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ALEXANDER G.J., TOLLEY K.A., MARITZ B., MCKECHNIE A., MANGER P., THOMSON R.L., SCHRADIN C., FULLER A., MEYER L., HETEM R.S., CHERRY M., CONRADIE W., BAUER A.M., MAPHISA D., O’RIAIN J., PARKER D.M., MLAMBO M.C., BRONNER G., MADIKIZA K., ENGELBRECHT A., LEE A.T., JANSEN VAN VUUREN B., MANDIWANA-NEUDANI T.G., PIETERSEN D., VENTER J.A., SOMERS M.J., SLOTOW R., STRAUSS W.M., HUMPHRIES M.S., RYAN P.G., KERLEY G.I. 2021. Excessive red tape is strangling biodiversity research in South Africa. South African Journal of Science volume 117(9-10) https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10787

 

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ARENAS-GAMBOA A.M., SIMMONS H.L., KRECEK R.C., LOGAN L.L., ELLIS D., PTASCHINSKI M., CARGILL J.S., WERRE S.R., MULUMBA M., HEATH L. 2021. AgSecure Africa Programme: A Blended Approach for Africa. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education volume 48(6): 710-719 http://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2020-0047

 

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BILTON D.T. 2021. Differentiation of SouthAfrican coatal rock pool Octhebius is associated with major ocea currents (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Acta Entomologica volume 61(1):253-260. 0.37520/aemnp.2021.015

 

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BILTON D.T. 2021. Riberazantaena, a new hydraenid genus from theEastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae). Zootaxa volume 4999(6): 573-581. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4999.6.4

 

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CARNEIRO M., VIEILLARD J., ANDRADE P., BOUCHER S., AFONSO S., BLANCO-AGUIAR J.A., SANTOS N., BRANCO J., ESTEVES P.J., FERRAND N., KULLANDER K., ANDERSSON L. 2021. A loss-of-function mutation in RORB disrupts saltatorial locomotion in rabbits. PLoS Genetics volume 17(3): e1009429. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009429 OPEN ACCESS

 

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CHAU J.H., GREVE M., VAN VUUREN BJ. 2021. Molecular evidence for hybridization in the aquatic plant Limosella
on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Antartic Science volume 33(3):243 – 251. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102021000079
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COETZEE, H.J., NAIDOO, K., WAGENAAR, I. 2020. A first observation of spermatogenesis in mature male scalloped hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini) from Zinkwazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-020-00871-z OPEN ACCESS

 

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DARINOT F., LE PETITCORPS Q., ARNAL V., COULON A., MONTGELARD C. 2021. Effects of landscape features and flooding on the genetic structure of a small wetland rodent, the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus). Landscape Ecology volume 36:1755-1771 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01235-5

 

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DE HAAS T.J., CONNELL L.J., GREENFIELD R. 2021. Investigating the effects of hypersalinity on the cardiac performance of the invasive gastropod Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774). African Zoology VOLUME 56(3): 192-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2021.1962737 Print ISSN: 1562-7020 Online ISSN: 2224-073X

 

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DELZOPPO N.A., BERRIS K., TEIXEIRA D., VAN RENSBURG B. 2021. The impact of fire on the qualtiy of drooping sheoak (Allocasuarina verticillata) cones for the endangered Kangaroo Island glossy blackcockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus). Global Ecology and Conservation volume 28: e01645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01645

 

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DHANDAPANI B., VISHNU D., MURSHID S., PRASATH A.R., R M., D P., SEKAR S., K S. 2021. Production of lactic acid from industrial waste paper sludge using Rhizopus oryzae MTCC5384 by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. Chemical Engineering Communications volume 208(6): 822-830 https://doi.org/10.1080/00986445.2019.1657422

 

