Publications and Research Output: February 2016

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ALBANY MUSEUM: Bordy, E.M. & Prevec, R. 2015. Lithostratigraphy of the Emakwezini Formation (karoo Supergroup), South Africa. South African Journal of Geology, 118: 307–310. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/gssajg.118.3.307 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ALBANY MUSEUM: McPhee, B.W., Mannion, P.D., de Klerk, W.J. & Choiniere, J.N. 2016. High diversity in the sauropod dinosaur fauna of the Lower Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation of South Africa: Implications for the Jurassic–Cretaceous transition. Cretaceous Research, 59: 228–248. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2015.11.006 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Faya, N., Penkler, D.L. & Tastan Bishop, Ö. 2015. Human, vector and parasite Hsp90 proteins: A comparative bioinformatics analysis. FEBS Open Bio, 5: 916–927. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fob.2015.11.003 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Kannisto, M.S., Mangayil, R.K., Shrivastava-Bhattacharya, A., Pletschke, B.I., Karp, M.T. & Santala, V.P. 2015. Metabolic engineering of Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 for removal of Clostridium butyricum growth inhibitors produced from lignocellulosic hydrolysates. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 8: 1–10. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-015-0389-6 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Mulder, N.J., Adebiyi, E., Alami, R., Benkahla, A., Brandful, J., Doumbia, S., Everett, D., Fadlelmola, F.M., Gaboun, F., Gaseitsiwe, S., Ghazal, H., Hazelhurst, S., Hide, W., Ibrahimi, A., Fakim, Y.J., Jongeneel, C.V., Joubert, F., Kassim, S., Kayondo, J., Kumuthini, J., Lyantagaye, S., Makani, J., Alzohairy, A.M., Masiga, D., Moussa, A., Nash, O., Oukem-Boyer, O.O.M., Owusu-Dabo, E., Panji, S., Patterton, H., Radouani, F., Sadki, K., Seghrouchni, F., Bishop, Ö.T., Tiffin, N., Ulenga, N. & Consortium, T.H. 2016. H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa. Genome Research, 26: 271–277. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gr.196295.115 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

BOTANY: Phaliso, N., McKenzie, R.J., Netnou-Nkoana, N.C., Karis, P.O. & Barker, N.P. 2016. Reassessing taxonomic relationships in the Berkheya clade (Asteraceae, Arctotideae–Gorteriinae): the utility of achene morphology. Phytotaxa, 246: 1–22. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.246.1.1 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Achadu, O.J. & Nyokong, T. 2015. Interaction of Graphene Quantum Dots with 4-Acetamido-2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-Oxyl Free Radicals: A Spectroscopic and Fluorimetric Study. Journal of Fluorescence, 26: 283–295. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10895-015-1712-0 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Atlabachew, M., Torto, N., Chandravanshi, B.S., Redi-Abshiro, M., Chigome, S., Mothibedi, K. & Combrinck, S. 2015. A (−)-norephedrine-based molecularly imprinted polymer for the solid-phase extraction of psychoactive phenylpropylamino alkaloids from Khat (Catha edulis Vahl. Endl.) chewing leaves. Biomedical Chromatography. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bmc.3643 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Bambo, M., Moutloali, R. & Krause, R. 2015. Polymer Nanocomposite of PVDF/Organoclay-Copper Nanoparticles hybrid: Synthesis and Characterization. Materials Today: Proceedings, 7th International Symposium On Macro- and Supramolecular Architectures and Materials, 2: 3921–3931. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2015.08.021 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Faridoon, Olomola, T.O., Klein, R. & Kaye, P.T. 2016. Application of Baylis-Hillman methodology in the direct construction of chromone derivatives. Tetrahedron, 72: 392–395. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.11.039 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

 

