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Studies on stalk borers of maize and sorghum in Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 1998-11)English: Investigations on various aspects of stalk borers of maize and sorghum were conducted in Lesotho during the 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98 growing seasons. Aspects investigated were their distribution and relative ... -
Blood parasites of Free State and Lesotho reptiles
(University of the Free State, 2003-07)English: The study of blood parasites of reptiles is a relatively new and unexplored field of research in South Africa. The Free State province and the Lesotho highlands provide a range of reptiles in which their ... -
Effect of soil moisture and host plants on behaviour and survival of the common cutworm, agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
(University of the Free State, 2001-11)English: The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of light, soil moisture and host plants on behaviour of Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller). A marking technique for larvae was developed to study ... -
Aspekte van die ekologie van avifauna op 'n binnelandse lughawe
(University of the Free State, 1999-11)English: Owing to the world-wide increase in air traffic the number and intensity of collisions between birds and aircraft have increased accordingly. Bird strikes are not only responsible for considerable physical damage ... -
Myxosporean parasites (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting fishes in the Okavango River system, Botswana
(University of the Free State, 2000-06)English: The Class Myxosporea Butschli, 1882 comprises an enormous group of spore forming obligatory parasites that are able to infect any organ of the hosts in which they are found. Myxosporeans mostly parasitise fish ... -
Insect-fungal ecology on selected new crops in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2002-11)English: This study investigates insect-fungal-plant interactions on three new crops (viz. cactus pear, pistachio and pigeonpea) in South Africa. Isolation of Drosophila. melanogaster and D. hydei flies from cactus pear ... -
Aspects of geophagia amongst dairy cattle in a feedlot system
(University of the Free State, 2017-03)English: Modern confinements imposed on animals limit their access to natural resources required for optimal nutrition. This lack of resources may lead to nutrient deficiencies and one of the hypotheses for the deliberate ... -
Molecular detection, genetic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of anaplasma marginale infecting cattle in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2015-12)Bovine anaplasmosis caused by Anaplasma marginale is endemic in South Africa. This endemicity is due to presence of tick vectors that transmit A. marginale the causal agent of the disease and the high seroprevalence in ... -
Diversity and seasonality of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) on kenaf, Hibiscus cannabinus Linnaeus (Malvaceae), in South Africa, with special reference to preference indices of Podagrica testacea (Chapuis) (Alticinae)
(University of the Free State, 2005-05)English: Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is being developed as a new fibre crop in South Africa and its potential in this regard has been under investigation since 2000. Kenaf is a short-day, annual, herbaceous plant. It ... -
Fish myxosporeans from the Okavango Delta, Botswana and the south coast of South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2003-12)English: Myxozoans form a diverse and economically important group of endoparasites that have been intriguing researchers ever since the early1800's. These parasites are notorious, having been associated with the devastating ... -
The bio-ecology of the grass leaf miner, Agromyza ocularis (Diptera: Agromyzidae), on wheat and barley in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2010-06)English: The grass leaf miner fly, Agromyza ocularis (Spencer) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) was first described from specimens collected at Ceres (1959), Giant's Castle (1961) and the Maseru (1963) district. These specimens were ... -
Development of molecular and serological assays for diagnosis of bovine (taenia saginata) and porcine (taenia solium) cysticercosis in South Africa
(University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), 2016-09)Cysticercosis is an infection of cattle and pigs caused by metacestodes of human tapeworms, Taenia saginata, and T. solium. Currently, meat inspection is the standard method used for diagnosis of cysticercosis and has ... -
A review of the genus Caligus (Copepoda: Caligidae) from South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2004-09)English: The ichthyoparasitic and fish louse copepod genus, Caligus Müller, 1785, is the most abundant copepod genus, found in almost any part of the world’s oceans, with the exception of one freshwater species. More ... -
An examination of non-mammalian cynodont cranial endocasts
(University of the Free State, 2010-09)English: The palaeoneurology (study of the nervous system of extinct animals) of nonmammalian cynodonts, which were the ancestors of mammals, is poorly understood. It is thought that the relative brain size of cynodonts ... -
Die mikroanatomie en histochemie van die ganglion nodosum en vagussenuwee by Gallus domesticus
(University of the Free State, 1980-12)Afrikaans: Die mikroanatomie, topografie, normale ligmikroskopie, histochemie (insluitende fluoressensie) asook ultrastruktuur van die voël (Gallus domesticus) ganglion nodosum is ondersoek in 13 klinies gesonde wit ... -
Sessiline peritrich symbionts of freshwater Crustacean hosts
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Spider ecology in the Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve, Free State Province: (Arachnida: Araneae)
(University of the Free State, 2010-01)English: Few spider studies have been done in the Grassland Biome of South Africa, even though it dominates the central part of South Africa. In September 2005, a study was initiated in Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve, Free ... -
Temporal and spatial composition of arboreal insects along the Omaruru River, Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2010-11)English: Insects play a major role in any ecosystem and are also of extreme importance to the well-being of humans. Amongst others, they are pollinators that indirectly determine food security. On a more negative side, ... -
The bio-ecology of the blue tick (Boophilus decoloratus) in the central Free State
(University of the Free State, 2002-05)English: Boophilus decoloratus is the most dominant and economically important tick that infests cattle in the central Free State. Very little research on this tick in the central Free State has, however, been conducted. ... -
Aspects of the behaviour and ecology of Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops Gurneyi verreaux, 1871, in Protea Woodland, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 1998-11)English: Several aspects of the ecology of Gurney's Sugarbird were studied in the Lydenburg area (Mpumalanga) and at Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve and Qwaqwa National Park (Free State) during the period April1980 to ...
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