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DINOI A., RIUS M., TINE M., TESKE P.R. 2021. Development of genetic tools for the redbait species Pyura herdmani and P. stolonifera, important bioengineers along African coastlines. African Journal of Marine Science volume 43(2): 01–07
https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2021.1925346
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DOS SANTOS Q.M., AVENANT-OLDEWAGE A., PIASECKI W., MOLNAR K., SELLYEI B., SZEKELY C. 2021. An alien parasite affects local fauna – confirmation of Sinergasilus major (Copepoda:Ergasilidae) switching hosts and infecting native Silurus glanis (Actinopterygii: Siluridae) in Hungary.International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife volume 15: 127-131 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.04.011

 

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DOS SANTOS Q.M., GILBERT B.M., AVENANT-OLDEWAGE A., DUMBO J.C. Morphological and molecular description of Allocreadium apokryfi sp. n. (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from native Labeobarbus aeneus (Cyprinidae) in South Africa, including notes on its biology, evolutionary history and an updated key of African Allocreadium. Folia Parasitologica volume 63:013 http://doi:10.14411/fp.2021.013

 

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EMAMI-KHOYI A., AGNEW T., ADAIR M., MURPHY E., BENMAZOUZ I., MONSANTO D.M., PARBHU S., MAIN D., LE ROUX R., GOLLA T.R., SCHNELLE C., ALIZADEH H., CSANYI S., HELTAI M., VAN VUUREN B.J., TESKE P.R., PATERSON A., ROSS J. 2021. A new non-invasive method for collecting DNA from small mammals in the field, and its application in simultaneous vector and disease monitoring in brushtail possums. Frontiers in Environmental Science volume 9: 701033 https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.701033

 

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EMAMI-KHOYI A., KNAPP I.S., MONSANTO D.M., VAN VUUREN B.J., TOONEN R.J., TESKE P.R. 2021. Genomic divergence and differential gene expression between crustacean ecotypes across a marine thermal gradient. Marine Genomics volume 58: 100847 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2021.100847

 

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EMAMI-KHOYI A., LE ROUX R., ADAIR M.G., MONSANTO D.M., MAIN D.C., PARBHU S.P., SCHNELLE C.M.,VAN DER LINGEN C.D., VAN VUUREN BJ., TESKE P.R. 2021. Transcriptomic Diversity in the Livers of South African Sardines Participating in the Annual Sardine Run. Genes volume 12: 368 https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12030368

 

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EMAMI-KHOYI A., TLADI M., DALU T., TESKE P.R., VAN VUUREN B.J., ROGERRS D.C., NYAMUKONDIWA C., WASSERMAN R.J. 2021. The complete mitogenome of Leptestheria brevirostris Barnard, 1924, a rock pool clam shrimp (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) from Central District, Botswana. Mitochondrial DNA Part B volume 6(2): 608-610 https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.1875898 Online ISSN: 2380-2359

 

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FILER A., BURCHARDT L.S., VAN RENSBURG B.J. 2021. Assessing acoustic competition between sibling frog species using rhythm nalysis. Ecology and Evolution volume 11(13): 8814-8830 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7713

 

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FRANKIEWICZ K.E., CHAU J.H., OSKOLSKI A.A. 2020. Wood and bark of Buddleja: uniseriate phellem, and systematic and ecological patterns. IAWA Journal volume 42(1): 3-30. https://doi.org/10.1163/22941932-bja10020 OPEN ACCESS

 

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FRUEHWIRTH S., EGGER S., KURZBACH D., WINDISCHH J., JIRSA F., FLECKER T., RESSLER M., REINER A.T., FIRAT N., PIGNITTER M. 2021. Ingredient-Dependent extent of lipid oxidation in margarine. Antioxidants volume 10: 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10010105

 

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GAN H., ZHANG J., TOWSEY M., TRUSKINGER A., STARK D., VAN RENSBURG B.J., LI Y., ROE P. 2021. A novel frog chorusing recognition method with acoustic indices and machine learning. Future Generation Computer Systems volume 125: 485 – 495 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2021.06.019

 

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GILBERT B.M., AVENANT-OLDEWAGE A. 2021. Monogeneans as bioindicators: a meta-analysis of effect size of contaminant exposure toward Monogenea (Platyhelminthes). Ecological Indicators volume 130: 108062 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108062

 

