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Genetic relationships amongst macadamia varieties grown in South Africa as assessed by RAF markers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.P. Peace --- , Australia P. Allan --- Discipline of Horticultural Science, South Africa V. Vithanage --- , Australia C.N. Turnbull --- Department of Agricultural Sciences, U.K B.J. Carroll --- , AustraliaMacadamia is an important horticultural crop of South Africa, and the major cultivars grown have a wide range of attributes. These cultivars originated from diverse backgrounds, but the genetic relationships between them are unclear. Here we describe new insights into... -
Comparison of SSR and AFLP analysis for genetic diversity assessment of Ethiopian arabica coffee genotypes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yigzaw Dessalegn --- , Ethiopia Liezel Herselman --- Department of Plant Sciences, Maryke Labuschagne --- Department of Plant Sciences,Knowledge of genetic diversity within and among genotypes of any crop is fundamental for estimation of the potential genetic gain in a breeding programme and effective conservation of available genetic resources. Currently, different molecular marker techniques are being developed for... -
GENETIC VARIATION BETWEEN FOUR WHITEFISH BARBUS ANDREWI (PISCES: CYPRINI-DAE) POPULATIONS AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: N. D. Impson --- , P. Bloomer --- , ,The endemic whitefish, Barbus andrewi, from the Western Cape Province of South Africa is threatened due to the impacts of predatory alien fishes and unsustainable use of its riverine habitat. A study was undertaken to determine the extent of genetic... -
Phylogenetic relationships between Synodontis species: some preliminary results
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: EE Bruwer FH van der Bank GJ Steyn M WinkThe aim of this study was to identify genetic markers and morphological characters to distinguish Synodontis species, because certain species are extremely difficult to identify due to the taxonomically unreliable nature of prominent morphological features. Fixed allele mobility differences were... -
Extreme levels of intra-specific divergence among Cape Peninsula populations of the Cape galaxias, Galaxias zebratus Castelnau 1861, reveals a possible species complex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Marcus Wishart Jane Hughes Barbara Stewart Dean ImpsonThe Cape galaxias, Galaxias zebratus, is part of the paleao-endemic fauna characteristic of the south-western Cape, South Africa, and is the only galaxiid found in continental Africa. A 284-bp fragment of the cytochrome b region of the mtDNA was sequenced... -
Inter- and intra-specific variability in morphogenetics and toxin composition of Alexandrium spp. in Irish coastal waters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Touzet JM Franco R RaineAlexandrium spp. usually occur in low densities during summer along the south and west coasts of Ireland. Field investigations revealed the presence of morphologically similar strains of A. tamarense, A. tamutum and A. minutum. Several strains were cultured, derived through... -
The taxonomy and growth of a Crypthecodinium species (Dinophyceae) isolated from a brackish-water fish aquarium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MW Parrow M Elbrächter MK Krause JM Burkholder NJ Deamer N Htyte EH AllenAn unidentified heterotrophic dinoflagellate found growing in abundance in a brackish-water fish aquarium was isolated and serially cultivated using a fish cell line as the food source. Prominent characteristics of this dinoflagellate included a cingulum that did not fully encircle... -
Monitoring of Alexandrium species in the Mediterranean Sea using a combined filter system–PCR assay detection method
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Penna G Fusco E Bertozzini MG Giacobbe M Vila L Galluzzi E Garcés A Lugliè M Masò M MagnaniA filter system for collecting phytoplankton cells coupled to a target species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was performed on a spatial and temporal series of net and seawater samples as part of the Mediterranean Sea EU project Strategy (EVK-CT-2001-00046)... -
Algicidal bacteria isolated from the surface of seaweeds from the coast of Osaka Bay in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: I Imai D Fujimaru T Nishigaki M Kurosaki H SugitaAlgicidal bacteria offer a promising tool for the prevention of red tides, because they are able to play a key role in terminating blooms in coastal areas. This study details the detection of vast numbers of algicidal bacteria attached to... -
Phylogenetic diversity of bacteria associated with toxic and non-toxic strains of Alexandrium minutum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Palacios B Reguera J Franco I MarínMarine planktonic dinoflagellates are usually associated with bacteria, some of which seem to have a symbiotic relation with the dinoflagellate cells. The role of bacteria in dinoflagellate life cycles is not well known and their influence on toxin production is... -
Non-destructive sampling of juvenile abalone using epipodial tentacles and mucus: method and application
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Slabbert R Roodt-WildingGood-quality biological material is needed to obtain intact deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for use in molecular techniques such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Non-destructive sampling protocols of juvenile abalone Haliotis midae (7–15 months old) were tested in order to collect... -
Cyclonic eddies reveal Oegopsida squid egg balloon masses in the Agulhas Current, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MJ Roberts --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa T Zemlak --- Department of Integrative Biology, Canada A Connell --- , South AfricaIn 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2011, distinct Oegopsida squid egg masses were observed by scuba divers on the narrow southern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) shelf in depths of 35–50 m off the coastal resorts of Park Rynie, Pumula and Port Edward, South... -
Evidence of hybridisation within the genus Chrysoblephus and conserved nuclear sequences of South African sparids (Teleostei: Sparidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S von der Heyden --- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa A Connell --- , South AfricaSeveral hybridisation events have been recorded in marine fish, yet there is little information for southern African species. Here we present evidence for hybridisation within the genus Chrysoblephus (Sparidae), by analysing a fish caught off KwaZulu-Natal, off the east coast... -
Evidence of deep genetic divergence between populations of an important recreational fishery species, Lichia amia L. 1758, around southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Henriques --- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, School of Biological Sciences, UK WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa WHH Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa PW Shaw --- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBRS), UKLichia amia is an important coastal recreational fishery species with a cosmopolitan distribution in the eastern Atlantic. In southern Africa, it is distributed from southern Angola to northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. A recent biological survey revealed differences between Angolan... -
Deja vu? A second mytilid mussel, Semimytilus algosus, invades South Africa's west coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K de Greef --- Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa C L Griffiths --- Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa Z Zeeman --- Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Invasion Biology, South AfricaA second marine mussel is shown to have invaded South Africa's west coast. Molecular techniques, based on intraspecific gene sequence divergences, prove its identity as Semimytilus algosus, a member of the family Mytilidae, native to Chile. The identity of an... -
Does Serranochromis altus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) exist in the Okavango Delta, Botswana?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FH van der Bank M Wink M Soekoe N SmitTwo possibly synonymous fish species in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Serranochromis altus and S. angusticeps, were compared. Ecological data, morphometrics, meristics, allozymes, and genomic fingerprints — generated with six Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) analyses, and DNA barcoding primers — were... -