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Manyeruke, M.H., Olomola, T.O., Majumder, S., Abrahams, S., Isaacs, M., Mosebi, S., Mautsa, N., Mnkandhla, D., Hewer, R., Hoppe, H.C., Klein, R. & Kaye, P.T. 2015. Synthesis and evaluation of 3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoate ester–AZT conjugates as potential dual-action HIV-1 Integrase and Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 23: 7521–7528. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2015.10.039 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Oluwole, D.O., Tilbury, C.M., Prinsloo, E., Limson, J. & Nyokong, T. 2016. Photophysicochemical properties and in vitro cytotoxicity of zinc tetracarboxyphenoxy phthalocyanine – quantum dot nanocomposites. Polyhedron, 106: 92–100. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2015.12.060 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY: George, R.C., Falgenhauer, J., Geis, C., Nyokong, T. & Schlettwein, D. 2015. Characterization of porphyrin nanorods on fluorine doped tin oxide glass sheet. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 19: 1147–1158. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1088424615500923 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Mudabuka, B., Ogunlaja, A.S., Tshentu, Z.R. & Torto, N. 2016. Electrospun poly(vinylbenzyl chloride) nanofibres functionalised with tris-(2,2 ’-pyridylimidazole)iron(III): A test strip for detection of ascorbic acid and dopamine. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 222: 598–604. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2015.08.081 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Ngomane, N., Torto, N., Krause, R. & Vilakazi, S. 2015. A Colorimetric Probe for Dopamine Based on Gold Nanoparticles-electrospun Nanofibre Composite. Materials Today: Proceedings, 7th International Symposium On Macro- and Supramolecular Architectures and Materials, 2: 4060–4069. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2015.08.036 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Ogbodu, R.O., Omorogie, M.O., Unuabonah, E.I. & Babalola, J.O. 2015. Biosorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions by Parkia biglobosa biomass: Equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies. Environ. Prog. Sustainable Energy, 34: 1694–1704. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ep.12175 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Conger, S. 2016. Gamification of Service Desk Work, in: Lee, J. (Ed.), The Impact of ICT on Work. Springer Singapore, pp. 151–172.

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Suresh, N., Mbale, J., Terzoli, A. & Mufeti, T.K. 2015. Enhancing cloud connectivity among NRENs in the SADC region through a novel institution cloud infrastructure framework, in: 2015 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC). Presented at the 2015 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC), pp. 179–184. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ETNCC.2015.7184830 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Mtutu, P. & Thondhlana, G., 2016. Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour: Energy use and recycling at Rhodes University, South Africa. Habitat International, 53: 142–150. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.11.031 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Rist, L., Shackleton, C., Gadamus, L., Iii, F.S.C., Gowda, C.M., Setty, S., Kannan, R. & Shaanker, R.U. 2015. Ecological Knowledge Among Communities, Managers and Scientists: Bridging Divergent Perspectives to Improve Forest Management Outcomes. Environmental Management, 1–16. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0647-1 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Shackleton, C.M., Ruwanza, S., Sanni, G.K.S., Bennett, S., Lacy, P.D., Modipa, R., Mtati, N., Sachikonye, M. & Thondhlana, G. 2016. Unpacking Pandora’s Box: Understanding and Categorising Ecosystem Disservices for Environmental Management and Human Wellbeing. Ecosystems, 1–14. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-015-9952-z [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Ward, C.D. & Shackleton, C.M. 2016. Natural Resource Use, Incomes, and Poverty Along the Rural–Urban Continuum of Two Medium-Sized, South African Towns. World Development, 78: 80–93. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.10.025 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Kahwa, D., Rutaisire, J. & Kaiser, H. 2015. The use of clove oil to induce anaesthesia, and its effects on blood chemistry, in Lates niloticus from Lake Victoria, Uganda. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 40: 409–415. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2015.1102121 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Robinson, G., Caldwell, G.S., Jones, C.L.W., Slater, M.J. & Stead, S.M., 2016. Redox stratification drives enhanced growth in a deposit-feeding invertebrate: Implications for aquaculture bioremediation. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 8: 1–13.

