Publications
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2019
<em>The Dark Side of the Hive: The Evolution of the Imperfect Honey Bee, </em>Robin F.A.Moritz & Robin Crewe
Pirk, C.W.W.
African Entomology
The book is a result of a long on-going collaboration between the two authors. For decades they investigated various aspects of...
2019
<em>The Dark Side of the Hive: The Evolution of the Imperfect Honey Bee, </em>Robin F.A.Moritz & Robin Crewe
Pirk, C.W.W.
African Entomology
The book is a result of a long on-going collaboration between the two authors. For decades they investigated various aspects of...
Jul 2019
Non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical activity in free-ranging Namaqua rock mice Micaelamys namaquensis from South Africa in response to anthropogenic land use and season
Ramahlo, Mmatsawela, Chimimba, Christian, Pirk, Christian W. W., Ganswindt, André
Wildlife Biology
Sep 2019
The Conservation of Native Honey Bees Is Crucial
Requier, Fabrice, Garnery, Lionel, Kohl, Patrick L., Njovu, Henry K. et al.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Recent studies have emphasized the role of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera, as a managed agricultural species worldwide,...
Mar 2019
Genome-Wide SNP Discovery in Indigenous Cattle Breeds of South Africa
Frontiers in Genetics
Single nucleotide polymorphism arrays have created new possibilities for performing genome-wide studies to detect genomic regions...
2019
African science needs more leaders. Here’s how to develop them
Slippers B, Alisic E
The Conversation
Jul 2019
A systems genetics analysis in Eucalyptus reveals coordination of metabolic pathways associated with xylan modification in wood‐forming tissues
Wierzbicki MP, Christie N, Pinard D, Mansfield SD et al.
New Phytologist
Summary Acetyl‐ and methylglucuronic acid decorations of xylan, the dominant hemicellulose in secondary cell walls (SCWs) of...
<em>The Dark Side of the Hive: The Evolution of the Imperfect Honey Bee, </em>Robin F.A.Moritz & Robin Crewe
Pirk, C.W.W. · African Entomology, 2019
<em>The Dark Side of the Hive: The Evolution of the Imperfect Honey Bee, </em>Robin F.A.Moritz & Robin Crewe
Pirk, C.W.W. · African Entomology, 2019
Non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical activity in free-ranging Namaqua rock mice Micaelamys namaquensis from South Africa in response to anthropogenic land use and season
Ramahlo, Mmatsawela, Chimimba, Christian, Pirk, Christian W. W., Ganswindt, André · Wildlife Biology, Jul 2019 · DOI
The Conservation of Native Honey Bees Is Crucial
Requier, Fabrice, Garnery, Lionel, Kohl, Patrick L., Njovu, Henry K., Pirk, Christian W. W., Crewe, Robin M. et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Sep 2019 · DOI
Genome-Wide SNP Discovery in Indigenous Cattle Breeds of South Africa
Frontiers in Genetics, Mar 2019 · DOI
Sensibilidad de Botrytis cinera a Switch en viveros forestales
Myriam Solis, Esterio M, Sanfuentes E · 2019
African science needs more leaders. Here’s how to develop them
Bernard Slippers, Alisic E · The Conversation, 2019
A systems genetics analysis in Eucalyptus reveals coordination of metabolic pathways associated with xylan modification in wood‐forming tissues
Martin Wierzbicki, Nanette Christie, Desre Pinard, Mansfield SD, Eshchar Mizrachi, Zander Myburg · New Phytologist, Jul 2019 · DOI
Recent records of fruit chafers (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Cetoniini) in the southwestern Cape region of South Africa suggest that range expansions were facilitated by human-mediated jump-dispersal and pre-adaptation to transformed landscapes
Roets F, Jeremy Allison, Basson RJ · African Entomology, 2019