Phylogeographic structure of the caridean shrimp Palaemon peringueyi in South Africa: further evidence for intraspecific genetic units associated with marine biogeographic provinces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PR Teske PW Froneman NP Barker CD McQuaidRecent genetic studies have shown that most widely distributed, passively dispersing invertebrates in southern Africa have regional intraspecific units that are associated with the three main marine biogeographic provinces (cool-temperate, warm-temperate and subtropical). The caridean shrimp Palaemon peringueyi also occurs... -
Long current to nowhere? — Genetic connectivity of Jasus tristani populations in the southern Atlantic Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S von der Heyden JC Groeneveld CA MattheeThe commercially exploited spiny lobster Jasus tristani has a disjunct distribution in the southern Atlantic Ocean, with populations occurring at the Tristan da Cunha Archipelago, Gough Island and on Vema Seamount. A distance of 2 000km separates Vema and the... -
The phylogenetic affinities of the Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Manuel Schweizer --- Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, Switzerland Guy M Kirwan --- Field Museum of Natural History, USAThe monophyly of the African ‘brown bunting’ complex was corroborated by a recent molecular study. However, the little-known Socotran endemic Emberiza socotrana, which is morphologically similar to the other taxa in this complex, was not included. Here we present a... -
Mitochondrial dysfunction and human immunodeficiency virus infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: G Van der Watt --- Division of Chemical Pathology,Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the pharmacological treatment thereof have both been shown to affect mitochondrial function in a number of tissues, and each may cause specific organ pathology through specific mitochondrial pathways. HIV has been shown to kill... -
Fitting the patient to the disease: Repeating Procrustes' mistake in a time of HIV infectionItem type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DJ Griessei CJ Schoeman BD Henderson --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, -
Nutritional condition of fish larvae in South African estuaries: an appraisal of three biochemical methods
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Costalago --- Department of Zoology, South Africa N Strydom --- Department of Zoology, South Africa C Frost --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South AfricaEstuaries are exposed to a number of threats and many South African estuarine systems are functionally and structurally altered. The extent to which fish are affected by these alterations is not fully understood. The estuarine round herring Gilchristella aestuaria is... -
Relationships of the Pachydactylus rugosus group of geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Trip Lamb --- Department of Biology, U.S.A. Aaron M. Bauer --- Department of Biology, U.S.AWe examined phylogenetic relationships of the Pachydactylus rugosus complex using DNA sequence data from segments of the mitochondrial genes cytochrome b and 16S ribosomal RNA. These molecular data support the contention that members of the rugosus complex, as defined by... -
Comparative phylogeography of northwest African Natrix maura (Serpentes: Colubridae) inferred from mtDNA sequences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. Barata --- Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia, Faculdada de Ciências, Portugal D. J. Harris --- Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia, Faculdada de Ciências, Portugal R. Castilho --- University of Algarve, PortugalWhile the comparative phylogeography of European fauna is relatively well understood, with Pleistocene climatic oscillations leading to ‘southern refugia’ for many species, the equivalent pattern has not been determined for North Africa. In this context variation within North African populations... -
Genetic variation among spiny-footed lizards in the Acanthodactylus pardalis group from North Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Miguel M. Fonseca --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal José C. Brito --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Hugo Rebelo --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Mohsen Kalboussi --- Institut Sylvo-Pastoral, Tunisia Saïd Larbes --- Département de Biologie, Algeria Miguel A. Carretero --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal D. James Harris --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, PortugalThe systematics of the genus Acanthodactylus was classically based on external morphological traits, osteological characters and morphology of the hemipenes. Although the identification of species complexes is relatively easy, the distinction within some groups is difficult due to a high... -
Sympatric Biomphalaria species (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Uganda, show homoplasies in shell morphology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Maria Plam --- Mandahl-Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity in Developing Countries, DBL – Centre for Health Research and Development, Institute for Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Aslak Jørgensen --- Mandahl-Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity in Developing Countries, DBL – Centre for Health Research and Development, Institute for Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Thomas K. Kristensen --- Mandahl-Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity in Developing Countries, DBL – Centre for Health Research and Development, Institute for Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Henry Madsen --- Mandahl-Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity in Developing Countries, DBL – Centre for Health Research and Development, Institute for Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, CopenhagenThe three known sympatric Biomphalaria species that occur in Lake Albert; B. choanomphala, B. stanleyi and B. sudanica, were studied using both molecular (COI, 16S and ITS) and shell morphometric data. An unidentified sample of 18 Biomphalaria specimens from Lake... -
Cryptic lineages of little free-tailed bats, Chaerephon pumilus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from southern Africa and the western Indian Ocean islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Peter John Taylor --- Durban Natural Science Museum, South Africa Jennifer Lamb --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Devendran Reddy --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Theshnie Naidoo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Fanja Ratrimomanarivo --- Vahatra, Madagascar Steven M. Goodman --- Vahatra, MadagascarWe investigate mitochondrial DNA and craniometric variation in southern African and Malagasy populations of the small and morphologically variable, house-roosting molossid bat, Chaerephon pumilus in relation to Malagasy populations of the related, smaller-sized species, C. leucogaster. Both cytochrome b and... -
Phylogeography of North African Amietophrynus xeros estimated from mitochondrial DNA sequences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: E. Froufe --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigagao em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrá rio de Vairão, Portugal J. C. Brito --- Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia, Portugal D. J. Harris --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigagao em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrá rio de Vairão, PortugalAmietophrynus xeros was sequenced for part of the 16S rRNA mitochondrial region to assess genetic diversity between populations from Niger, Mali, Senegal, Mauritania and Tanzania. Although populations are currently unconnected, diversity within the Sahel region was relatively low, indicating that... -
Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. K. Kaleme --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa J. M. Bates --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. H. K. Belesi --- Department of Environment, Democratic Republic of Congo R. C. K. Bowie --- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, U.S.A. M. Gambalemoke --- Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo J. Kerbis-Peterhans --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. J. Michaux --- University of Liège, Belgium J. M. Mwanga --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Democratic Republic of Congo B. R. Ndara --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Democratic Republic of Congo P. J. Taylor --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, South Africa B. Jansen van Vuuren --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaThe threat posed by biological invasions is well established. An important consideration in preventing the spread of invasives and also subsequent introductions lies in understanding introduction pathways. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) houses a large percentage of the... -
Exploring the diversity and molecular evolution of shrews (family Soricidae) using mtDNA cytochrome b data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sandi Willows-Munro --- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Conrad A. Matthee --- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaThe taxonomy of the shrews (family Soricidae) is primarily underpinned by the analysis of morphology characters. These morphological characters are, however, often plesiomorphic and difficult to interpret in an evolutionarily meaningful way. Recent molecular studies have provided some clarity at... -
Paraconcinnum leirsi n.sp. (Trematoda: Dicrocoeliidae) from rodents in Tanzania and its phylogenetic position within the dicrocoeliids
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A. Ribas --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Belgium R.H. Makundi --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania J. Goüy de Bellocq --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, BelgiumThe trematode Paraconcinnum leirsi n.sp. (Dicrocoeliidae) is described from two rodent species, the African gerbil, Gerbilliscus vicinus, and the spiny mouse, Acomys spinosissimus, from Tanzania. It differs from the description of P. hylomisci found in the Stella wood mouse, Hylomyscus... -
Stable Pleistocene-era populations of Chaerephon pumilus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in southeastern Africa do not use different echolocation calls
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Theshnie Naidoo --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa M. Corrie Schoeman --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Peter J. Taylor --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Steven M. Goodman --- Association Vahatra, Madagascar Jennifer M. Lamb --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaOur extension of the phylogenetic study of Taylor et al. (2009) on a larger, more geographically representative sample confirmed their finding of genetically distinct sympatric lineages of bats currently referred to as Chaerephon pumilus sensu lato (s.l.) (family Molossidae) in... -
Inadequate taxonomy and highly divergent COI haplotypes in laboratory and field populations of earthworms used in ecotoxicology. A case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Patricks Voua Otomo --- North-West University, South Africa Mark S. Maboeta --- North-West University, South Africa Carlos Bezuidenhout --- North-West University, South AfricaDNA barcoding was used to investigate the phylogenetic delimitations of Eisenia sp. populations used in ecotoxicological research in South Africa. A total of three focal groups (used in published works) and two non-focal groups were assessed. These focal groups, including... -
Genetic differentiation in Horus Chamberlin (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Olpiidae) as indicated by mitochondrial DNA analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jacques Van Heerden --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, South Africa Peter J. Taylor --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, South Africa Carel van Heerden --- Central Analytical Facilities – DNA Sequencing Unit, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaHorus is an olpiid pseudoscorpion of which nine species have been described from southern Africa; a tenth, debatable species was described from the Ivory Coast. The two most widely distributed species are H. granulatus and H. obscurus, the former occurring... -
First Hemolivia from southern Africa: reassigning chelonian Haemogregarina parvula Dias, 1953 (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) to Hemolivia (Adeleorina: Karyolysidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Courtney A Cook --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Edward C Netherlands --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Nico J Smit --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South AfricaTo date, only a single species of Hemolivia, Hemolivia mauritanica (Sergent & Sergent, 1904), has been described from African terrestrial tortoises. Although various haemogregarines have been described from southern African terrapins and tortoises, including species from the genus Haemogregarina and... -
Understanding and incorporating human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: a South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: K L Richter --- Department of Medical Virology,The identification of human papillomavirus (HPV) as the aetiological agent for cervical cancer has important implications for the future of cervical cancer screening and prevention strategies. Despite the availability of HPV vaccines, regular and adequate screening will remain the mainstay... -
Human papillomavirus DNA testing on self-collected vaginal tampon samples as a cervical cancer screening test in a Gauteng population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: E F Mnisi --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G Dreyer --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K L Richter --- Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria; Tshwane Academic Division, A Horton --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Pretoria; Tshwane Academic Division, L C Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Background: There is a need to simplify cervical cancer screening to reach more women. Tampon-collected specimens can be tested using molecular methods, but this type of self-screening has not been properly evaluated as a screening method in South Africa before... -
Genetic variation in three> Chersina angulata> (angulate tortoise) populations along the west coast of South Africa>
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Mosa G.A. Lesia --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Margaretha D. Hofmeyr --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Maria E. D΄Amato --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaWe investigated genetic variation within and among three populations of Chersina angulata; two in the southwestern Cape (West Coast National Park and Dassen Island) of South Africa and Kleinzee in the northwestern parts of the species’ range. Mitochondrial DNA sequences... -
Phylogeography of the African common toad, Amietophrynus regularis, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: inferences regarding the Cape Verde population and biogeographical patterns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R. Vasconcelos --- CIBIO UP, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal E. Froufe --- CIIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal J.C Brito --- CIBIO UP, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal S. Carranza --- Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC UPF), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, Spain D.J. Harris --- CIBIO UP, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, PortugalThe amphibian Amietophrynus regularis is distributed throughout equatorial Africa, with presumed introduced populations in the Cape Verde archipelago. Portions of the 12S and 16S rRNA mitochondrial regions of 30 specimens from Kenya, Uganda, Niger, Mali, Burkina-Faso, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Cape... -
Genetic variability in the ocellated lizard Timon tangitanus in Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ana Perera --- CIBIO UP, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal James D. Harris --- CIBIO UP, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, PortugalThe ocellated lizards in the Timon lepidus/tangitanus/pater complex include the largest lacertids living in continental Europe and North Africa. Long considered a single species (T. pater), the division of the North African ocellated lizards into two species, T. pater in... -