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE, SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY, Peel, R.A., Tweddle, D., Simasiku, E.K., Martin, G.D., Lubanda, J., Hay, C.J. & Weyl, O.L.F. 2015. Ecology, fish and fishery of Lake Liambezi, a recently refilled floodplain lake in the Zambezi Region, Namibia. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 40: 417–424. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2015.1105779 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Strømme, T., Lipinski, M.R. & Kainge, P. 2015. Life cycle of hake and likely management implications. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 1–14. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-015-9415-9 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Towner, A.V., Leos-Barajas, V., Langrock, R., Schick, R.S., Smale, M.J., Kaschke, T., Jewell, O.J.D. & Papastamatiou, Y.P. 2016. Sex-specific and individual preferences for hunting strategies in white sharks. Functional Ecology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12613 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

ICHYTHOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Marire, J. 2015. The Political Economy of South African Trout Fisheries. Journal of Economic Issues, 49: 47–70. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00213624.2015.1013878 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Mantel, S.K., Hughes, D.A. & Slaughter, A.S. 2015. Water resources management in the context of future climate and development changes: a South African case study. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 6: 772–786. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2015.098 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Bester, H.L., Larena, J. & Bishop, N.T. 2015. Towards the geometry of the Universe from data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 453: 2364–2377. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1672 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Biggs, R. & Nagy, P.T. 2016. On extensions of sub-Riemannian structures on Lie groups. Differential Geometry and its Applications, 46: 25–38. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.difgeo.2016.02.001 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Hees, A., Famaey, B., Angus, G.W. & Gentile, G. 2016. Combined Solar system and rotation curve constraints on MOND. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455: 449–461. Avaulable: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2330 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Pinchuck, A.L. & Jaeger, G. 2015. On the isomorphy of categories of probabilistic limit spaces under t-norms. Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 44: 1411–1426.

PHARMACY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICE: Srinivas, S.C. & Paphitis, S.A. 2015. Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus: A Preliminary South African Health Promotion Activity Using Service-Learning Principles. J Community Health 1–9. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-015-0130-1 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Crocce, M., Carretero, J., Bauer, A.H., Ross, A.J., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Giannantonio, T., Sobreira, F., Sanchez, J., Gaztanaga, E., Kind, M.C., Sánchez, C., Bonnett, C., Benoit-Lévy, A., Brunner, R.J., Rosell, A.C., Cawthon, R., Fosalba, P., Hartley, W., Kim, E.J., Leistedt, B., Miquel, R., Peiris, H.V., Percival, W.J., Rosenfeld, R., Rykoff, E.S., Sánchez, E., Abbott, T., Abdalla, F.B., Allam, S., Banerji, M., Bernstein, G.M., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Burke, D.L., Capozzi, D., Castander, F.J., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., Costa, L.N. da, Desai, S., Diehl, H.T., Eifler, T.F., Evrard, A.E., Neto, A.F., Fernandez, E., Finley, D.A., Flaugher, B., Frieman, J., Gerdes, D.W., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R.A., Gutierrez, G., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Lahav, O., Li, T.S., Lima, M., Maia, M. a. G., March, M., Marshall, J.L., Martini, P., Melchior, P., Miller, C.J., Neilsen, E., Nichol, R.C., Nord, B., Ogando, R., Plazas, A.A., Romer, A.K., Sako, M., Santiago, B., Schubnell, M., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Tarle, G., Thaler, J., Thomas, D., Vikram, V., Walker, A.R., Wechsler, R.H., Weller, J., Zuntz, J. & Collaboration, T.D. 2016. Galaxy clustering, photometric redshifts and diagnosis of systematics in the DES Science Verification data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455: 4301–4324. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2590 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Gerdes, D.W., Jennings, R.J., Bernstein, G.M., Sako, M., Adams, F., Goldstein, D., Kessler, R., Hamilton, S., T. Abbott, Abdalla, F.B., Allam, S., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Burke, D.L., D. Capozzi, Rosell, A.C., Kind, M.C., Carretero, J., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., Costa, L.N. da, DePoy, D.L., Desai, S., Dietrich, J.P., Doel, P., Eifler, T.F., Neto, A.F., Flaugher, B., Frieman, J., E. Gaztanaga, Gruen, D., Gruendl, R.A., Gutierrez, G., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., O. Lahav, Li, T.S., Maia, M.A.G., March, M., Martini, P., Miller, C.J., Miquel, R., Nichol, R.C., Nord, B., R. Ogando, Plazas, A.A., Romer, A.K., Roodman, A., Sanchez, E., Santiago, B., Schubnell, M., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Tarlé, G., Thaler, J., Walker, A.R., W. Wester, Zhang, Y. & Collaboration, T.D. 2016. Observation of Two New L4 Neptune Trojans in the Dark Energy Survey Supernova Fields. The Astronomical Journal, 151: 39. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/0004-6256/151/2/39 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Gruen, D., Friedrich, O., Amara, A., Bacon, D., Bonnett, C., Hartley, W., Jain, B., Jarvis, M., Kacprzak, T., Krause, E., Mana, A., Rozo, E., Rykoff, E.S., Seitz, S., Sheldon, E., Troxel, M.A., Vikram, V., Abbott, T.M.C., Abdalla, F.B., Allam, S., Armstrong, R., Banerji, M., Bauer, A.H., Becker, M.R., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bernstein, G.M., Bernstein, R.A., Bertin, E., Bridle, S.L., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Burke, D.L., Capozzi, D., Rosell, A.C., Kind, M.C., Carretero, J., Crocce, M., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., Costa, L.N. da, DePoy, D.L., Desai, S., Diehl, H.T., Dietrich, J.P., Doel, P., Eifler, T.F., Neto, A.F., Fernandez, E., Flaugher, B., Fosalba, P., Frieman, J., Gerdes, D.W., Gruendl, R.A., Gutierrez, G., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Lahav, O., Li, T.S., Lima, M., Maia, M. a. G., March, M., Martini, P., Melchior, P., Miller, C.J., Miquel, R., Mohr, J.J., Nord, B., Ogando, R., Plazas, A.A., Reil, K., Romer, A.K., Roodman, A., Sako, M., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Schubnell, M., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Tarle, G., Thaler, J., Thomas, D., Walker, A.R., Wechsler, R.H., Weller, J., Zhang, Y. & Zuntz, J. 2016. Weak lensing by galaxy troughs in DES Science Verification data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455: 3367–3380. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2506 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Jones, J., Poole, L.M.G. & Webster, A.R. 2016. Whipple’s ejection model and the Geminid stream. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455: 3424–3429. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2476 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Kessler, R., Marriner, J., Childress, M., Covarrubias, R., D’Andrea, C.B., Finley, D.A., Fischer, J., Foley, R.J., Goldstein, D., Gupta, R.R., Kuehn, K., Marcha, M., Nichol, R.C., Papadopoulos, A., Sako, M., Scolnic, D., M. Smith, Sullivan, M., Wester, W., Yuan, F., Abbott, T., Abdalla, F.B., Allam, S., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bernstein, G.M., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Rosell, A.C., Kind, M.C., Castander, F.J., Crocce, M., Costa, L.N. da, Desai, S., Diehl, H.T., Eifler, T.F., Neto, A.F., Flaugher, B., Frieman, J., Gerdes, D.W., D. Gruen, Gruendl, R.A., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Kuropatkin, N., Li, T.S., Maia, M.A.G., Marshall, J.L., P. Martini, Miller, C.J., Miquel, R., Nord, B., Ogando, R., Plazas, A.A., Reil, K., Romer, A.K., Roodman, A., E. Sanchez, Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Tarle, G., Thaler, J., Thomas, R.C., Tucker, D., Walker, A.R. & Collaboration, T.D. 2015. The Difference Imaging Pipeline for the Transient Search in the Dark Energy Survey. The Astronomical Journal, 150: 172. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/150/6/172 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Manti, S., Gallerani, S., Ferrara, A., Feruglio, C., Graziani, L. & Bernardi, G. 2016. Radio recombination lines from obscured quasars with the SKA. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456: 98–107. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2635 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Mungufeni, P., Habarulema, J.B. & Jurua, E. 2016. Trends of ionospheric irregularities over African low latitude region during quiet geomagnetic conditions. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 138–139: 261–267. