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  1. Where eagles soar: Fine-resolution tracking reveals the spatiotemporal use of differential soaring modes in a large raptor
  2. Extreme water efficiency of Cape gannet Morus capensis chicks as an adaptation to water scarcity and heat stress in the breeding colony
  3. Defining ecologically relevant scales for spatial protection with long-term data on an endangered seabird and local prey availability
  4. Age-specific variation in relationship between moult and pre-migratory fuelling in Wood SandpipersTringa glareolain southern Africa
  5. Ranging Behaviour of Verreaux’s Eagles during the Pre-Breeding Period Determined through the Use of High Temporal Resolution Tracking
  6. Drivers of Bird Species Richness within Moist High-Altitude Grasslands in Eastern South Africa
  7. Early warning systems for biodiversity in southern Africa – How much can citizen science mitigate imperfect data?
  8. Southern Hemisphere biodiversity and global change: Data gaps and strategies
  9. Adaptability of a specialist predator: the effects of land use on diet diversification and breeding performance of Verreaux's eagles
  10. Defining ecologically-relevant scales for spatial protection using long-term data on an endangered seabird and local prey availability
  11. Defining ecologically-relevant scales for spatial protection using long-term data on an endangered seabird and local prey availability
  12. The influence of agricultural transformation on the breeding performance of a top predator: Verreaux's Eagles in contrasting land use areas
  13. Assessing the value of wetlands to waterbirds: exploring a population-based index at flyway and regional levels
  14. Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs
  15. Energy Expenditure of Free-Ranging Chicks of the Cape GannetMorus capensis
  16. Chlorinated, brominated and fluorinated organic pollutants in African Penguin eggs: 30 years since the previous assessment
  17. Patterns of bird migration phenology in South Africa suggest northern hemisphere climate as the most consistent driver of change
  18. Hand-Rearing, Release and Survival of African Penguin Chicks Abandoned Before Independence by Moulting Parents
  19. Geographical Patterns in Primary Moult and Body Mass of Greenshank Tringa nebularia in Southern Africa
  20. Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Population Trends and Ecology: Insights from South African Citizen Science Data
  21. A condition index for African penguinSpheniscus demersuschicks
  22. A measure to identify regression outliers
  23. An assessment of the impact of predation by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus on seabirds at Dyer Island, South Africa
  24. Environmental Influences on the Abundance and Sexual Composition of White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Gansbaai, South Africa
  25. Growth and decline of a penguin colony and the influence on nesting density and reproductive success
  26. Flexibility and constraints in the molt schedule of long-distance migratory shorebirds: causes and consequences
  27. Conditions on the Non-Breeding Areas Affect Primary Moult Strategy of the Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
  28. Influence of local and regional prey availability on breeding performance of African penguins Spheniscus demersus
  29. moult : An R Package to Analyze Moult in Birds
  30. Spatio-temporal shifts of the dynamic Cape fur seal population in southern Africa, based on aerial censuses (1972-2009)
  31. Research priorities for seabirds: improving conservation and management in the 21st century
  32. Natural and human-induced predation on Cape Cormorants at Dyer Island
  33. Artificial nests enhance the breeding productivity of African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) on Robben Island, South Africa
  34. Seasonal fluctuations in population size and habitat segregation of Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuariusat Barberspan Bird Sanctuary, North West province, South Africa
  35. Novel methods reveal shifts in migration phenology of barn swallows in South Africa
  36. Prioritising range-wide scientific monitoring of the Cape fur seal in southern Africa
  37. Storms and heat limit the nest success of Bank Cormorants: implications of future climate change for a surface-nesting seabird in southern Africa
  38. Geographic variation in the trophic ecology of an avian rocky shore predator, the African black oystercatcher, along the southern African coastline
  39. Prey capture success and chick diet of Damara ternsSterna balaenarumin Namibia
  40. Seasonality, distribution and taxonomic status of avian haemosporidian parasites within the Greater Cape Town area, South Africa