DNA barcoding for identification of cryptic species in the field and existing museum collections: a case study of Aethomys and Micaelamys (Rodentia: Muridae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Metlholo Andries Phukuntsi --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa Helene Brettschneider --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa Desiré L Dalton --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa Teresa Kearney --- Vertebrate Department, Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, South Africa Jacqueline Badenhorst --- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Antoinette Kotze --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South AfricaDNA barcoding has been proposed as a method for species identification. However, this method has been criticised for its over-reliance on a single mitochondrial gene. In this study, four mitochondrial gene regions and one nuclear gene region were used to... -
DNA fingerprinting of open-pollinated maize seed lots to establish genetic purity using simple sequence repeat markers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Peter S Setimela --- Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Zimbabwe Marilyn L Warburton --- Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, USA Tertia Erasmus --- INCOTEC South Africa (Pty) Ltd, South AfricaMaize (Zea mays L.) plays a dominant role in farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There has been a four-to-five-fold increase in the number of seed companies in SSA in the last decade, and yet more than half of small-holder... -
Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in Hippopotamus amphibius from Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Richard Beckwitt --- Department of Biology, USA Jessica Barbagallo --- Department of Biology, USA Nickolas Breen --- Department of Biology, USA Julia Hettinger --- Department of Biology, USA Angelo Liquori --- Department of Biology, USA Cesar Sanchez --- Department of Biology, USA Nathalia Vieira --- Department of Biology, USA William Barklow --- Department of Biology, USAPopulations of Hippopotamus amphibius have declined throughout Africa in recent years, and are expected to decline further. An understanding of the population genetics of individual populations of hippos is necessary for effective management. To that end, we sequenced a portion... -
The invasive Asian green mussel Perna viridis in South Africa: all that is green is not viridis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JM Micklem --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa CL Griffiths --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa N Ntuli --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa M Mwale --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaThe Asian green mussel Perna viridis is an invasive Indo-Pacific species recently reported from South African harbours. To verify the invasion, a phylogenetic (and morphological) analysis of green-shelled mussels (n = 39), found in six South African harbours, was conducted... -
Name changes and additions to the southern African freshwater fish fauna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PH Skelton --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaChanges made to the scientific names of southern African freshwater fishes since 2001 are explained and discussed. Adjustments to the phylogeny and classification of the fauna are outlined. Recent systematic studies on cyprinines are discussed and changes to the genera... -
A comparison of DNA barcoding markers in West African frogs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Heidi J. Rockney --- , , USA Caleb Ofori-Boateng --- , Ghana Natsuko Porcino --- , , USA Adam D. Leaché --- , , USADNA barcoding has been proposed as a means of quick species identification using a short standardised segment of DNA. The established barcode gene for animals—the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase one (CO1)—has been plagued by primer failure and low species identification... -
Genetic diversity within two Tunisian wild jirds: Meriones shawi and Meriones libycus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Hanene Khemiri --- Laboratory of Animal Ecology, Department of Biology, Sciences Faculty of Tunis, Tunisia João Pimenta --- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal António Amorim --- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Pascale Chevret --- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive – UMR CNRS 5558, France Saïd Nouira --- Laboratory of Animal Ecology, Department of Biology, Sciences Faculty of Tunis, Tunisia Alexandra M Lopes --- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, PortugalThree Meriones species inhabit Tunisia, namely M. shawi, M. libycus and M. crassus, but little genetic data exist on these gerbils. We collected Meriones from eight localities in Tunisia, and obtained mitochondrial (cytochrome b) and nuclear (IRBP) gene sequence data... -
Evaluation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme at a primary health care centre in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OS Akinsanya --- Department of Public Health, UK JA Wiseberg-Firtell --- Department of Public Health, UK G Akpomiemie --- Reproductive Health & HIV Institute, University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa OV Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa RP Kaswa --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaAim: To evaluate the effectiveness of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the HIV programme at Levai Mbatha Community Health Centre (CHC), Evaton, South Africa. -
Molecular detection of fungi carried by Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) in South African forestry nurseries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: BP Hurley B Slippers TA Coutinho BD Wingfield P Govender MJ WingfieldBradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) has recently been identified from South African forestry nurseries, and is thought to have been introduced into the country. Fungus gnats, including Bradysia spp., are known to transmit various fungal pathogens. It has thus been hypothesised... -
Significant genetic differentiation among meroplanktonic barrel jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AR Ben Faleh --- Marine Biology Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia H Allaya --- Marine Biology Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia A Armani --- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Italy AAB Shahin --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, EgyptMolecular data have shown that jellyfishes are more geographically restricted and evolutionarily divergent than previously thought. We examined genetic variation and divergence within the meroplanktonic barrel jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo in the Mediterranean Sea; specific sampling areas were the northern Adriatic,... -
DNA barcoding of South Africa’s ornamental freshwater fish – are the names reliable?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: KA van der Walt --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa T Mäkinen --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa ER Swartz --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa OLF Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaTrade in freshwater ornamental fish in South Africa is currently regulated by a ‘blacklist’ to prevent potentially invasive taxa from establishing in the country. Because its effective implementation requires accurate identification, the aim of the present study was to test... -
Nothobranchius cooperi (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes): a new species of annual killifish from the Luapula River drainage, northern Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: B Nagy --- 30, rue du Mont Ussy, France BR Watters --- 6141 Parkwood Drive, Canada PDW van der Merwe --- Department of Biochemistry, South Africa FPD Cotterill --- Department of Earth Sciences, South Africa DU Bellstedt --- Department of Biochemistry, South AfricaNothobranchius cooperi, Nagy, Watters and Bellstedt, new species, is described from seasonal streams and ephemeral pools associated with the upper Mansa River system in the middle Luapula drainage and systems draining into the low-lying area marginal to the southwestern part... -
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, WalesAccurate 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... -