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GIRGAN C., SHOKOOHI E., MARAIS M., FOURIE H., TIEDT L., SWART A. 2021. Description of Ironus telperionensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Ironidae) and two known species of Chronogaster (Nematoda: Chronogastridae) and Paraphanolaimus (Nematoda: Aphanolaimidae) from the Telperion Nature Reserve (Mpumalanga, South Africa) Nematology volume 0: 1-23 http://doi.org/10.1163/15685411-bja10087

 

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GONÇALVES M. SIEGISMUND H.R., VAN VUUREN B., FERRAND N., GODINHO R., 2021. Evolutionary history of the roan antelope across its African range. Journal of Biogeography VOLUME 48(11): 2812-2827 https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14241 OPEN ACCESS

 

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GONÇALVES M., SIEGISMUND H.R., VAN VUUREN B.J., KOEPFLI K-P., FERRAND N., GODINHO R. 2021. De novo whole-genome assembly and resequencing resources for the roan (Hippotragus equinus), an iconic African antelope. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics volume 11(2): jkab002 https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab002

 

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HASSANIN A., VERON G., ROPIQUET A., VAN VUUREN B.J., LECU A., GOODMAN S.M., HAIDER J., NGUYEN T.T. 2021. Evolutionary history of Carnivora (Mammalia Laurasiatheria) inferred from mitochondrial genomes. PLoS one volume 16(2): e0240770 http://doi.org/10.137/journal.pone.0240770

 

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HOBAN S., CAMPBELL C.D., DA SILVA J.M., EKBLOM R., FUNK W.C., GARNER B.A., GODOY J.A., KERSHAW F., MACDONALD A.J., MERGEAY J., MINTER M., O’BRIEN D., VINAS I.P., PEARSON S.K., PÉREZ-ESPONA S., POTTER K.M., RUSSO I-R.M., SEGELBACHER G., VERNESI C., HUNTER M.E. 2021. Genetic Diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient. Biological Conservation volume 261: 109233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109233

 

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HOLMAN L.E., DE BRUYN M., CREER S., CARVALHO G., ROBIDART J., RIUS M. 2021. Animals, protists and bacteria share marine biogeographic patterns. Nature ecology & evolution volume 5: 738 – 746. Http://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01439-7

 

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HUDSON J., MCQUAID C.D., RIUS M. 2021. Contemporary climate change hinders hybrid performance of ecologically dominant marine invertebrates. Journal of Evolutionary Biology volume 34: 60 – 72. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13609

 

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HUDSON J., CASTILLA J.C., TESKE P.R., BEHEREGARAY L.B., HAIGH I.D., MCQUAID C.D., RIUS M. 2021. Genomics-informed models reveal extensive stretches of coastline under threat by an ecologically dominant invasive species. PNAS volume 118(23): e2022698 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2022169118

 

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IGEH P.C., GILBERT B. M., AVENANT-OLDEWAGE A. 2021. Seasonal variance in water quality, trace metals and infection variables of Cichlidogyrus philander Douëllou, 1993 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) infecting the gills of Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) in the Padda Dam, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science volume 46(1):88-99 https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2020.1761283

 

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JIRSA F., REIER S., SMALES L. 2021. Helminths of the mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 from Austria, with emphasis on the morphological variability of Polymorphus minutus Goeze, 1782. Journal of Helminthology volume 95: 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X21000079
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LOISIER A., SAVELLI M-P., ARNAL V., CLARO F., GAMBAIANI D., SENEGAS J.B., CESARINI C., SACCHI C., MONTGELARD C. 2021. Genetic composition, origin and conservation of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) frequenting the French Mediterranean coasts. Marine Biology volume 168:52 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03855-6

 

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MAINA J.N., RAMONISI Y., MASHITENG R., MOKAE L., WOODWARD J.D. 2021. 3D Computer reconstruction of the airway and the vascular systems of the lung of the domestic fowl, Gallus gallus variant domesticus. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation volume 5(2): 89-104. https://www.hillpublisher.com/journals/JAMC/

 

