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  1. Towards a standardized and optimized protocol for rapid biodiversity assessments: spider species richness and assemblage composition in two savanna vegetation types

    Towards a standardized and optimized protocol for rapid biodiversity assessments: spider species richness and assemblage composition in two savanna vegetation types

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M.I. Muelelwa --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Zoology, South Africa S.H. Foord --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Zoology, South Africa A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman --- ARC Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa E.M. Stam --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa
    A semi-quantitative inventory of spider diversity was done in the Blouberg Nature Reserve (BNR) and Western Soutpansberg Conservancy (WSC) situated in the Savanna Biome of the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Two hundred and ninety-six samples of one person-hour work each,...
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  2. Teratological cases of the ocular patterns in the South African endemic trapdoor spider genus <em>Stasimopus</em> Simon (1892) (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Stasimopidae)

    Teratological cases of the ocular patterns in the South African endemic trapdoor spider genus Stasimopus Simon (1892) (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Stasimopidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shannon Mitchell --- , South Africa Catherine Sole --- , South Africa Robin Lyle --- , South Africa
    Teratology is the science that deals with the causes and patterns of deformities, abnormalities and defects in the physical development of animals. Teratological occurrences can be due to genetic or environmental conditions. Ocular teratologies are common in hypogean spiders. This...
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  3. Living in a desert: examining scorpion beta diversity in Egyptian drylands from a macroecological perspective

    Living in a desert: examining scorpion beta diversity in Egyptian drylands from a macroecological perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: André FA Lira --- Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Brazil Stênio ÍA Foerster --- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia Ahmed Badry --- Al-Azhar University, Egypt
    Drylands correspond to ca. 40% of the world’s land surface. Because of their ecological importance, these areas are regularly considered for agricultural purposes. Scorpion assemblages often exhibit higher levels of species diversity in dry habitats and are beneficial indicators in...
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