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2016.01.015 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Pilia, M., Hessels, J.W.T., Stappers, B.W., Kondratiev, V.I., Kramer, M., Van, L., Weltevrede, P., Lyne, A.G., Zagkouris, K., Hassall, T.E., Bilous, A.V., Breton, R.P., Falcke, H., Grießmeier, J.-M., Keane, E., Karastergiou, A., Kuniyoshi, M., Noutsos, A., Osłowski, S., Serylak, M., Sobey, C., Ter, V., Alexov, A., Anderson, J., Asgekar, A., Avruch, I.M., Bell, M.E., Bentum, M.J., Bernardi, G., Bîrzan, L., Bonafede, A., Breitling, F., Broderick, J.W., Brüggen, M., Ciardi, B., Corbel, S., De, G., De, J., Deller, A., Duscha, S., Eislöffel, J., Fallows, R.A., Fender, R., Ferrari, C., Frieswijk, W., Garrett, M.A., Gunst, A.W., Hamaker, J.P., Heald, G., Horneffer, A., Jonker, P., Juette, E., Kuper, G., Maat, P., Mann, G., Markoff, S., McFadden, R., McKay-Bukowski, D., Miller-Jones, J.C.A., Nelles, A., Paas, H., Pandey-Pommier, M., Pietka, M., Pizzo, R., Polatidis, A.G., Reich, W., Röttgering, H., Rowlinson, A., Schwarz, D., Smirnov, O., Steinmetz, M., Stewart, A., Swinbank, J.D., Tagger, M., Tang, Y., Tasse, C., Thoudam, S., Toribio, M.C., Van, D.H., Vermeulen, R., Vocks, C., Van, W., Wijers, R.A.M.J., Wijnands, R., Wijnholds, S.J., Wucknitz, O. & Zarka, P. 2016. Wide-band, low-frequency pulse profiles of 100 radio pulsars with LOFAR. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 586. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425196 [Accessed 10 March 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Raichoor, A., Comparat, J., Delubac, T., Kneib, J.-P., Yèche, C., Zou, H., Abdalla, F.B., Dawson, K., De, L.M., Fan, X., Fan, Z., Jiang, Z., Jing, Y., Jouvel, S., Lang, D., Lesser, M., Li, C., Ma, J., Newman, J.A., Nie, J., Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Percival, W.J., Prada, F., Shen, S., Wang, J., Wu, Z., Zhang, T., Zhou, X. & Zhou, Z. 2016. The SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Selecting emission line galaxies using the Fisher discriminant. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 585. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526486 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Roux, D.G., Ma, W.C., Hagemann, G.B., Amro, H., Elema, D.R., Fallon, P., Görgen, A., Herskind, B., Hübel, H., Li, Y., Macchiavelli, A.O., Marsh, J.C., Sletten, G., Ward, D. & Wilson, J.N. 2015. Toward complete spectroscopy of $^{167}\mathrm{Lu}$. Physical Review C, 92: 064313. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.92.064313 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Salomé, Q., Salomé, P., Combes, F., Hamer, S. & Heywood, I. 2016. Star formation efficiency along the radio jet in Centaurus A. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 586. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526409 [Accessed 10 March 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Tingay, S.J., Trott, C.M., Wayth, R.B., Bernardi, G., Bowman, J.D., Briggs, F., Cappallo, R.J., Deshpande, A.A., Feng, L., Gaensler, B.M., Greenhill, L.J., Hancock, P.J., Hazelton, B.J., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Kaplan, D.L., Lonsdale, C.J., McWhirter, S.R., Mitchell, D.A., Morales, M.F., Morgan, E., Murphy, T., D. Oberoi, Prabu, T., Shankar, N.U., Srivani, K.S., Subrahmanyan, R., Webster, R.L., Williams, A. & Williams, C.L. 2015. A Search for Fast Radio Bursts at Low Frequencies with Murchison Widefield Array High Time Resolution Imaging. The Astronomical Journal, 150 199. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/150/6/199 [Accessed 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Uwamahoro, J.C. & Habarulema, J.B. 2015. Modelling total electron content during geomagnetic storm conditions using empirical orthogonal functions and neural networks. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics 120, 2015JA021961. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015JA021961 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Ellender, B.R., Wasserman, R.J., Ndaleni, P.M., Mofu, L., Wu, Y. & Weyl, O.L.F. 2015. Reporting by-catch and mortalities in targeted biological field surveys on fishes. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2613 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Ellender, B.R., Weyl, O.L.F. & Winker, H. 2016. Success of a large riverine cyprinid smallmouth yellowfish Labeobarbus aeneus in a southern African impoundment. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 23: 44–54. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fme.12154 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Miya, T., Gon, O., Mwale, M. & Poulin, E. 2016. Molecular systematics and taxonomic status of three latitudinally widespread nototheniid (Perciformes: Notothenioidei) fishes from the Southern Ocean. Zootaxa, 4061: 381–396.