  41. The dispersion of red knotsCalidris canutusin Africa—is southern Africa a buffer for West Africa?
  42. Interpretation of a cross-cultural usability evaluation: A case study based on a hypermedia system for rare species management in Namibia
  43. Collapse of South Africa's penguins in the early 21st century
  44. The Primary Moult of Curlew Sandpipers Calidris ferruginea in North-Western Australia Shifts According to Breeding Success
  45. Impact of Climate and Predation on Autumn Migration of the Curlew Sandpiper
  46. Surviving off junk: low-energy prey dominates the diet of African penguinsSpheniscus demersusat Mercury Island, Namibia, between 1996 and 2009
  47. A model for avian primary moult
  48. Foraging behaviour of bank cormorants in Namibia: implications for conservation
  49. Infection prevalence and absence of positive correlation between avian haemosporidian parasites, mass and body condition in the Cape WeaverPloceus capensis
  50. Beyond bioclimatic envelopes: dynamic species' range and abundance modelling in the context of climatic change
  51. Trends in numbers of Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus off western South Africa, 1978–2007
  52. Rapid or slow moult? The choice of a primary moult strategy by immature Wood Sandpipers Tringa glareola in southern Africa
  53. Differences in biometrics and moult of non-breeding Red Knots Calidris canutus in southern Africa and Scotland reflect contrasting climatic conditions
  54. Extended Primary Moult as an Adaptation of Adult Wood Sandpipers Tringa glareola to Their Freshwater Habitats in Southern Africa
  55. The efficacy of culling seals seen preying on seabirds as a means of reducing seabird mortality
  56. The importance of lipid-rich fish prey for Cape gannet chick growth: are fishery discards an alternative?
  57. Interactions between snakes and seabirds on Robben, Schaapen and Meeuw Islands, Western Cape province, South Africa
  58. Richard Dean receives the Gill Memorial Medal
  59. Breeding and moult phenology of African penguinsSpheniscus demersusat Dassen Island
  60. Pelagic shark bycatch in the tuna- and swordfish-directed longline fishery off southern Africa
  61. Seabird bycatch in the demersal longline fishery off southern Africa
  62. Seabird bycatch in the pelagic longline fishery off southern Africa
  63. The effect of flipper banding on the breeding success of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus at Boulders Beach, South Africa
  64. Comparison of moult phenology of African penguinsSpheniscus demersusat Robben and Dassen islands
  65. Review of the rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of oiled seabirds in South Africa, especially African penguinsSpheniscus demersusand Cape gannetsMorus capensis, 1983–2005
  66. Turtle bycatch in the pelagic longline fishery off southern Africa
  67. Growth and its relationship to fledging success of African black oystercatcher Haematopus moquini chicks
  68. Breeding success of African penguinsSpheniscus demersusat Dassen Island, especially after oiling following theApollo Seaspill
  69. Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguinsSpheniscus demersusat Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands
  70. Breeding phenology of African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini on Robben Island, South Africa
  71. EFFECT OF AGE AND BREEDING STATUS ON MOLT PHENOLOGY OF ADULT AFRICAN PENGUINS ( SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS ) IN NAMIBIA
  72. Impact of theTreasureoil spill on African penguinsSpheniscus demersusat Dassen Island: case study of a rescue operation
  73. Restoration of oiled African penguinsSpheniscus demersusa decade after theApollo Seaspill
  74. Long-term survival of de-oiled Cape gannets Morus capensis after the Castillo de Bellver oil spill of 1983
  75. The efficacy of hand-rearing penguin chicks: evidence from African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) orphaned in the Treasure oil spill in 2000
  76. A fuzzy decision support tool for wildlife translocations into communal conservancies in Namibia
  77. Implications for seabirds off South Africa of a long-term change in the distribution of sardine
  78. Influences of the abundance and distribution of prey on African penguinsSpheniscus demersusoff western South Africa
  79. The relationship between body size and time of breeding in Icelandic Redshanks Tringa t. robusta
  80. Survival of British Sedge Warblers Acrocephalus schoenobaenus in relation to west African rainfall
  81. A model for avian primary moult-data types based on migration strategies and an example using the Redshank Tringa totanus
  82. Multivariate analyses of breeding performance in Dark-bellied Brent Geese Branta b. bernicla
  83. A model for avian primary moult
