Africa. Until 2004, this population remained stable, but since ...
• How unique is unique? Quantifying geometric differences in stripe patterns of Cape mountain zebra, Equus zebra zebra (Perissodactyla: Equidae) 

  Prinsloo, Nicolas Derek; Postma, Martin; De Bruyn, P.J. Nico (Oxford University Press, 2021-02)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Hind foot drumming : myosin heavy chain muscle fiber distribution in the hind limb muscles of three African mole-rat species (Bathyergidae) 

  Sahd, Lauren; Doubell, Narusa; Bennett, Nigel C., 1961-; Kotze, Sanet H. (Wiley, 2022-01)

  Hind foot drumming as a form of seismic signaling plays a pivotal role in the communication of various mammalian species including Bathyergidae (African mole-rats). The aim of the present study was to histologically determine ...
• Hind foot drumming : volumetric micro-computed tomography investigation of the hind limb musculature of three African mole-rat species (Bathyergidae) 

  Sahd, Lauren; Bennett, Nigel C., 1961-; Kotze, Sanet H. (Wiley, 2022-01)

  Several species of African mole-rats use seismic signalling by means of hind foot drumming for communication. The present study aimed to create three-dimensional reconstructions and compare volumetric measurements of 27 ...
• Hind foot drumming : muscle architecture of the hind limb in three Bathyergidae species 

  Sahd, Lauren; Bennett, Nigel C., 1961-; Kotze, Sanet H. (Springer, 2021-06)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Influence of sugarcane growth stages on bird diversity and community structure in an agricultural-savanna environment 

  Lukhele, Sifiso M.; Shapiro, Julie Teresa; Mahlaba, Themb'alilahlwa A.M.; Sibiya, Muzi D.; McCleery, Robert A.; Fletcher Jr., Robert J.; Monadjem, Ara (Elsevier, 2021-03)

  Agricultural intensification is a threat to terrestrial ecosystems around the world. Agricultural areas, especially monocultures, create homogenous landscapes for wildlife. However, certain crops, such as sugarcane, are ...
• Continued obstacles to wood-based biomass production in the southeastern United States 

  North, Benjamin W.; Pienaar, Elizabeth Frances (Wiley Open Access, 2021-07)

  International demand for wood-based biomass for bioenergy production is growing, and private forestlands in the southeastern United States have the potential to supply that demand. The southeastern United States (Southeast) ...
• Plasma oxidative stress in reproduction of two eusocial African mole‑rat species, the naked mole‑rat and the Damaraland mole‑rat 

  Jacobs, Paul Juan; Hart, D.W. (Daniel); Bennett, Nigel C., 1961- (Frontiers Media, 2021-09-17)

  One of the most prominent life-history trade-offs involves the cost of reproduction. Oxidative stress has been proposed to be involved in this trade-off and has been associated with reduced life span. There is currently ...
• Surveillance of the rabies-relatedlyssavirus, Mokola in non-volant small mammals in South Africa 

  McMahon, William Charles; Coertse, Jessica; Kearney, Teresa; Keith, Mark; Swanepoel, Lourens H.; Markotter, Wanda (AOSIS, 2021-08)

  The reservoir host of Mokola virus (MOKV), a rabies-related lyssavirus species endemic to Africa, remains unknown. Only sporadic cases of MOKV have been reported since its first discovery in the late 1960s, which ...
• Physiological rhythms are influenced by photophase wavelength in a nocturnal and a diurnal rodent species from South Africa 

  Van der Merwe, Ingrid; Bennett, Nigel C., 1961-; Haim, Abraham; Ganswindt, Andre; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen (Elsevier, 2021-10)

  The quality and quantity of light changes significantly over the course of the day. The effect of light intensity on physiological and behavioural responses of animals has been well documented, particularly during the ...
• Antarctic pack ice seal observations during spring across the Lazarev Sea 

  Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt; Lubcker, Nico; Haddad, Wiam; Bornemann, Horst; Wege, Mia (Cambridge University Press, 2021)

  The distribution, density and percentage contribution of pack ice seals during ship-board censuses in the marginal sea ice zone beyond the Lazarev Sea in spring 2019 are presented. Adult/juvenile crabeater seals (n = 19), ...
• Vagrant sub-Antarctic fur seal at tropical Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean 

  Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Springer, 2021-02)

  Knowledge of extra-limital movements of seals improves our understanding of species’ dispersal and dispersion abilities and patterns, and perhaps environmental changes. Canvassing and internet literature searches revealed ...
• Status of pinnipeds on mid-Atlantic ridge islands, South Atlantic Ocean 

  Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Springer, 2021-04)

  The status of pinnipeds on mid-Atlantic ridge islands is reviewed to detect trends that may relate to climate change. Small numbers of southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina breed on Gough Island (40°S, 10°W) and at ...
• Focal palatitis (previously focal palatine erosions) in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) 

  Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Boy, Sonja C.; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Frontiers Media, 2021-07-12)

  Focal palatine erosion (FPE) is a misleading term that is used in the literature to describe inflammatory lesions associated with depressions of the palatal mucosa in cheetah. Cheetahs have large cheek teeth and these ...
• Fur seals do, but sea lions don't — cross taxa insights into exhalation during ascent from dives 

  Hooker, Sascha K.; Andrews, Russel D.; Arnould, John P.Y.; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt; Davis, Randall W.; Insley, Stephen J.; Gales, Nick J.; Goldsworthy, Simon D.; McKnight, J. Chris (Royal Society, 2021-08)

  Management of gases during diving is not well understood across marine mammal species. Prior to diving, phocid (true) seals generally exhale, a behaviour thought to assist with the prevention of decompression sickness. ...
• Fish prey of sub-Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis at the Tristan da Cunha Islands, South Atlantic Ocean 

  Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt; Stansfield, L.J.; Glass, Trevor; De Bruyn, P.J. Nico (Springer, 2021-05)

  Some top predator populations in the South Atlantic and South Indian oceans are in decline, presumably contingent upon reduced food availability, precipitated by climate change. This phenomenon impacts on the positions of ...

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