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ALBANY MUSEUM & GEOLOGY: T. Miyashita, R.W. Gess, K. Tietjen, and M.I. Coates. 2021. “Non-Ammocoete Larvae of Palaeozoic Stem Lampreys.” Nature, 591(7850): 408–12. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03305-9 [Accessed 05 August 2021].
ALBANY MUSEUM: Viktor J Radermacher, Vincent Fernandez, Emma R Schachner, Richard J Butler, Emese M Bordy, Michael Naylor Hudgins, William J de Klerk, Kimberley EJ Chapelle, and Jonah N Choiniere. 2021. “A New Heterodontosaurus Specimen Elucidates the Unique Ventilatory Macroevolution of Ornithischian Dinosaurs.” Edited by John A Long, George H Perry, and Marc Spencer. ELife, e66036. Available: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66036 [Accessed 05 August 2021].
ALBANY MUSEUM & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Terence Bellingan, John Midgley, Georg Goergen, and Kurt Jordaens. 2021. “Notes on the Afrotropical Hover Fly Genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae).” African Invertebrates, 62(2): 383–397. Available: https://doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.62.68360 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: M Nunes, DA Lemley, GF Matcher, and JB Adams. 2021. “The Influence of Estuary Eutrophication on the Benthic Diatom Community: A Molecular Approach.” African Journal of Marine Science, 43(2): 171–86. Available: https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2021.1897039 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: C.V. Manyumwa, and Ö.T. Bishop. 2021. “In Silico Investigation of Potential Applications of Gamma Carbonic Anhydrases as Catalysts of Co2 Biomineralization Processes: A Visit to the Thermophilic Bacteria Persephonella Hydrogeniphila, Persephonella Marina, Thermosulfidibacter Takaii, and Thermus Thermophilus.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6): 1–21. Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22062861 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Nasir Tajuddeen, Tarryn Swart, Heinrich C. Hoppe, and Fanie R. van Heerden. 2021. “Antiplasmodial and Cytotoxic Flavonoids from Pappea Capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Leaves.” Molecules, 26(13): 3875. Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26133875 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: S.P. Flanagan, R. Fogel, A.L. Edkins, L.S.J. Ho, and J. Limson. 2021. “Nonspecific Nuclear Uptake of Anti-MUC1 Aptamers by Dead Cells: The Role of Cell Viability Monitoring in Aptamer Targeting of Membrane-Bound Protein Cancer Biomarkers.” Analytical Methods, 13(9): 1191–1203. Available: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ay01878c [Accessed 06 August 2021].
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Adélle Burger, Paula Macucule-Tinga, Stephen John Bentley, Michael Hans Ludewig, Ndumiso Nhlakanipho Mhlongo, Addmore Shonhai, and Aileen Boshoff. 2021. “Characterization of an Atypical Trypanosoma Brucei Hsp70 Demonstrates Its Cytosolic-Nuclear Localization and Modulation by Quercetin and Methylene Blue.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(13): 6776. Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136776 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: M. D. Jukes. 2021. “Reads in a Haystack: Extracting Complete Mitogenome Sequences Hidden in Baculovirus Datasets.” Insect Molecular Biology. Available: https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12724 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
CHEMISTRY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & PHARMACY: F.R.B. Bokosi, R.M. Beteck, D. Laming, H.C. Hoppe, T. Tshiwawa, and S.D. Khanye. “Synthesis of 2-(N-Cyclicamino)Quinoline Combined with Methyl (E)-3-(2/3/4-Aminophenyl)Acrylates as Potential Antiparasitic Agents.” Archiv der Pharmazie - Chemistry in Life Sciences, 354(7). Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/ardp.202000331 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
CHEMISTRY: Erem Ahmetali, Pinar Sen, N. Ceren Süer, Tebello Nyokong, Tarik Eren, and M. Kasım Şener. 2021. “Photodynamic Therapy Activities of Phthalocyanine-Based Macromolecular Photosensitizers on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells.” Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: 1–10. Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2021.1934012 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
CHEMISTRY: Nnaemeka Nnaji, Pinar Sen, and Tebello Nyokong. 2021. “Aluminum Corrosion Retardation Properties of Acetamidophenoxy Phthalocyanines: Effect of Central Metal.” Journal of Molecular Structure, 1242: 130806. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130806 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
CHEMISTRY: Keshavananda Prabhu C. P., Manjunatha Nemakal, Muthumuni Managa, Tebello Nyokong, and Lokesh Koodlur Sannegowda. 2021. “Symmetrically Substituted Zn and Al Phthalocyanines and Polymers for Photodynamic Therapy Application.” Frontiers in Chemistry. Available: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2021.647331 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
