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Chlorinated, brominated, and fluorinated organic pollutants in Nile crocodile eggs from the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Bouwman, Hindrik; Booyens, Paul; Govender, Danny; Pienaar, Danie; Polder, Anuschka (Elsevier, 2014)Repeated annual episodes of Nile crocodile deaths in two isolated areas of the Kruger National Park prompted the investigation of possible organohalogen pollutant involvement. Crocodile eggs were collected close to one of ... -
Comparison of the lipid composition of three adipose tissue types of male and female wild nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
Osthoff, Gernot; Hugo, Arno; Govender, Danny; Huchzermeyer, Fritz; Bouwman, Hindrik (Taylor & Francis, 2014)We describe and compare the fatty acid composition of three different adipose tissue types, namely, abdominal, tail, and steatotheca (an abdominal fat body) tissues of healthy wild Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus). ... -
Heavy metals in muscle tissue of healthy crocodiles from the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Du Preez, Marinus; Bouwman, Hindrik; Govender, Danny (Wiley, 2016)Mass mortality of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) occurred in the Olifants River of the Kruger National Park (KNP) in 2008 from pansteatitis, a condition in which body fat becomes yellow and inflamed. Much research ... -
Metallic elements in Nile Crocodile eggs from the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Du Preez, Marinus; Kylin, Henrik; Bouwman, Hindrik; Govender, Danny (Elsevier, 2018)The Nile Crocodile is the largest predator on the African continent. Recent mass mortalities in the Kruger National Park (KNP) raised concerns about possible influence of pollution. We analysed eggs and their eggshells ...