  84. Regional, seasonal and annual variations in the structure of Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritime populations in Britain
  85. A knowledge-based approach to wildlife management
  86. Factors influencing the breeding success of Cape Gannets Morus capensis at Malgas Island in 2002/2003
  87. Influence of Disturbance and Predation on Breeding Success of the African Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini, on Robben Island, South Africa
  88. Albatross overlap with fisheries in the Benguela Upwelling System: implications for conservation and management
  89. Primary moult of adult Red-billed Queleas ( Quelea quelea ) in southern Africa in relation to patterns of movement
  90. The energetic implications of precocial development for three shorebird species breeding in a warm environment
  91. Geographic variation in reproduction and survival of kelp gulls Larus dominicanus vetula in southern Africa
  92. Geographic variation in reproduction and survival of kelp gulls Larus dominicanus vetula in southern Africa
  93. Growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint Calidris minuta on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
  94. Making sense of censuses and dealing with missing data: trends in pup counts of Cape fur sealArctocephalus pusillus pusillusfor the period 1972–2004
  95. A changing climate is eroding the geographical range of the Namib Desert tree Aloe through population declines and dispersal lags
  96. An index to compare geographical distributions of species
  97. Energetics of growth in semi-precocial shorebird chicks in a warm environment: The African black oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini
  98. Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica disperse seeds of Rooikrans Acacia cyclops, an invasive alien plant in the Fynbos Biome
  99. An altered carrying capacity of the Benguela upwelling ecosystem for African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
  100. Overlap in utilization of juvenile Cape horse mackerel by Cape fur seals and the purse-seine fishery in Namibia
  101. Do Danish barn swallows potentially migrate to the Karoo, South Africa?
  102. Differences in breeding success between African Penguins ( Spheniscus demersus ) that were and were not oiled in the MV Treasure oil-spill in 2000
  103. Pre-fledging energy requirements of the nocturnally fed semi-precocial chicks of the Spotted Thick-knee ( Burhinus capensis )
  104. Apparent survival rates of Cape SugarbirdsPromerops caferat a breeding and a non-breeding site
  105. Breeding seasonality and primary moult parameters ofEuplectesspecies in South Africa
  106. Return to Robben Island of African Penguins that were rehabilitated, relocated or reared in captivity following theTreasureoil spill of 2000
  107. Waterbirds at the Theewaterskloof Dam, Western Cape, South Africa, 1993–2005
  108. The influence of food availability on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island, South Africa
  109. The rehabilitation of Swift TernsSterna bergiiincapacitated by marine foam on Robben Island, South Africa
  110. Conservation Theology for Conservation Biologists?a Reply to David Orr
  111. Indexing the health of the environment for breeding seabirds in the Benguela ecosystem
  112. Do sugarbirds feed on arthropods inside or outside Protea inflorescences?
  113. Erratum to “Assessing conservation priorities in the Benguela ecosystem, South Africa: analysing predation by seals on threatened seabirds” [Biological Conservation 114 (2003) 289–292]
  114. Erratum
  115. Effectiveness of the global protected area network in representing species diversity
  116. Timing and duration of moult in three populations of Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritima with different moult/migration patterns
  117. Assessing conservation priorities in the Benguela ecosystem, South Africa: analysing predation by seals on threatened seabirds
  118. Scales and consequences of human land transformation on South African avian diversity and structure
  119. The breeding productivity of dark-bellied brent geese and curlew sandpipers in relation to changes in the numbers of arctic foxes and lemmings on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia -
  120. Field validation of age readings from the statoliths of chokka squid (Loligo vulgaris reynaudiid'Orbigny, 1845) and an assessment of associated errors
  121. The dispersion of Arctic breeding birds according to snow-free patch dimensions during the spring thaw in the north-eastern Taimyr Peninsula, Russia
  122. The dispersion of arctic breeding birds according to snow-free patch dimensions during the spring thaw in the north-eastern Taimyr Peninsula, Russia
  123. Relative masses of primary feathers
  124. Oil-to-meal ratios of pelagic fish taken from the northern and the southern Benguela systems: seasonal patterns and temporal trends, 1951–1993