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MAKANYA A.N., KAVOI B.M., KIHURANI D.O. 2021. Slight volume changes in the duck lung do not imply a fundamental change in the structure of the parenchyma. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia volume 50(1): 169-174 https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12615

 

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MBATYOTI A., DE BEER A., DANEEL M.S., SWART A., MARAIS M., DE WAELE D., FOURIE H. 2021. The host status of glyphosate-tolerant soybean genotypes to Meloidogyne incognita and Pratylenchus infection. Tropical Plant Pathology https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-020-00416-y open access

 

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MCKNIGHT E., SPAKE R., BATES AE., SMALE DA., RIUS M. 2021. Non-native species outperform natives in coastal marine ecosystems subjected to warming and freshening events. Global Ecology and Biogeography volume 30(8): 1698-1712. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13318

 

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MEASEY J., BECKER F., TOLLEY K.A. 2021. After the fire: assessing the microhabitat of Capensibufo rosei (Hewitt, 1926). Herpetology Notes volume 14: 169-175.

 

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MKARE T.K., VAN VUUREN B.J., TESKE P.R. 2021. Conservation priorities in an endangered estuarine seahorse are informed by demographic history. Scientific Reports volume 11:4205 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83754-4

 

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MMONWA K.L., BARKER N.P., MCQUID C.D., TESKE P.R. 2021. Coastal dunefields maintain pre-holocene genetic structure in a rocky shore red alga. Journal of Phycology volume 57(5): 1542 – 1553. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13182

 

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MOHAMMADI S., LUTERMANN H., HOFFMANN S., EMAMI-KHOYI A., WEBSTER HJ., FAGIR D., BENNETT NC., VAN VUUREN BJ. 2021. Morphological and molecular characterization of the plague vector xenopsylla brasiliensis. Journal of Parasitology volume 107 (2): 289-294 https://doi.org/10.1645/20-44

 

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NGWAKUM B.B., PAYNE R.P., TESKE P.R., JANSON L., KERWATH S.E., SAMAAI T. 2021. Hundreds of new DNA barcodes for South African sponges. Systematics and Biodiversity volume 19(7): 747-769 https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2021.1915896

 

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NIBAMUREKE U.M.C., WAGENAAR G.M. 2021. Histopathological changes in Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) ovaries after a chronic exposure to a mixture of the HIV drug nevirapine and the antibiotics sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Chemosphere volume 274:129900 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129900

 

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OUTA J.O., DOS SANTOS Q.M., AVENANT-OLDEWAGE A., JIRSA F. 2021. Parasite diversity of introduced fish Lates niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus and endemic Haplochromis spp. of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Parasitology Research volume 120:1583-1592 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07095-x

 

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PACK K.E., RIUS M., MIESZKOWSKA N. 2021. Long-term environmental tolerance of the non-indigenous Pacific oyster to expected contemporary climate change conditions. Marine Environmental Research volume 164: 105226 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105226

 

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PALLARES S., COLADO R., BOTELLA-CRUS M., MONTES A., BALART-GARCIA P., BILTON D.T., MILLAN A., RIBERA I., SANCHEZ-FERNANDEZ D. 2021. Loss of heat acclimation capacity coud leave subterranean specialists highly sensitive to climate change. Animal Conservation volume 24: 482-490. doi:10.1111/acv.12654

 

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PALLARÉS S., VERBERK W.C.E.P., BILTON D.T. 2021. Plasticity of thermal performance curves in a narrow range endemic water beetle. Journal of Thermal Biology volume 102: 103113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103113

 

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PARRINHA D., MARQUES M.P., HEINICKE M.P., KHALID F., PARKER K.L., TOLLEY K.A., CHILDERS J.L., CONRADIE W., BAUER A.M., CERIACO L.M.P. 2021. A revision of Angolan species in the genus Pedioplanis Fitzinger (Squamata: Lacertidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa volume 5032(1): 1-46 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5032.1.1

 

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POPP M.R. KALWIJ J.M. 2021. Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology volume 222: 421-432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6 OPEN ACCESS

 