Invasion status of Florida bass Micropterus floridanus (Lesueur, 1822) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OLF Weyl --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South Africa MK Schirrmann --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa JS Hargrove --- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, USA T Bodill --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa ER Swartz --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaLargemouth bass Micropterus salmoides are a popular North American angling species that was introduced into South Africa in 1928. To enhance the largemouth bass fisheries, Florida bass Micropterus floridanus were introduced into KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, in 1980. Knowledge on... -
The ‘suitcase hypothesis’: Can entrainment of meroplankton by eddies provide a pathway for gene flow between Madagascar and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Ockhuis --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa JA Huggett --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa G Gouws --- African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP), South Africa C Sparks --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaSimilarities in the marine fauna found off the coasts of southern Madagascar and KwaZulu-Natal Province (KZN), South Africa, led to the development of the ‘suitcase project,’ with the aim of establishing whether eddies that form off southern Madagascar may package... -
Comparative genetic structure in two high-dispersal prawn species from the south-west Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TK Mkare --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya JC Groeneveld --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa PR Teske --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, South Africa CA Matthee --- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaThe penaeid prawns Fenneropenaeus indicus and Metapenaeus monoceros support shallow-water prawn fisheries in the south-west Indian Ocean. They are sympatric and have similar life histories, including developmental stages that depend on estuarine and marine habitats and a short dispersal duration... -
Genetic diversity and population connectivity of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla along the South African coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Brink --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa R Dale Kuys --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa C Rhode --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa BM Macey --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa KW Christison --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa R Roodt-Wilding --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South AfricaThe collector sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla has been identified as a species with potential for aquaculture production in South Africa. The species’ roe is considered a culinary delicacy in Asia and Europe. However, T. gratilla remains genetically uncharacterised in South... -
Record of Blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) in the Eerste River catchment, Western Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa G Gouws --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa S Avlijas --- Redpath Museum, Canada D Khosa --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa ND Impson --- Scientific Services, South Africa M van der Westhuizen --- Conservation Services, South Africa OLF Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaOreochromis aureus was imported from Israel into South Africa in 1959 but data on its current status in South Africa are lacking. Genomic DNA was extracted and the COI gene amplified at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. The... -
Morphological and molecular characterization of Glossidium pedatum Looss, 1899 and Orientocreadium batrachoides Tubangui, 1931 from sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: José Chissiua Dumbo --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Quinton Marco Dos Santos --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe superfamily Plagiorchioidea has a considerable number of genera and species with great uncertainty of their phylogenetic position. The objectives of the current study were to specifically describe the morphology and determine for the first time the phylogenetic position of... -
Evidence for multiple paternity and confirmation of an Indo-Pacific origin of blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus occurring in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AE Bester-van der Merwe --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa SN Maduna --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa KL Hull --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa J Bell --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa C Rossouw --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa SP Wintner --- KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, South AfricaThe blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus is a cosmopolitan species found in warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical waters around the world. The research here aimed to assess whether multiple paternity exists in South African C. limbatus and to confirm phylogeographic patterns previously... -
A comparison between the morphological and molecular approach to identify the benthic diatom community in the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Nunes --- Botany Department and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa JB Adams --- Botany Department and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa S Van Aswegen --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South Africa GF Matcher --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South AfricaThe use of diatoms as bioindicators to detect human-induced change is a globally accepted monitoring tool. DNA metabarcoding is an effective complementary tool to standard microscopic methods for species identification, providing reliable and timeous diatom assessments in a range of... -
Minimal evidence of interspecific hybridisation between the Yellow-billed Duck and introduced Mallard in central and northwestern South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Stacey G de Souza --- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, South Africa Craig T Symes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Hanneline Smit-Robinson --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Jean M Mollett --- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, South AfricaHybridisation is the interbreeding of genetically distinct groups that can lead to introgression – an exchange of genetic material between species. Hybridisation is of conservation concern when an alien invasive species is involved, as it can lead to a loss... -
Ecology, conservation, and phylogenetic position of the Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Josephine D’Urban Jackson --- Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, United Kingdom Sama Zefania --- Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur de Menabe, Madagascar Sebastien Moehy --- Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur de Menabe, Madagascar Andrew J Bamford --- Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, United Kingdom Michael W Bruford --- Organisms and Environment Division, School of Biosciences, United Kingdom Tamás Székely --- Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, United KingdomThe Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha (Jacanidae) is an endemic shorebird found in the threatened wetlands of western Madagascar. This species is presumed to exhibit classical polyandry; however, few data are available to support that assumption. More generally, a lack of... -
Report of suspected kidnapping in cooperative breeding Southern Ground-Hornbill in South Africa with consequences for conservation reintroductions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Lucy V Kemp --- Mabula Ground Hornbill Project, South Africa Paige F Ezzey --- Mabula Ground Hornbill Project, South AfricaKidnapping in avian species is a rarely observed phenomenon and warrants greater investigation. Kidnapping, reported for some cooperative breeding birds and mammals, has now been confirmed for the Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri and has implications for management of reintroductions of... -
The influence of host dispersal on the gene flow and genetic diversity of generalist and specialist ectoparasites
