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THE HABITATS AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF
CLARIAS GARIEPINUS (PISCES: CLARIIDAE) IN A CLEAR COASTAL LAKE (LAKE SIBAYA, SOUTH AFRICA)Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M.N. Bruton --- , South AfricaThe habitat preferences of the sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, in a clear coastal lake, Lake Sibaya, are described. Larval and small juvenile catfish inhabit flotsam and the rootstocks of plants in very shallow marginal areas. Larger juveniles inhabit densely-vegetated marginal... -
Initial Review of the Psychometric Properties of a Computerised Career Preference Test for Career Guidance Assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié de Beer --- University of South Africa,Psychometric proprties of the Career Preference Computerised Adaptive Test (CPCAT) (De Beer & Marais, 2010; De Beer, Marais, Maree, & Skrzypczak, 2008) are reported. Participants were high school students (n=343; males=279, females=164)at Grade 9 and Grade 11 level from a... -
Exploring Employees' Personality Attributes in Relation to Their Employability Attributes in the Business Management Field
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Potgieter --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Andries Masenge --- University of South Africa,This study explored early career employee's personality preferences in a South African work setting. Participants were a non-probability sample business management employees (N = 304; female = 64%, ethnicity = 81% Black, supervisory = 53%, age range = 25 and... -
Distribution and habitats of Bulinus natalensis and its role as intermediate host of economically important helminth parasites in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: KennéN de Kock CorneliusT WolmaransThis article focusses on the geographical distribution and habitats of Bulinus natalensis, as reflected by the samples taken from 244 collection sites on record in the database of the National Freshwater Snail Collection (NFSC) at the Potchefstroom campus of the... -
Assessing the ecosystem effects of the abalone Haliotis midae from its diet and foraging behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Z Zeeman --- Department of Zoology and Marine Research Institute, South Africa GM Branch --- Department of Zoology and Marine Research Institute, South Africa TP Peschak --- Department of Zoology and Marine Research Institute, South Africa D Pillay --- Department of Zoology and Marine Research Institute, South AfricaThe South African abalone Haliotis midae is commercially exploited and seriously threatened by overfishing. This not only affects the species itself but potentially the functioning of the ecosystem because of associated changes in community structure. The nature of effects that... -
Farmers' tree planting and access to germplasm in the southern highlands of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Anders Aalbaek --- Department of Economics and Natural Resources,This article examines the effects ofinsufficient availability of planting material on farmers' tree planting in the southern highlands ofTanzania. Patterns in scale of farmers' tree planting, species preferences, and experienced availability of planting material are investigated and compared with past... -
Comparison of, and the effects of altered freshwater inflow on, fish assemblages of two contrasting South African estuaries: the cool-temperate Olifants and the warm-temperate Breede
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SJ Lamberth L van Niekerk K HutchingsThis study compares the fish assemblages of the permanently open cool-temperate Olifants and warm-temperate Breede estuaries on the west and south coasts of South Africa respectively, and their responses to altered freshwater flows. Both estuaries have experienced a >35% reduction... -
Evaluation of a thin-layer chromatographic technique for identification of bush species browsed by goats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: LV Mabinya JM BrandDiet selection by herbivores is a major determinant of animal and plant production and has a direct bearing on the sustainability of stock farming generally. Fistulated goats were confined in designated plots on the University of Fort Hare research farm... -
Age, Gender and Social Class Influences on Skin Colour Preferences Among Mozambican Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Germano Vera Cruz --- University of Toulouse II, FranceThis study examined skin colour preferences among Mozambican children (N = 500; male = 48% and females = 52%; middle-high SES = 48% and low SES = 52%; mean age = 7.34 and SD = 1.80). The children selected preferred... -
Exploring personality preferences in relation to psychological career resources among managerial staff in the Western Cape fast food industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Dries Schreuder --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Chris Kotze --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,The study explored the relationship between individuals' personality preferences (as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Form M) and their psychological career resources (as measured by the Psychological Career Resources Inventory) and whether the personality types differed significantly in terms... -
Breeding density of the southern ground hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri, in the communal areas surrounding the Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Minke Witteveen --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Elspeth Parry --- , South Africa Mark Norris-Rogers --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Mark Brown --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe southern ground hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri, is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as a ‘Vulnerable’ species with a decreasing population. Despite a myriad of threats, including loss of nesting sites, accidental poisoning and persecution, there has been... -
