Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Author "Tarrant, Jeanne"
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Maluti Mystery: A systematic review of Amietia vertebralis (Hewitt, 1927) and Strongylopus hymenopus (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Pyxicephalidae)
Du Preez, Louis H.; Tarrant, Jeanne (Magnolia Press, 2008)The taxonomic status of Amietia vertebralis and Strongylopus hymenopus, two frogs restricted to the Maluti-Drakensberg highlands in southern Africa, is unclear. Here, morphological examination and phylogenetic analyses ... -
Multi-locus phylogeny and evolution of reproductive modes in the Pyxicephalidae, an African endemic clade of frogs
Tarrant, Jeanne; Van der Meijden, Arie; Crottini, Angelica; Turner, Andrew; Vences, Miguel (Unisa Press/Taylor & Francis, 2011)The ranoid family Pyxicephalidae is an endemic group of African frogs, with the majority of its diversity concentrated in South Africa. Here we present the first molecular phylogeny that includes as many as nine of the ten ... -
Spatial assessment of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in South Africa confirms endemic and widespread infection
Tarrant, Jeanne; Cilliers, Dirk; Du Preez, Louis H; Weldon, Ché (Public Library of Science, 2013)Chytridiomycosis has been identified as a major cause of global amphibian declines. Despite widespread evidence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in South African frogs, sampling for this disease has not focused ... -
Using predictive modelling to guide the conservation of a critically endangered coastal wetland amphibian
Tarrant, Jeanne; Armstrong, Adrian J. (ELSEVIER, 2013)Amphibians are the most threatened Class of vertebrate, with wetland-associated anurans in particularsuffering high levels of habitat loss. We used predictive modelling to better understand the distribution ofa critically ...