CHEMISTRY: Pinar Sen, and Tebello Nyokong. 2021. “Promising Photodynamic Antimicrobial Activity of Polyimine Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine and Its Polycationic Derivative When Conjugated to Nitrogen, Sulfur, Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots against Staphylococcus Aureus.” Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 34: 102300. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102300 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Esther Ekua Amoako, and James Gambiza. 2021. “Effects of Fire on the Population Structure and Abundance of Anogeissus Leiocarpa and Vitellaria Paradoxa in a West African Savanna Parkland.” Acta Oecologica, 112: 103745. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2021.103745 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Uzziah Mutumbi, Gladman Thondhlana, and Sheunesu Ruwanza. 2021. “Reported Behavioural Patterns of Electricity Use among Low-Income Households in Makhanda, South Africa.” Sustainability, 13(13): 7271. Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137271 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: My M. Sellberg, Jessica Cockburn, Petra B. Holden, and David P. M. Lam. 2021. “Towards a Caring Transdisciplinary Research Practice: Navigating Science, Society and Self.” Ecosystems and People, 17(1): 292–305. Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2021.1931452 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
GEOGRAPHY: Lorenzo Munari, Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs, and Gillian K. Mcgregor. 2021. “The Surf Flies of the Mascarene Islands (Diptera: Canacidae: Canacinae), with the Description of a New Species.” Zootaxa, 4990(3): 563–570. Available: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4990.3.7.
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Casey J. Broom, Josie South, and Olaf L. F. Weyl. 2021. “Prey Type and Temperature Influence Functional Responses of Threatened Endemic Cape Floristic Ecoregion Fishes.” Environmental Biology of Fishes, 104(7): 797–810. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-021-01111-w [Accessed 06 August 2021].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Valentina Crobe, Alice Ferrari, Robert Hanner, Robin W. Leslie, Dirk Steinke, Fausto Tinti, and Alessia Cariani. 2021. “Molecular Taxonomy and Diversification of Atlantic Skates (Chondrichthyes, Rajiformes): Adding More Pieces to the Puzzle of Their Evolutionary History.” Life, 11(7): 596. Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/life11070596 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Yoko Iwata, Noriyosi Sato, Noritaka Hirohashi, Yoshiro Watanabe, Warwick H. H. Sauer, and Paul W. Shaw. 2021. “Sperm Competition Risk Affects Ejaculate Strategy in Terms of Sperm Number but Not Sperm Size in Squid.” Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Available: https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13894 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: A.L. Jeanson, A.J. Lynch, J.D. Thiem, W.M. Potts, T. Haapasalo, A.J. Danylchuk, et al. 2021. “A Bright Spot Analysis of Inland Recreational Fisheries in the Face of Climate Change: Learning about Adaptation from Small Successes.” Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 31(2): 181–200. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09638-y [Accessed 06 August 2021].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Kelly Ortega-Cisneros, Kevern L. Cochrane, Nina Rivers, and Warwick H. H. Sauer. 2021. “Assessing South Africa’s Potential to Address Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the Fisheries Sector.” Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 652955. Available: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.652955 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH & AFRICAN STUDIES CENTRE: Dennis Junior Choruma, Juraj Balkovic, Stephan Alexander Pietsch, and Oghenekaro Nelson Odume. 2021. “Using EPIC to Simulate the Effects of Different Irrigation and Fertilizer Levels on Maize Yield in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.” Agricultural Water Management, 254: 106974. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106974 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Renate Klaassen, Baukje Kothuis, and Jill Slinger. 2021. “Engineering Roles in Building with Nature Interdisciplinary Design: Educational Experiences.” Research in Urbanism Series, 7: 73–98. Available: https://doi.org/10.47982/rius.7.129 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Notiswa Libala, Carolyn G. Palmer, and Oghenekaro Nelson Odume. 2021. “The Evaluation of Biological Indices to Assess the Condition of Hillslope Seep Wetlands in the Tsitsa River Catchment, South Africa.” PLOS ONE, 16(5): e0251370. Available: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251370 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Annika Nolte, Malte Eley, Matthias Schöniger, David Gwapedza, Jane Tanner, Sukhmani Kaur Mantel, and Konstantin Scheihing. 2021. “Hydrological Modelling for Assessing Spatio-Temporal Groundwater Recharge Variations in the Water-Stressed Amathole Water Supply System, Eastern Cape, South Africa.” Hydrological Processes, 35(6): e14264. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14264 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Yves Tramblay, Gabriele Villarini, El Mahdi El Khalki, Gaby Gründemann, and Denis Hughes. 2021. “Evaluation of the Drivers Responsible for Flooding in Africa.” Water Resources Research, 57(6): e2021WR029595. Available: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR029595 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
