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Vagrant birds ashore at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean, from 1987 to 2009
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WC Oosthuizen --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa BM Dyer --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa PJN de Bruyn --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaVagrant birds recorded ashore at Marion Island and Prince Edward Island from 1987 to 2009 are documented. In total, 101 observations (including multiple sightings of potentially the same individual) of 29 species were made. Palaearctic and Holarctic migrants (17 species),... -
Evidence for an Afrotemperate amphibian fauna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- , UKLatitudinal and altitudinal changes in composition of the African amphibian fauna is analysed to test the standard zoogeographical division of the continent into Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions. A comparably high faunal change north and south of the. tropical savannas suggests... -
Spring migration phenology of trans-Saharan migratory birds at a southern Tunisian oasis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Fatma Belani --- University of Gabès, Tunisia José Javier Cuervo --- National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spain Marina García-del Río --- National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spain Abdessalem Hammouda --- University of Gabès, Tunisia Ivan Maggini --- Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Slaheddine Selmi --- University of Gabès, TunisiaNorth African date palm oases are regarded as important stopover sites for trans-Saharan migratory birds after their Sahara crossing during spring migration. However, little is known about the timing of migration through these areas. In this study, we investigated the...