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & BOTANY: Danckwerts, D.K., McQuaid, C.D., Connan, M., Smale, M.J., Corre, M.L., Humeau, L., Kaehler, S., Juhasz, C.C., Orlowski, S., Tourmetz, J. & Jaquemet, S. 2016. Intra-annual variation in the foraging ecology of the endangered endemic Barau’s Petrel (Pterodroma baraui) from Réunion Island, south-western Indian Ocean: insights from a multifaceted approach. Marine Biology, 163: 1–15. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-015-2810-x [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Brassine, E. & Parker, D. 2015. Trapping Elusive Cats: Using Intensive Camera Trapping to Estimate the Density of a Rare African Felid. PLoS ONE, 10: e0142508. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142508 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Dalu, T., Richoux, N.B. & Froneman, P.W. 2015. Nature and source of suspended particulate matter and detritus along an austral temperate river–estuary continuum, assessed using stable isotope analysis. Hydrobiologia, 767: 95–110. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2480-1 [Accessed  11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Dalu, T., Tambara, E., Chari, L.D., Moyo, S. & Nhiwatiwa, T. 2016. A test of the Lake Habitat Survey method in Cleveland Reservoir and Lake Chivero (Manyame River Basin, Zimbabwe). Water SA, 42: 102–111. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v42i1.11 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Fusi, M., Cannicci, S., Daffonchio, D., Mostert, B., Pörtner, H.-O. & Giomi, F. 2016. The trade-off between heat tolerance and metabolic cost drives the bimodal life strategy at the air-water interface. Scientific Reports, 6. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19158 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Humphries, A.T., McQuaid, C.D. & McClanahan, T.R. 2015. Context-Dependent Diversity-Effects of Seaweed Consumption on Coral Reefs in Kenya. PLoS ONE, 10: e0144204. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144204 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Nepgen, E.S., Hill, M.P. & Moore, S.D. 2015. The Effect of Long-Distance Transportation on the Fitness of Irradiated False Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for Use in a Sterile Insect Release Program. Journal of Economic Entomology, 108: 2610–2619. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov246 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Puccinelli, E., Noyon, M. & McQuaid, C.D. 2016. Does proximity to urban centres affect the dietary regime of marine benthic filter feeders? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 169: 147–157. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.12.017 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Puccinelli, E., Noyon, M. & McQuaid, C.D. 2016. Hierarchical effects of biogeography and upwelling shape the dietary signatures of benthic filter feeders. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 543: 37–54. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps11567 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Rattanawannee, A., Duangpakdee, O., Rod-Im, P. & Hepburn, R. 2015. Discrimination of two Tetragonula (Apidae: Meliponini) species in Thailand using geometric morphometric analysis of wing venation. Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science, 49: 700–710.

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY &, SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Carassou, L., Whitfield, A.K., Bergamino, L., Moyo, S. & Richoux, N.B. 2016. Trophic Dynamics of the Cape Stumpnose (Rhabdosargus holubi, Sparidae) Across Three Adjacent Aquatic Habitats. Estuaries and Coasts, 1–13. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-016-0075-3 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Heyns, E.R., Bernard, A.T.F., Richoux, N.B. & Götz, A. 2016. Depth-related distribution patterns of subtidal macrobenthos in a well-established marine protected area. Marine Biology, 163: 1–15. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2816-z [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Wasserman, R.J., Vink, T.J.F., Woodford, D.J. & Froneman, P.W. 2015. Spawning and nest guarding of the river goby (Glossogobius callidus) from the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 53: 609–612. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aje.12228 [Accessed 11 March 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Watermeyer, J.P., Carroll, S.L. & Parker, D.M. 2015. Seasonal consumption of browse by the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Thicket Biome of South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 53: 599–601. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aje.12214 [Accessed 11 March 2016].