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Conrad A Matthee --- , South AfricaThe dispersal and subsequent gene flow within parasite species is the result of a complex interaction between parasite life history, host life history and abiotic environmental factors. To gain more insights into the drivers responsible for parasite dispersal, COI mtDNA... -
A dwarf among giants: phylogenetic position of the elusive Angolan Adder (Bitis heraldica) and biogeographic affinities of Angolan Afromontane regions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Luis MP Ceríaco --- Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto, Portugal Krystal A Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Mariana P Marques --- Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO), Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (InBIO), University of Porto, Portugal Matthew P Heinicke --- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA Aaron M Bauer --- Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship, Villanova University, USAThe Angolan Adder, Bitis heraldica (Bocage, 1889), is endemic to the Angolan central plateau and is one of the most poorly known and rarely observed species of African snakes. The phylogenetic placement of B. heraldica within the four subgenera of... -
High genetic diversity and limited spatial structure in an endangered, endemic South African sparid, the red steenbras Petrus rupestris
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Gouws --- , South Africa SE Kerwath --- , South Africa WM Potts --- , South Africa NC James --- , South Africa NG Vine --- , South Africa PD Cowley --- , South AfricaThe red steenbras Petrus rupestris is endemic to South Africa, occurring from False Bay in the Western Cape Province to St Lucia in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. This species, the largest member of the family Sparidae, has undergone a substantial... -
Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in the pet trade in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tinyiko C Shivambu --- , South Africa Ndivhuwo Shivambu --- , South Africa Robin Lyle --- , South Africa Adriaana Jacobs --- , South Africa Sabrina Kumschick --- , South Africa Stefan H Foord --- , South Africa Mark P Robertson --- , South AfricaMany alien species have been introduced around the world as part of the pet trade, and some have escaped captivity and become invasive. In South Africa, many species of tarantula (Theraphosidae) are kept as pets. It is not known which... -
Strengthening the DNA barcode reference library for South African estuarine macrofauna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Fagg --- , South Africa NL Phair --- , South Africa L Claassens --- , South Africa RSK Barnes --- , South Africa S von der Heyden --- , South AfricaSeagrass ecosystems face many anthropogenic pressures, yet globally there is a lack of knowledge of their associated biodiversity. Molecular barcoding can aid in biomonitoring efforts, but few South African invertebrates are accounted for. We provide 48 new sequences for 15... -
The influence of estuary eutrophication on the benthic diatom community: a molecular approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Nunes --- , South Africa DA Lemley --- , South Africa GF Matcher --- , South Africa JB Adams --- , South AfricaThe occurrence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) is increasing in frequency and intensity in South African estuaries because of eutrophication. This study used DNA metabarcoding to identify the benthic diatom community structure in the eutrophic Sundays Estuary. The recurrent HAB... -
Metabarcoding of marine zooplankton in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Singh --- , South Africa JC Groeneveld --- , South Africa J Huggett --- , South Africa D Naidoo --- , South Africa R Cedras --- , South Africa S Willows-Munro --- , South AfricaMetabarcoding is an emerging method in which DNA barcoding is combined with next-generation sequencing to determine the biodiversity of taxonomically complex samples. We assessed the current state of DNA barcode reference databases for marine zooplankton in South Africa and undertook... -
Lamproglena monodi Capart, 1944 infecting Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758): additional information on infection, morphology and genetic data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nehemiah Mogoi Rindoria --- , South Africa Quinton Marco Dos Santos --- , South Africa Shimaa E Ali --- , Egypt Mohammed Hasan Ibraheem --- , Egypt Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage --- , South AfricaLamproglena monodi Capart, 1944 adult females were first described from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and have been redescribed seven times from different cichlid species in Egypt, Burkina Faso and Brazil, all showing morphological variation. The adult male was... -
Metabarcoding of zooplankton confirms southwards dispersal of decapod crustacean species in the western Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Govender --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa JC Groeneveld --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa SP Singh --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa S Willows-Munro --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaMetabarcoding to determine marine zooplankton species composition is a fast-developing method, yet to be fully standardised. DNA barcode reference libraries that link species to barcode sequences remain incomplete, taxonomically imprecise, and biased towards well-studied regions. We used metabarcoding to determine... -
Mistaken identity: challenges with specimen identification for morphologically conservative skinks (Trachylepis) leads to taxonomic error
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Kirstin Stephens --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Graham J Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Buyisile G Makhubo --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nicolas S Telford --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Krystal A Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South AfricaIt is commonly recognised that natural history datasets contain locality errors that can compromise the utility of those datasets. However, another source of error in these datasets is taxonomic misidentifications, and this type of error is potentially common, particularly with... -
Mitochondrial DNA divergence in southern African bufonids: are species equivalent entities?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Michael Cunningham --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa MichaelI. Cherry --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaAfrican bufonids differ greatly in the extent of DNA diversity within species, and divergence among species. Here we address two aspects of DNA sequence variation. First, we explore levels of diversity at several mitochondrial and nuclear genes, and their potential... -
Phylogenetic relationships within the Madagascan boophids and mantellids as elucidated by mitochondrial ribosomal genes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: ChristinaM. Richards --- Wayne State University, USA RonaldA. Nussbaum --- University of Michigan, USA ChristopherJ. Raxworthy --- , USAPrevious work has demonstrated that mitochondrial ribosomal gene sequences are useful for elucidating amphibian phylogenetic relationships at the levels of order, family and genus. Here, we use sequences from these genes somewhat longer than those used in previous studies to... -
Description of a new cryptic species of African sand frog, Tomopterna damarensis (Anura: Ranidae), from Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Abeda Dawood --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Alan Channing --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaSand frogs of the African genus Tomopterna Duméril and Bibron, 1841 comprise seven described cryptic species. In this paper we describe a new species from Khorixas, north west Namibia. It is considered a distinct form based on the advertisement call,... -
Distribution of Bradypodion taeniabronchum (Smith 1831) and other dwarf chameleons in the eastern Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: KrystalA. Tolley --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Marius Burger --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe evolutionary relationships and taxonomic status of dwarf chameleons in the eastern Cape Floristic Region is not well understood. Through a combination of field observations and mito‐chondrial DNA sequencing (ND2 and 16S), it has become apparent that morphological and genetic... -