Sugar type and concentration preference of the Cape white-eye, Zosterops virens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Minke Witteveen --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Mark Brown --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaDifferences in nectar characteristics of bird-pollinated plants were originally attributed to whether the plant was pollinated by non-passerine hummingbirds or passerine nectarivores. Subsequently this has been refuted and it is now hypothesized that these differences reflect whether the plants are... -
Geographical distribution and habitats of the freshwater snail Bulinus reticulatus and its susceptibility to Schistosoma haematobium miracidia under experimental conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kenné N. de Kock [AN0001] Corrie T. Wolmarans --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, South Africa Hylton D. Strauss --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, South Africa Madeleine Killian --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, South Africa Desireé C. Maree --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, South AfricaA brief account is given of the geographical distribution and habitats of Bulinus reticulatus as reflected by the 278 samples currently on record in the database of the National Freshwater Snail Collection, Potchefstroom University. The susceptibility of field specimens and... -
South African consumers’ selection criteria for ornamental plants: a market perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lorraine Middleton --- Department of Biology, South AfricaThe considerations of South African consumers in the ornamental plant sector can be interpreted as selection criteria and be used as a marketing tool to increase the use of indigenous plants for ornamental purposes locally. A countrywide survey was undertaken... -
Feeding ecology of four livestock species under different management in a semi-arid pastoral system in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Igshaan Samuels --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Clement Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Melvin B Swarts --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Anthony R Palmer --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, South Africa Jamie W Paulse --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaThe Leliefontein communal area in Namaqualand is grazed by mixed species herds that have multiple benefits for pastoralists. This study assessed how the management (herding and free-ranging) of different livestock herds affects their feeding ecology during the wet and dry... -
Assessment of sweetpotato farming systems, production constraints and breeding priorities in eastern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Stephan Ngailo --- Sugarcane Research Institute, United Republic of Tanzania Hussein A Shimelis --- African Center for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Julia Sibiya --- African Center for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Kiddo Mtunda --- Sugarcane Research Institute, United Republic of TanzaniaSweetpotato is an important food security crop in Tanzania. The crop is grown under diverse farming systems with very low yields. The objective of this study was to assess the present sweetpotato farming systems, farmers’ preferences, production constraints and breeding... -
Taking care: Creating a non-alcoholic cocktail for Generation X
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Shirley Verkade --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Jonathan van Driel --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Femke Vrenegoor --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on a Hospitality Research Project, a third-year project at Stenden Hotel Management School, dedicated to the design, creation and testing of three different non-alcoholic cocktail recipes for restaurant De Pleats in Burgum, the Netherlands. On the basis... -
Patient preferences regarding the dress code, conduct and resources used by doctors during consultations in the public healthcare sector in Bloemfontein, Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JW Van der Merwe --- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa M Rugunanan --- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa J Ras --- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa E-M Röscher --- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa BD Henderson --- Division Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: The doctor–patient relationship is important in determining the quality of healthcare provided. This study aimed to identify patient preferences regarding dress code, conduct and resources used by doctors during consultations in the public healthcare sector, Bloemfontein. Information from this... -
Psychological career resources identity and life orientation among young emerging adults in a Nigerian setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Dries Schreuder --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,This study explored whether young emerging adults’ psychological career resources identity predicted their orientation to life. The participants were a random sample of 400 predominantly full-time undergraduate students from four tertiary institutions in Nigeria (47% = female; age range 18... -
Key maize production constraints and farmers’ preferred traits in the mid-altitude maize agroecologies of northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lameck Nyaligwa --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Shimelis Hussein --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Mark Laing --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Habteab Ghebrehiwot --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Beyene A Amelework --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South AfricaMaize productivity in Tanzania is very low, owing to various biotic and abiotic production constraints. Examining production constraints and farmers’ preference in maize-growing agroecologies will assist in designing improvement strategies based on farmers’ priorities. The objective of this study was... -
Taking care: Creating a non-alcoholic cocktail for Generation X
