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Observations on the near-surface behaviour of sardinella schools in Angolan waters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: OA Misund N Luyeye D Boyer J Coetzee R Cloete J Dalen G OechslinThe schooling dynamics and swimming behaviour of sardinella Sardinella maderensis and S. aurita schooling near the surface in Angolan waters were recorded visually, using a calibrated echo integration system and a 95kHz high resolution sonar on board RV Dr Fridtjof... -
Distribution and seasonality of cetaceans in tropical waters between Angola and the Gulf of Guinea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CR Weir --- , UKThe species richness, spatial distribution, seasonality and interspecific associations of cetaceans in tropical oceanic waters between the Gulf of Guinea and Angola were examined using 5 905.3 h of dedicated survey effort collected from 13 platforms of opportunity (geophysical vessels)... -
Movement patterns of coastal bottlenose dolphins in the presence of a fast-flowing, prevailing current: shore-based observations at Cape Vidal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Photopoulou --- Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK PB Best --- , South Africa PS Hammond --- Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK KP Findlay --- Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town, South AfricaThe presence and movement of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins Tursiops aduncus were investigated using shore-based observations made during a humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae migration survey at Cape Vidal, South Africa, undertaken between June and October 1988–1991. Occurrence was analysed as counts... -
Intra-archipelago moult dispersion of southern elephant seals at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WC Oosthuizen --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa MN Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa PJN de Bruyn --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa GJG Hofmeyr --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaDuring three summer surveys at Prince Edward Island (PEI), southern Indian Ocean (2001, 2004 and 2008), 416 southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina were inspected for identification tags. In all, 42 seals that had been tagged as weaned pups at their... -
Mass hysteria among South African primary school learners in Kwa-Dukuza, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaDuring August 2002, at a primary school in Kwa-Dukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, 27 children who had been well when they left their homes collapsed at school, displaying tremors and shivers throughout their bodies. Many of the children also presented with abdominal cramps... -
The miracle workers: obstacles and opportunities for restoring sight to children in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Susan Levine --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa Lene Øverland --- Orbis Africa, Kings Cross Corner, South Africa Prasidh Ramson --- Orbis Africa, Kings Cross Corner, South AfricaThe case studies presented in this paper reflect on the experiences of parents and the caregivers of children from the province of KwaZulu-Natal who overcame multiple obstacles to prevent childhood blindness due to cataract. Borrowing Sarah Franklin's metaphor of an... -
Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis ) at Subantarctic Marion Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. Postma --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. Wege --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. N. Bester --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa D. S. van der Merwe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa P. J. N. de Bruyn --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaOpportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54’S, 37°45’E) were documented at five different times between 1974 and 2009. Whales were sighted between May and September and exclusively on the eastern lee side of the... -
Debiasing the curse of knowledge and audit judgement: Experience reconsidered
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: R Reeve --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia H Holmes --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia P Li --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia C Patel --- Department of Accounting and Finance, AustraliaThis study contributes to the research related to judgment biases in auditing by examining the extent to which relevant audit experience debiases (mitigates) the “curse of knowledge” (outcome knowledge bias} in audit judgements. Auditors, with a wide range of experience,... -
Debiasing the curse of knowledge and audit judgement: Experience reconsidered
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: R Reeve --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia H Holmes --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia P Li --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia C Patel --- Department of Accounting and Finance, AustraliaThis study contributes to the research related to judgment biases in auditing by examining the extent to which relevant audit experience debiases (mitigates) the “curse of knowledge” (outcome knowledge bias) in audit judgements. Auditors, with a wide range of experience,... -
Natal dispersal in the Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kate F Carstens --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Reshma Kassanjee --- Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa Robin M Little --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Peter G Ryan --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Philip AR Hockey --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaDispersal is of ecological and evolutionary importance for population biology because it affects a species’ ability to expand its range, to colonise new favourable habitats and to increase the likelihood of population persistence. Male birds are mostly philopatric, delaying dispersal... -
The waning of vision’s hegemony: A phenomenological perspective on mother-daughter discord in patriarchal societies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Casper Lötter --- , South AfricaIf phenomenology is a research methodology uniquely positioned to enable us to learn from others, I aim to demonstrate the idea that cinema is a privileged site from which to investigate the notion of virtuality (sight and reality), even in... -
A photo-identification-based assessment model of southern right whales Eubalaena australis surveyed in South African waters, with a focus on recent low counts of mothers with calves
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Brandão --- University of Cape Town, South Africa A Ross-Gillespie --- University of Cape Town, South Africa E Vermeulen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa DS Butterworth --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaPhoto-identification data for southern right whale cow–calf pairs on the South African calving grounds provide one of the longest abundance time-series for any whale population worldwide. Following a very steady increase from a heavily depleted state, surveys since 2015 reflect... -
Estimating population changes in humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae migrating past Cape Vidal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Wilkinson --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa E Seyboth --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa J Olbers --- , South Africa E Vermeulen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa R Kramer --- WILDTRUST, South Africa K Findlay --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaShore-based surveys of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae were performed from Cape Vidal, on the east coast of South Africa (iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area, Indian Ocean), from two independent platforms between 27 June and 7 August in 2018 and 2019, to... -
Leisure futures: a hybrid approach integrating generative AI and design futures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marco Bevolo --- World University of Design, India Dennis Draeger --- United Kingdom and Napier, New ZealandThis article aims to establish a foundation for the vocational and applied study of the possible, probable and preferable futures of the leisure industries. It does so by presenting a novel methodological approach, integrating state-of-the-art generative AI (GenAI) created content... -
Exploring participatory scenario planning for sustainable urban tourism development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Miranda Cornelisse --- Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Arjen van Klink --- Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis viewpoint article explores the potential of multistakeholder participatory scenario planning (PSP) as a tool to foster a sustainable visitor economy in underprivileged neighbourhoods. Feijenoord, a district in Rotterdam, is such an area. While the visitor economy offers economic benefits,...