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Branchiuran parasites (Crustacea: Branchiura) from fishes in the Okavango (Botswana) and Zambezi (Namibia) systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LL Van As --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa JG Van As --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaFish parasitological surveys, conducted during different times of the year in the Okavango and Upper Zambezi River systems from 1997 to 2013, revealed the presence of five branchiuran species. Dolops ranarum from the Okavango system was found on the skin... -
Year-round territoriality in long-lived birds: rethinking the concept of carrying capacity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Douglas Loewenthal --- , Dane M Paijmans --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Philip AR Hockey --- ,Adult African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini are sedentary and territorial year round, with juveniles expressing strong natal philopatry. At four South African study sites (two mainland and two islands) breeding numbers more than doubled between the late 1970s/early 1980s and... -
The reproductive biology of an open-water spawning Lake Malawi cichlid, Copadichromis chrysonotus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lance W. Smith --- Research Officer, MalawiCopadichromis chrysonotus is a zooplanktivorous cichlid member of the diverse fish community inhabiting Lake Malawi’s rocky, littoral habitat. Like most Lake Malawi cichlids, this species’ reproductive strategy is based on maternal mouthbrooding, but it is the only littoral species known... -
Asymmetric interspecific territorial competition over food resources amongst Lake Malawi cichlid fishes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Atsushi Maruyama --- Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, Japan Bosco Rusuwa --- Department of Biology, Malawi Masahide Yuma --- Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, JapanThe rock-dwelling cichlids in Lake Malawi comprise the most diverse freshwater fish community in the world. Individuals frequently interact with heterospecifics through feeding territoriality. Underwater observations and experiments were conducted to examine interspecific variation in the frequencies of territorial behaviour... -
The familiar labyrinth: practicing urban disorientation in post-apartheid Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Giovanni Spissu --- Department of Social Sciences, United KingdomIn this article, I discuss how urban disorientation can be used in ethnographic research as an investigative tool to explore the city. In particular, I examine how urban disorientation can be taken as an ethnographic tactic with the purpose of... -
Comparative perch selection in Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris and Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens at Amakhala Game Reserve, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ryan J Daniels --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Patrick E Hulley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Adrian JFK Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris and the Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens are common, widespread and sympatric in much of southern Africa. They are similar in plumage and ecology, which may predispose them to competition and interspecific territorial aggression but this... -
To honk or to hiss: uncovering call complexity in the Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tess Gridley --- , South Africa Courtney EC Gardiner --- , South AfricaEgyptian Geese Alopochen aegyptiaca are distributed across most of Africa. Their calls dominate the soundscape of many urban areas, yet their acoustic behaviour is poorly documented or understood. Using acoustic recordings made across a range of behavioural contexts, groups sizes... -
Foraging behaviour and use of space in the Graceful Crag Lizard, Pseudocordylus capensis: life on large rock surfaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: DahnéA. Lanse Van Rensburg --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa P. Le. Fras N. Mouton --- University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaThe lizard family Cordylidae has been classified as a clade of classical ambush foragers. Two species, Platysaurus broadleyi and Pseudocordylus capensis, however, display much greater movement rates during activity than other cordylids. Whereas the foraging behaviour ofP. broadleyi is now... -
The interconnection between the global and the local: case study of the indigenous Baka community of Nomedjoh, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Richard Atimniraye Nyelade --- University of Ottawa, CanadaThe impact of globalisation on local communities is a widely debated topic in sociology and anthropology. This article explores the dynamics and statics of local communities in the context of globalisation using the concepts of deterritorialisation and imagined community. The... -
The contribution of social and territorial innovation to territorial development in Morocco: Insights from a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tariq Laajini --- LARETA, Hassan 1st University, Morocco Hind TadjoustiThis study investigates how social and territorial innovation influences territorial development in Morocco, offering insights into inclusive governance approaches that integrate collaborative, participatory, and solidarity-based practices. Utilizing a systematic documentary analysis of six innovative projects, the research reveals that these...