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  1. Cephalopod diet of the Cape fur seal, <em>Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus</em>, along the Namibian coast: variation due to location

    Cephalopod diet of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, along the Namibian coast: variation due to location

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P.J.N. de Bruyn --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M.N. Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S.P. Kirkman --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S. Mecenero --- Avian Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa J.P. Roux --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Directorate of Resource Management, Lüderitz Marine Research, Namibia N.T.W. Klages --- Institute for Environmental and Coastal Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
    Scats of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, were sampled at four mainland colonies, Cape Cross, Atlas Bay,Wolf Bay and Van Reenen Bay, along the Namibian coast over a period of eight years (1994–2001) to assess the diversity and...
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  2. Phylogeny of the <em>Sepia officinalis</em> species complex in the eastern Atlantic extends the known distribution of <em>Sepia vermiculata</em> across the Benguela upwelling region

    Phylogeny of the Sepia officinalis species complex in the eastern Atlantic extends the known distribution of Sepia vermiculata across the Benguela upwelling region

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AJE Healey --- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Wales NJ McKeown --- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Wales WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa CL de Beer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa W Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa PW Shaw --- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Wales
    Accurate species identification and biogeographic characterisation are fundamental for appropriate management of expanding cephalopod fisheries. This study addresses this topic within the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis species complex (S. officinalis, S. hierredda and S. vermiculata), with an emphasis on occurrence...
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  3. A snapshot assessment of the diet of Cape fur seals <em>Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus</em> at Ilha dos Tigres, Angola

    A snapshot assessment of the diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at Ilha dos Tigres, Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Winkler --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa S Mannheim --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A-R Childs --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa C Santos --- Biologia Faculdade de Ciências, Angola C de Beer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa MJ Smale --- Department of Zoology and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa
    The population of Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at Ilha dos Tigres off the coast of southern Angola is expanding. Until now the only available biological information on the population has been its demographic parameters, and this insufficiency has...
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