Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "Anura"
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Amphibian diversity and community-based ecotourism in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Amphibian diversity is declining at an alarming rate globally. Monitoring of amphibian communities is lax, yet vital to their conservation and understanding of their decline. Conservation areas often harbour rich ... -
Cosmocercidae (Nematoda) of selected species of amphibians of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Recent studies revealed that parasites outweigh their host species in terms of species richness. This suggests parasitism as the most common lifestyle. In present times, parasites have an even higher species richness and ... -
Influence of the invasive fish, Gambusia affinis, on amphibians in the Western Cape
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The worldwide dispersal and establishment of invasive fish is partly responsible for the global decline in amphibian species. Unfortunately, this is a significant problem in the Western Cape in South Africa, as the region ... -
Metazoan parasites of anurans from the Vhembe area, Limpopo, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Amphibians were the first vertebrate group to appear on land about 350 m.y.a and have diversified and colonized all suitable continents and islands. Amphibians are hosts to vast numbers and an astonishing diversity of ... -
Revisiting species of Trypanosoma (Euglenozoa : Trypanosomatidae) parasitising amphibians and reptiles from Southern Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Chapter 2.1 The aquatic and terrestrial clades of species of Trypanosoma could provide insight into the evolutionary history of the genus, as well as complementary information for biomedical studies of medically and ... -
Tadpole morphology of high altitude frogs from the Drakensberg mountains
(North-West University, 2010)This study resulted from the identification of gaps in the literature pertaining to the morphological descriptions of the tadpoles occurring at high altitudes in the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa. These tadpoles ...