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Composition, abundance, distribution and seasonality of zooplankton in the Sundays Estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: K Sutherland --- Department of Zoology, South Africa TH Wooldridge --- Department of Zoology, South Africa NA Strydom --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe zooplankton assemblage in the permanently open Sundays Estuary, on the south-east coast of South Africa, was studied seasonally. Samples were collected once per season between winter 2007 and autumn 2009 by means of boat-based plankton tows. A total of... -
The role of estuarine type in characterizing early stage fish assemblages in warm temperate estuaries, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: N.A. Strydom --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A.K. Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa T.H. Wooldridge --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaAssemblages of early stage fishes (larval and early juvenile stages) were investigated and compared in seven permanently open and five intermittently open estuarine systems on the warm temperate Eastern Cape coast of South Africa. Estuarine type, by virtue of mouth... -
Molecular and bioacoustic divergence in Mantidactylus granulatus and M. zavona n.sp. (Anura: Mantellidae): bearings for the biogeography of northern Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Miguel Vences --- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Netherlands Franco Andreone --- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Sezione di Zoologia, Italy Frank Glaw --- Zoologische Staatssammlung, Germany Jasmin E. Randrianirina --- Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, MadagascarWe analysed the genetic and bioacoustic variability in Mantidactylus granulatus, a semi arboreal frog species endemic to the northern portion of Madagascar. Advertisement calls had a longer note duration in northeastern as compared to northwestern populations. Specimens from mid altitudes...