  125. Sexual maturation in squid: quantum or continuum?
  126. BLOOD PARASITES IN BRIGHT BIRDS: TESTING THE HAMILTON-ZUK HYPOTHESIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WITH AN IMPROVED STATISTICAL METHOD
  127. SHORT NOTES
  128. INTRODUCTION
  129. Knots (Calidris canutus) from Germany and South Africa parasitised by trematodeCyclocoelum mutabile
  130. Optimal and suboptimal reserve selection algorithms
  131. Nesting Habitat Selection by Crested Tits Parus cristatus in a Pine Plantation
  132. SHORT NOTES
  133. Top predators in the Benguela ecosystem — implications of their trophic position
  134. THE ROLE OF LARGE-SCALE DATA COLLECTION PROJECTS IN THE STUDY OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRDS
  135. THE EFFECTS OF BROOD SIZE ON GROWTH OF SOUTH AFRICAN CLIFF SWALLOWHIRUNDO SPILODERACHICKS
  136. SHORT NOTES
  137. The coefficient of variation biplot
  138. Handline catches and stock identity of snoekThyrsites atunoff South Africa and Namibia
  139. Three-year cycles in breeding productivity of KnotsCalidris canutuswintering in southern Africa suggest Taimyr Peninsula provenance
  140. FORESTER, a Simulation Game for Teaching Survey Sampling
  141. THE BIANNUAL PRIMARY MOULT OF ADULT WILLOW WARBLERSPHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUSIN EUROPE and AFRICA: AN APPLICATION OF A NEW TECHNIQUE
  142. WADERS (CHARADRII) AND OTHER SHOREBIRDS AT CAPE RECIFE, ALGOA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA: SEASONALITY, TRENDS, CONSERVATION, AND RELIABILITY OF SURVEYS
  143. Methods for estimating the proportions of Icelandic and British RedshanksTringa totanusin mixed populations wintering on British coasts
  144. Covariance Biplot Analysis of Trace Element Concentrations in Urinary Stones
  145. Responses of fish populations in the Benguela ecosystem to environmental change
  146. WADERS (CHARADRII) AND OTHER WATERBIRDS AT LANGEBAAN LAGOON, SOUTH AFRICA, 1975–1986
  147. Factors related to breeding production of Brent GeeseBranta b. berniclaand waders (Charadrii) on the Taimyr Peninsula
  148. POPULATION, BIOMETRICS AND MOVEMENTS OF THE SANDERLINGCALIDRIS ALBAIN SOUTHERN AFRICA
  149. CHANGES IN THE AGE STRUCTURE OF CURLEW SANDPIPER POPULATIONS AT LANGEBAAN LAGOON, SOUTH AFRICA, IN RELATION TO LEMMING CYCLES IN SIBERIA
  150. AN ANALYSIS OF THE MORTALITY AND SURVIVAL OF HARTLAUB'S GULL
  151. Seasonal exploitation of seabirds by late holocene coastal foragers: Analysis of modern and archaeological data from the Western Cape, South Africa
  152. A graphical method to determine the ordering of moult, illustrated with data from the Blackshouldered KiteElanus caeruleus
  153. PIXE analysis of archaeological material and the use of multivariate analysis for characterisation
  154. THE MIGRATION SYSTEM OF THE CURLEW SANDPIPER CALIDRIS FERRUGINEA IN AFRICA
  155. Flocking as an anti-predator strategy in doves