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A case of natural queen succession in a captive colony of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: L. A. van der Westhuizen --- Department of Zoology, South Africa J. U. M. Jarvis --- Department of Zoology, South Africa N. C. Bennett --- Department of Zoology & Entomology, South AfricaNaked mole-rats occur in large colonies where usually a single queen monopolizes reproduction. Queen succession occurs from within usually as a result of aggressive encounters with subordinate females that queue for reproductive succession following colony instability, which inevitably results in... -
Estimation of taper rates and volume of smaller-sized logs in spotted gum saw timber plantations in Southeast Queensland, Australia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: TN Maraseni G Cockfield A ApanSpotted gum (Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata) is a popular tree species for hardwood saw timber plantations in Southeast Queensland (SEQ), Australia. In many parts of the world, logs up to 10cm top diameter are considered to be merchantable logs and... -
Taxi ‘sugar daddies’ and taxi queens: Male taxi driver attitudes regarding transactional relationships in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cheryl Potgieter [d53e18] Anna Strebel Tamara Shefer Claire WagnerMedia reports are emerging on the phenomenon of young girls who travel with older mini-bus taxi drivers, and who are thought to have sex with the drivers in exchange for gifts and money. The extent to which such relationships might...