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ROCHA J.L., GODINHO R., BRITO J.C., NIELSEN R. 2021. Life in Deserts: The genetic basis of mammalian desert adaptation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution volume 36(7): 637 – 650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.03.007

 

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ROGERS A.M., GRIFFIN A.S., LERMITE F., VAN RENSBURG B., ARCHIBALD C., KARK S. 2021. The role of invasion and urbanization gradients in shaping avian community composition. Journal of Urban Ecology volume 7(1): 1-9. doi: 10.1093/jue/juab030

 

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ROUSSOUW N., BIRD M.S., PERISSINOTTO R.2021. Effects of aquatic vegetation cover (Schoenoplectus decipiens) on microalgal biomass and assemblagestructure in temporary wetlands of a semi-arid region Eastern Cape Karoo, South Africa). South African Journal of Botany volume 137:183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.10.016

 

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SERITE C.P., NTSHUDISANE O.K., SWART E., SIMBINE L., JAIME G.L.M., TESKE P.R. 2021. Limitations of DNA barcoding in determining the origin of smuggled deahorses and pipefishes. Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments volume 1:100006 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100006 OPEN ACCESS

 

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SHUBANE A.R., SWART A., KNOETZE R., TIEDT L.R., FOURIE H. 2021. Characterization of Heterodera carotae from the Tarlton area, South Africa, and deermination of its life cycle under field conditions: a baseline study. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection VOLUME 128: 1637-1655 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-021-00503-5

 

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SUBBOTIN S.A., SWART A., VERA I.C.P., MAAFI Z.T., CHIZHOV V.N. 2021. DNA barcoding and phylogeny of some cyst nematode species from the genus Heterodera (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae) parasitising monocots. Russian Journal of Nematology volume 29(2):93 – 100. doi: 10.24412/0869-6918-2021-2-93-99

 

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TESKE P.R. 2021. Mitochondrial genome announcements need to consider existing short sequences from closely related species to prevent taxonomic errors. Conservation Genetics Resources volume 13(3): 359 – 365 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-021-01214-7 OPEN ACCESS

 

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TESKE P.R., EMAMI-KHOYI A., GOLLA T.R., SANDOVAL-CASTILLO J., LAMONT T., CHIAZZARI B., MCQUAID C.D., BEHEREGARAY L.B., VAN DER LINGEN C.D. 2021. The sardine run in southeastern Africa is a mass migration into an ecological trap. Science Advances volume 7(38): eabf4514 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf4514

 

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TINE M., KUHL H., TESKE P.R., REINHARDT R. 2021. Genome-wide analysis of European sea bass provides insights into the evolution and functions of single-exon genes. Ecology and Evolution volume 11:6546–6557 http://doi:10.1002/ece3.7507
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TURNER S.C.,, ESLER K.J., KALWIJ J.M. 2021. Road verges facilitate exotic species’ expansion into undisturbed natural montane grasslands. Applied Vegetation Science VOLUME 24(4): e12615 https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12615

 

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VALIENTE N., JIRSA F., HEIN T., WANEK W., PROMMER J., BONIN P., GÓMEZ-ALDAY J.J., 2022. The role of coupled DNRA-Anammox during nitrate removal in a highly saline lake. Science of the Total Environment volume 806 (Part 3): 150726 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150726

 

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VAN DEVENTER H., ADAMS J., DURAND J.F., GROBLER R., GRUNDLING P-L., JANSE VAN RENSBURG S., JEWITT D., KELBE B., MACKAY C.F., NAIDOO L., NEL J.L., PRETORIUS L., RIDDIN T., VAN NIEKERK L. 2021. Conservation conundrum – red listing of subtropical-temperate coastal forested wetlands of South Africa. Ecological Indicators volume 130: 108077 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108077.

 

63VISSER J.H., GEERTS S., VAN VUUREN B.J. 2020. Phylogeographic patterns in a semi-lithophilous burrowing Scorpion, Opistophthalmus pallipes, from South Africa. Zoological Science volume 38(1):36-44 https://doi.org/10.2108/zs200094