PHARMACY: S. Burton. 2021. “MyDispense: Taking Pharmacy Education into the Future Together.” SA Pharmaceutical Journal, 88(3): 42–43. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-mp_sapj-v88-n3-a10 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
PHARMACY: Ros Dowse. 2021. “Pharmacists, Are Words Enough? The Case for Pictograms as a Valuable Communication Tool.” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 17(8): 1518-1522. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.10.013 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
PHARMACY: Elizabeth Rattine-Flaherty, and Sue Burton. 2021. “The Role of Pharmacy Personnel in Promoting Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in the Eastern Cape: Communication Barriers and Breakthroughs.” African Journal of AIDS Research, 20(2): 165–171. Available: https://doi.org/10.2989/16085906.2021.1925310 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: M Kramer, I H Stairs, V Venkatraman Krishnan, P C C Freire, F Abbate, M Bailes, et al. 2021. “The Relativistic Binary Programme on MeerKAT: Science Objectives and First Results.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 504(2): 2094–2114. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab375 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Mark Kuiack, Ralph A M J Wijers, Aleksandar Shulevski, Antonia Rowlinson, Folkert Huizinga, Gijs Molenaar, and Peeyush Prasad. 2021. “The AARTFAAC 60 MHz Transients Survey.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 505(2): 2966–2974. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1504 [Accessed 06 August 2021].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: I. D. Roberts, R. J. van Weeren, S. L. McGee, A. Botteon, A. Drabent, A. Ignesti, H. J. A. Rottgering, T. W. Shimwell, and C. Tasse. 2021. “LoTSS Jellyfish Galaxies - I. Radio Tails in Low Redshift Clusters.” Astronomy & Astrophysics, 650: A111. Available: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140784 [Accessed 11 August 2021].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: M Spinelli, G Bernardi, H Garsden, L J Greenhill, A Fialkow, J Dowell, and D C Price. 2021. “Spectral Index of the Galactic Foreground Emission in the 50–87 MHz Range.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 505(2): 1575–1588. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1363 [Accessed 11 August 2021].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: B Terni de Gregory, B Hugo, T Venturi, G Bernardi, D Dallacasa, M Nonino, et al. 2021. “A MeerKAT View on Galaxy Clusters: A Radio–Optical Study of Abell 1300 and MACS J1931.8−2634.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 504(2): 2924–2939. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab964 [Accessed 11 August 2021].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Carlos A. Wuensche, Elcio Abdalla, Filipe Abdalla, Luciano Barosi, Bin Wang, Rui An, et al. 2021. “Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from Integrated Neutral Gas Observations: An Instrument to Observe the 21cm Hydrogen Line in the Redshift Range 0.13 < z < 0.45 – Status Update.” Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 93. Available: https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202120201096 [Accessed 11 August 2021].
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: GL Jordaan, BQ Mann, R Daly, SW Dunlop, and PD Cowley. 2021. “Movement Patterns and Growth Rate of the Whitespotted Wedgefish Rhynchobatus Djiddensis in Southern Africa Based on Tag-Recapture Data.” African Journal of Marine Science, 43(2): 201–213. Available: https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2021.1906318 [Accessed 11 August 2021].
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E. Humphries, Ana Couto, Marisa Vedor, Ivo da Costa, et al. 2021. “Reply to: Caution over the Use of Ecological Big Data for Conservation.” Nature, 595(7866): E20–28. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03464-9 [Accessed 11 August 2021].
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E. Humphries, Ana Couto, Marisa Vedor, et al. 2021. “Reply to: Shark Mortality Cannot Be Assessed by Fishery Overlap Alone.” Nature, 595(7866): E8–16. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03397-3 [Accessed 11 August 2021].