Phrynobatrachus alticola Guibé & Lamotte, 1961 is a junior synonym of Phrynobatrachus tokba (Chabanaud, 1921)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mark‐Oliver Rödel --- Theodor‐Boveri‐Institute (Biocenter of the University), Germany Joachim Kosuch --- Institute of Zoology, Germany N'Goran Germain Kouamé --- Université d'Abobo‐Adjamé, Côte dIvoire Raffael Ernst --- Theodor‐Boveri‐Institute (Biocenter of the University), Germany Michael Veith --- Institute of Zoology, GermanyBased on genetic similarity of topotypic material from Phrynobatrachus alticola and P. tokba, we synonymise the first with the latter. We analysed tissue samples from almost the entire distributional range of P. tokba. We report six 16S rDNA haplotypes with... -
Revalidation of Phrynobatrachus maculiventris Guibé & Lamotte, 1958 and description of its aposematic coloured tadpole
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mark‐Oliver Rödel --- Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Laura Sandberger --- Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Néma‐Soua Loua --- Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée, Republic of Guinea Joseph Doumbia --- Université de Conakry, Annika Hillers --- Humboldt University Berlin, GermanyPhrynobatrachus maculiventris Guibé & Lamotte, 1958 is a valid species. Herein we clarify its taxonomic status, re‐describe it, and provide the first description of its tadpole. The tadpoles’ specific identity was assessed through DNA barcoding. Phrynobatrachus maculiventris adults differ from... -
A new species of chameleon (Sanria: Chamaeleonidae: Kinyongia) from the Magombera forest and the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Michele Menegon --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy KrystalA. Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Trevor Jones --- c/o Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania Francesco Rovero --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy AndrewR. Marshall --- University of York, UK ColinR. Tilbury --- University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaA new species of chameleon Kinyongia magomberae sp. nov. (the Magombera chameleon), is described from Magombera forest and the Vdzungwa Mountains National Park, south-central Tanzania. The species status is supported by phylogenetic analyses using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. The new... -
Description of the tadpole of Amietophrynus brauni (Anura: Bufonidae) from the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jared Sprague --- , USA BredaM. Zimkus --- Museum of Comparative Zoology, USAThe tadpole of Amietophrynus brauni (Anura: Bufonidae), endemic to the forests of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, is barcoded using 16S rRNA and described from the West Usambara Mountains. It differs from tadpoles of A. maculatus by its body... -
Phylogenetic position of the southern rock lizard Australolacerta australis within the Lacertidae radiation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Daniele Salvi --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal Pierluigi Bombi --- SPACEnvironment, Italy Leonardo Vignoli --- Roma Tre University, ItalyThe southern rock lizard Australolacerta australis is a rock-dwelling lizard endemic to South Africa. The phylogenetic relationships of this species with other lacertid lizards are still not clear and have never been assessed in any phylogeny of Lacertidae using DNA... -
Genetic variability and relationships within the skinks Eumeces algeriensis and Eumeces schneideri using mitochondrial markers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ana Perera --- Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Filipa Sampaio --- Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Sara Costa --- Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Daniele Salvi --- Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal D. James Harris --- Campus Agrário de Vairão, PortugalThe skinks Eumeces algeriensis and Eumeces schneideri are two of the most widespread species of the E. schneideri group. Despite this, data on their intra-specific variation are limited. In this study we analyse the genetic variability of these two species... -
Description of the tadpoles of two Cameroonian frogs, Leptodactylodon axillaris and L. perreti (Anura: Arthroleptidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Deise Cruz --- California Academy of Sciences, USA AnneliseL. Dawson --- Harvard University, USA DavidC. Blackburn --- California Academy of Sciences, USAWe describe the tadpoles of two closely related frog species of the genus Leptodactylodon (family Arthroleptidae), L. axillaris and L. perreti, that are restricted to the mountains of Cameroon. Tadpoles were collected from near the type locality of each species... -
Amphibian survey and current absence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in Ivoloina Park, Toamasina (eastern Madagascar)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Angelica Crottini --- , Portugal An Bollen --- , Belgium Ché Weldon --- , , South Africa Desiré L. Dalton --- , South Africa Antoinette Kotzé --- , South Africa Jean Noël --- , Madagascar Bernard Iambana --- , Madagascar Franco Andreone --- , ItalyAmphibians are threatened globally by the chytridiomycete fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which is still expanding in range. Madagascar, rich in amphibian diversity, remains one of the few places that the fungus has not invaded. Herein, we present results from a... -
Detailed description and observations of the tadpole of Amnirana albolabris (Anura: Ranidae) from southeastern Gabon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Treading a Delicate Tightrope: A principal balancing between education and political change during turbulent times • Authors: Joanna G Larson --- , U.S.A. Breda M Zimkus --- , U.S.A.We provide an expanded description of the tadpole of Amnirana albolabris (Ranidae) that includes external linear morphometrics and colouration across a developmental series ranging from Gosner stages 26–42. This description is based on material collected in Batéké Plateau National Park... -
Assessment of genetic and morphological differentiation among populations of the Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Rae M Smith --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Desiré L Dalton --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Monica Mwale --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Lisa J Nupen --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Chantelle Pretorius --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Jamie Bojko --- Teesside University, United Kingdom Kim Labuschagne --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Isa-Rita M Russo --- Cardiff University, United Kingdom Samuel T Osinubi --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, South AfricaThe Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius is an African species widely distributed south of the Sahara, which migrates seasonally between breeding and nonbreeding sites. It is currently unknown whether the species consists of a single panmictic population or if it is... -
Species delimitation and molecular phylogeny of the grasshopper subfamily Gomphocerinae (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Algeria based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: --- University of Biskra, Algeria --- University of Biskra, Algeria --- Henan University of Urban Construction, China --- Shaanxi Normal University, People’s Republic of ChinaGomphocerinae grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) are generally characterised by their polymorphism and cryptic diversity, which can be confusing when relying on morphological identification alone. DNA taxonomy serves as a powerful molecular tool for species identification and biodiversity assessment. In the context... -
The status of COI and 12S rRNA DNA barcode reference libraries for freshwater fish in South Africa: Implications for future eDNA projects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaEnvironmental DNA metabarcoding (eDNA) is a rapidly emerging field in which high-throughput sequencing is used to catalogue the biodiversity of ecosystems through the amplification of DNA extracted from environmental samples (water, air, faeces and soil). Although eDNA has strong links... -