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Shirley Verkade --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Jonathan van Driel --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Femke Vrenegoor --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on a Hospitality Research Project, a third-year project at Stenden Hotel Management School, dedicated to the design, creation and testing of three different non-alcoholic cocktail recipes for restaurant De Pleats in Burgum, the Netherlands. On the basis... -
Investor tax-driven preferences for dividends and share repurchases of listed companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Rudie Nel --- School of Accountancy, South AfricaTax reform in South Africa has been extensive since 2011, with the amendment of ‘dividend’ as defined, followed by the introduction of dividends tax and consecutive increases in the applicable tax rates. Extant literature predominantly focuses on periods prior to... -
Seasonal diet composition and forage selectivity of Boer goats in a semi-arid gypsophilous grassland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Miguel Mellado --- Department of Animal Nutrition, Mexico José A Villarreal --- Department of Botany, Mexico Miguel A Medina-Morales --- Department of Animal Nutrition, Mexico José R Arévalo --- Department of Parasitology, Ecology and Genetics, Spain José E García --- Department of Animal Nutrition, Mexico Cesar Meza-Herrera --- University Regional Unit of Arid Zones, MexicoBotanical and chemical compositions of Boer goat diets, determined with repeated collection of forage samples taken from the goat’s mouth, were studied in a gypsophilous grassland during four seasons of the year. Ten pluriparous goats were used to collect selected... -
Performance and participatory evaluation of green gram genotypes in the semi-arid environments of Eastern Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R Karimi --- Crop Improvement, Kenya RM Nair --- Legume Breeding, India D Ledesma --- Biometric, Taiwan DL Mutisya --- Crop Improvement, Kenya L Muthoni --- Socio-Economics, KenyaGreen gram (Vigna radiata (L.) R Wilczek var. radiata) is an important pulse in the climatically marginal areas of Eastern Kenya. The pulse is cultivated primarily for food grain and income generation. Its productivity in Eastern Kenya has declined, because... -
Farmers’ Perceptions of Dairy Cattle Breeds, Breeding and Feeding Strategies: A Case of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. N. Lukuyu --- University of New England, Australia J. P. Gibson --- University of New England, Australia D. B. Savage --- University of New England, Australia E. J. O. Rao --- International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya N. Ndiwa --- International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya A. J. Duncan --- International Livestock Research Institute, KenyaTo understand farmers’ preference and perceptions of breed attributes, breeding and feeding practices, 419 households in western Kenya were interviewed in a cross-sectional survey. Respondents scored their preference for cattle breeds, traits and breeding methods on a scale of 1... -
An annotated checklist of the leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) species of the Moulouya River basin, Morocco, with several new distribution records and a historical overview
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Younes Mabrouki --- Université Mohamed Premier, Morocco Raja Ben Ahmed --- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Ecologie, Biologie et Physiologie des organismes aquatiques, Tunisia Abdelkhaleq Fouzi Taybi --- Université Mohamed Premier, Morocco Juan Rueda --- Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva (ICBiBE-UV), SpainA historical overview of the leech fauna of Morocco, based on both literature data, museum collections and new material, sampled in more than 100 sites in the Moulouya River basin (eastern region of Morocco), is provided. Twenty species from five... -
Idiosyncratic food preferences of children with autism spectrum disorder in England
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Leanie Huxham --- , South Africa Maritha Marais --- , South Africa Evette van Niekerk --- , South AfricaObjectives: To obtain a better understanding of feeding difficulties experienced by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). -
Identifying the willingness to pay for eco-certified wine by south african consumers: a comparison of biodynamic, fair trade and sustainably produced wines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Radu Mihailescu --- , the Netherlands Daniel Moscovici --- , USA Jeff Gow --- , Australia Adeline Alonso Ugaglia --- , France Lionel Valenzuela --- , Chile Azzurra Rinaldi --- , ItalyAs eco-certified wines are being produced in increasing quantities and varieties, so are the definitions and the labels that accompany them. This has resulted in confusion with regard to what type of eco-certified wines customers prefer and what prices they... -
“I prefer to take pills when I plan to have sex”: Perceptions of on-demand versus daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Kawuma --- , Uganda Zam Nabalwanyi --- , Uganda Janet Seeley --- , Uganda Yunia Mayanja --- , UgandaThere is limited information about the use of on-demand and daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescents and young people (AYP) in sub-Saharan Africa. We explored perceptions of both regimens among 14- to 19-year-olds perceived to be at high risk of... -
Exploratory characterisation of recreational fishing for skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis and eastern little tuna Euthynnus affinis in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Viana --- University of Cape Town, South Africa MW Farthing --- Rhodes University, South Africa C Bova --- Rhodes University, South Africa O Marcone --- , United Kingdom WHH Sauer --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDespite being important to artisanal and industrial fisheries, little is known about the role of skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis and the eastern little tuna (or kawakawa) Euthynnus affinis in recreational fisheries. This study used a banner-recruited, online questionnaire of recreational...