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Kerry-Ann van der Walt, Warren M. Potts, Francesca Porri, Alexander C. Winkler, Murray I. Duncan, Michael R. Skeeles, and Nicola C. James. 2021. “Marine Heatwaves Exceed Cardiac Thermal Limits of Adult Sparid Fish (Diplodus Capensis, Smith 1884).” Frontiers in Marine Science. Available: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.702463 [Accessed 11 August 2021.
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: N.D. Mdidimba, M.C. Mlambo, and S.N. Motitsoe. 2021. “Trophic Interactions and Food Web Structure of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Afromontane Wetlands: The Influence of Hydroperiod.” Aquatic Sciences, 83(2). Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-021-00792-w [Accessed 11 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & BOTANY: Michelle Caputo, Simon Elwen, Tess Gridley, Sophie A. Kohler, Jean-Paul Roux, Pierre William Froneman, and Jeremy J. Kiszka. 2021. “Dietary Plasticity of Two Coastal Dolphin Species in the Benguela Upwelling Ecosystem.” Marine Ecology Progress Series, 669: 227–40. Available: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13755 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: R. S. K. Barnes. 2021. “Within-Species Relationship of Patchiness to Both Abundance and Occupancy, as Exemplified by Seagrass Macrobenthos.” Oecologia. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-04985-w [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: R.S.K. Barnes. 2021. “Patterns of Seagrass Macrobenthic Biodiversity in the Warm-Temperate Knysna Estuarine Bay, Western Cape: A Review.” Aquatic Ecology, 55(2): 327–45. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-021-09848-3 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: J. M. Booth, M. Fusi, F. Giomi, E. C. N. Chapman, K. Diele, and C. D. McQuaid. 2021. “Diel Oxygen Fluctuation Drives the Thermal Response and Metabolic Performance of Coastal Marine Ectotherms.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1953): 20211141. Available: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1141.
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Gerald Chikowore, Sandy-Lynn Steenhuisen, Reyard Mutamiswa, Grant D. Martin, and Frank Chidawanyika. 2021. “Integration of Invasive Tree, Black Locust, into Agro-Ecological Flower Visitor Networks Induces Competition for Pollination Services.” Arthropod-Plant Interactions. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-021-09851-3 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: T. Dalu, P. Dlamini, R.J. Wasserman, M.J. Mokgoebo, T. Mutshekwa, F. Dondofema, and R.N. Cuthbert. 2021. “Effects of Environmental Variables on Littoral Macroinvertebrate Community Assemblages in Subtropical Reservoirs.” Chemistry and Ecology, 37(5): 419-436. Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2021.1892656 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Gary Kyle Nicolau, Melissa Petford, Shelley Edwards, Theo Busschau, Keir Lynch, Luke Kemp, et al. 2021. “New Insights into the Geographical Distribution, Ecology and Conservation Status of South Africa’s Endemic Coastal Leaf-Toed Gecko, Cryptactites Peringueyi (Boulenger, 1910).” Herpetology Notes, 14: 439–50. Available: https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/63908 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Simon van Noort, Rosali Smith, and Julie A. Coetzee. 2021. “Identity of Parasitoid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae and Eulophidae) Reared from Aquatic Leaf-Mining Flies (Diptera, Ephydridae) on Invasive Brazilian Waterweed Egeria Densa in South Africa.” African Invertebrates, 62(1): 287–314. Available: https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.62.62842 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Krista N. Oswald, Ben Smit, Alan T. K. Lee, Ceili L. Peng, Cameryn Brock, and Susan J. Cunningham. 2021. “Higher Temperatures Are Associated with Reduced Nestling Body Condition in a Range-Restricted Mountain Bird.” Journal of Avian Biology. Available: https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02756 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: L.D. Vorsatz, P. Pattrick, and F. Porri. 2021. “Ecological Scaling in Mangroves: The Role of Microhabitats for the Distribution of Larval Assemblages.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 253: 107318. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107318 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: K.A. Williams, C.-L. Clitheroe, M.H. Villet, and J.M. Midgley. 2021. “The First Record of Omosita Nearctica Kirejtshuk (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) in South Africa, with the First Description of Its Mature Larva.” African Invertebrates, 62(1): 257–271. Available: https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.62.58842 [Accessed 12 August 2021].
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