A preliminary study into the detection of fish environmental DNA in selected South African estuaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Keneilwe Thekiso --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tshoanelo Miya --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Dominique A Cowart --- , FranceEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful technique for the non-invasive and comprehensive monitoring of entire ecosystems. Despite its many advantages, the use of eDNA in South Africa as an assessment tool for fish biodiversity is largely underutilised. This study was... -
Sustainable seafood: advances in traceability, assessment, monitoring and resource management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: IG Gleadall --- , Japan A Barkai --- , South Africa Z Lajbner --- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan PB McIntyre --- Cornell University, United States H Moustahfid --- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States P Olsen --- Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima), Norway R Oyanedel --- Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile Y Pang --- University of Washington, United States GJ Pierce --- Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas (IIM-CSIC), Spain L Quesada --- Loyola Marymount University, United States WHH Sauer --- Rhodes University, South Africa L Zifcakova --- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan MA Zoral --- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan DA Willette --- Loyola Marymount University, United StatesThis review presents a synopsis of advances in some techniques and technologies that support seafood traceability while addressing some of the complexities currently challenging the integration necessary to coordinate commercial, national and international efforts in achieving seafood sustainability. These advances... -
Diversity, distribution and knowledge gaps of Polychaeta on the continental shelf of southern Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Amoré Malan --- , South Africa Aiden Biccard --- , South Africa Jessica Dawson --- , South Africa Robyn Payne --- , South Africa Kevin Schmidt --- , South Africa Kirti N Gihwala --- , South Africa Ken Hutchings --- , South Africa Deon Louw --- , Namibia Josef Shikeva --- , Namibia Blessing Kamwi --- , Namibia Lapaka Kaimbi --- , Namibia Julien Vumazonke --- , Namibia Megameno Mutaleni --- , Namibia Thomas Shannon --- , United Kingdom Sarah Chordekar --- , United Kingdom Vere Ross-Gillespie --- , United KingdomThis study investigated the diversity, composition and distribution patterns of polychaete macrofauna inhabiting unconsolidated sediments on the continental shelf of southern Namibia. During the austral summer of 2021, 910 Van Veen grab samples were collected from 91 sites in water... -
Arenicolidae (Annelida) in Norwegian waters: species occurrence, bathymetric distribution and identification of juvenile specimens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Marthe R Dille --- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum, Norway Jon A Kongsrud --- University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen, Norway Martin M Hektoen --- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum, Norway Torkild Bakken --- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum, NorwayThe two species of Arenicolidae, Arenicola marina and Arenicolides ecaudata, are common along the Norwegian coast. Juveniles and anterior fragments are often encountered when grab sampling, making traditional morphological characteristics insufficient for species identification. This study examined the robustness of... -
Lumbrineris magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 (Annelida: Lumbrineridae) revealed as two indigenous species in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Adri van Niekerk --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Jyothi Kara --- Iziko South African Museum, South Africa Arturo Alvarez-Aguilar --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Carol A Simon --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaLumbrineris magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 (Annelida: Lumbrineridae) is a marine polychaete worm that was first described from the Magellan Strait, Chile; thereafter it was also reported in sub-Antarctic, temperate and tropical regions, where it was likely misidentified. In South African waters,... -
Filling the gaps: herpetological checklist of Mayombe National Park and Cabinda Province (Angola) shed light on one of the most unexplored corners of tropical Central Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Javier Lobón-Rovira --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Asociado, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Ninda L Baptista --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Asociado, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Tyron Clark --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Luke Verburgt --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Gregory FM Jongsma --- New Brunswick Museum, Canada Werner Conradie --- Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa Luis Veríssimo --- Fundação Kissama, Angola Pedro Vaz Pinto --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Asociado, Universidade do Porto, PortugalThe global environmental crisis has reinforced the importance of improving the documentation of the geographical distributions of extant species. With this aim, species inventories of specific locations or regions are a high priority, especially so in poorly explored areas. Cabinda... -
The challenge of using museum specimens to track the emergence of a pathogen: a case study from amphibian chytrid fungus in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: TM Doherty-Bone --- Natural History Museum London, M Perkins --- Zoological Society of London, AA Cunningham --- Zoological Society of London,Archived specimens can provide insights on emerging infectious diseases through the tracking of the progression or occurrence of a pathogen through time. Specimen fixation and preservation may however affect detectability of pathogens, obscuring the signal of emergence. A case study... -
Bio-cryptography application for sending encrypted information using DNA cipher
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Karima Aksa --- Mostapha Ben Boulaid University, Algeria Oussama Larbi --- Mostapha Ben Boulaid University, Algeria Amira Fourar --- Mostapha Ben Boulaid University, AlgeriaCryptography-combined algorithms are obtained by a combination of algorithms, as their reliability is higher and harder to attack than the component algorithms separately. Thus, the combined algorithms are often known for classical cryptography. The goal of encryption is to make... -
Influence of the Benguela Upwelling System on the genetic connectivity of blacktail seabream Diplodus capensis across southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WF Olivier --- Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa WM Potts --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa C Santos --- Agostinho Neto University, Angola PW Shaw --- Aberystwyth University, R Henriques --- Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South AfricaOceanographic features such as upwelling cells and currents contribute to shaping the evolutionary history of marine fishes, including species that may be important socio-economic resources. However, the impacts of these barriers are often cryptic and may change, particularly in a... -
High population differentiation of Okpe River Talbotiella gentii at Anum Boso, Ghana, uncovered by RAPD
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Daniel Dompreh --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Adam Price --- University of Aberdeen, UK Michael David Swaine --- University of Aberdeen, UKTalbotiella gentii Hutch. & Greenway is an endemic, severely threatened and fragmented species in Ghana. Though it is a highly valued non-timber product, it faces the threat of extinction from wildfire, and exploitation for charcoal and fuelwood, agriculture and building... -
Using DNA barcoding to identify the early life history stages of demersal coastal fishes in shallow nearshore and estuarine benthic habitats of Algoa Bay
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P Nodo --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa P Pattrick --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa A-R Childs --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa NC James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaThe accurate identification of early life history stages of fishes, including larval and transformation stages to species level, is critical in spatial and temporal studies of coastal fish assemblages. This enables a better understanding of species-specific settlement patterns, nursery habitat...