African Zoology

Papers
(The median citation count of African Zoology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
BirdLasser: The influence of a mobile app on a citizen science project16
Monitoring metals in South African harbours between 2008 and 2009, using resident mussels as indicator organisms12
Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in the pet trade in South Africa11
A review of some aspects of the ecology, population trends, threats and conservation strategies for the common hippopotamus,Hippopotamus amphibiusL, in Zimbabwe11
Modelling continental range shift of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) under a changing climate and land cover: implications for future conservation of the species8
Multiscale drivers of hippopotamus distribution in the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa8
Genetic identification of freely traded synanthropic invasive murid rodents in pet shops in Gauteng Province, South Africa8
New insights into the taxonomic status, distribution and natural history of De Witte’s Clicking Frog (Kassinula wittei Laurent, 1940)7
Dominance hierarchies within different size groupings of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and effects on growth and physiological responses7
The influence of host dispersal on the gene flow and genetic diversity of generalist and specialist ectoparasites7
Genetic structure of bloodworm, Arenicola loveni (Annelida; Arenicolidae) suggests risk of local extinction in the face of overexploitation is lower than expected5
Diet of the marsh mongoose around a non-permanent reservoir: response of a generalist opportunist forager to the absence of crabs5
Population and breeding patterns of the pest rodent: Mastomys natalensis in a maize dominated agroecosystem in Lake Victoria crescent zone, Eastern Uganda4
Haematology and biochemistry values for Temminck’s pangolins (Smutsia temminckii) from Zimbabwe4
Differences in metal compositions and concentrations of sympatric predatory fish and squid from the South Atlantic Ocean4
Magnitude, patterns and composition of wildlife roadkill in the Serengeti ecosystem, northern Tanzania4
Describing sexual dimorphism and fine scale spatial distributions in the Drab Thick-tail Scorpion, Parabuthus planicauda4
Milk evolution with emphasis on the Atlantogenata3
Macrofauna associated with intertidal mussel beds in the Knysna estuarine embayment, South Africa3
Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in anthropogenically disturbed Aturukuku River, Eastern Uganda3
A review of marine invertebrates used as fishing baits and the implications for national and regional management in the Western Indian Ocean3
The wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella, Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) could establish in South Africa3
Lamproglena monodi Capart, 1944 infecting Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758): additional information on infection, morphology and genetic data3
Nest characteristics and morphometry of Black Crowned Cranes Balearica pavonina ceciliae in Lake Tana area wetlands2
Molecular characterization of pests (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the Republic of Congo2
Prevalence of tungiasis in rural poor neighbourhood in Igbokoda, Ondo State, Nigeria2
First report of the thick-tailed bushbaby (Otolemur crassicaudatus) being preyed upon by an endemic carnivore (Caracal caracal) in South Africa2
First look at humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song structure from western South Africa2
Updated checklist and assemblages of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridomorpha) associated with various habitats, including oases of Central Sahara in Algeria2
Ectoparasites infecting the heads and gills of commercially valuable marine fishes in South Africa2
Hot and bothered: alterations in faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations of the sungazer lizard, Smaug giganteus, in response to an increase in environmental temperature2
Standardising English and Afrikaans common names for polychaetes harvested as bait in South Africa2
Trends in the admission of raptors to the Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Limpopo province, South Africa2
The spatial ecology of black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) in a protected mountainous grassland area2
The diet of spotted-necked otters foraging in trout-stocked waters in Mpumalanga, South Africa2
Citizen science survey of non-native Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri in the Durban metropole, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa2
Adding another piece to the southern AfricanCercopithecusmonkey phylogeography puzzle2
Physiological measure of animal welfare in relation to semi-captive African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) interaction programs2
Diversity pattern of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in a modified tropical environment in the western region of Cameroon2
A Malagasy element in Continental Africa: a new subspecies of the rare Amauris nossima (Nymphalidae, Danainae) from the Kenyan coast1
Mountain refugia limit anthropogenic suppression in a re-established felid population: the case of the Magaliesberg leopard population in South Africa1
Gonadal development and intersex condition of marbled lungfish, Protopterus aethiopicus (Heckel, 1851), in contaminated sites in Lake Victoria, Uganda1
Teratological cases of the ocular patterns in the South African endemic trapdoor spider genus Stasimopus Simon (1892) (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Stasimopidae)1
Population parameters, exploitation rate and diet of black-chinned Tilapia,Sarotherodon melanotheronRüppell, 1852 (Pisces: Cichlidae), from Badagry Creek, Lagos, Nigeria1
Comparative avifaunal richness and diversity in invasive Acacia dealbata patches and adjacent montane grasslands1
Histopathology of the liver and gills of Labeo rosae (rednose Labeo) from Loskop Dam in South Africa1
Arid-adapted paradiaptomid copepods contribute to mosquito regulation1
Shifted models cannot be used for predicting responses of biodiversity to global change: the African elephant as an example1
Larvicidal activities of local Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and toxins from nematode bacterial symbionts against the Rift Valley fever vector, Aedes caspius (Diptera: Culicidae)1
Beach profiling and ghost crab densities on a hawksbill turtle nesting beach in the Seychelles1
Temporal partitioning of diurnal bird and nocturnal small mammal visitors to a winter flowering endemic succulent1
First record from the southern hemisphere: significant range extension, new host record and molecular characterisation of Ligophorus minimus Euzet et Suriano, 1977 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae)1
Age and growth of the Cape knifejaw Oplegnathus conwayi, an endemic South African teleost1
Description of two new species of the africana-group of the GenusGryllotalpa, with a redescription ofGryllotalpa africanaBeauvois (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)1
Changes in social dominance in a group of subadult white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) after dehorning1
First record of the ant Pheidole megatron Fischer and Fisher, 2013 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Rwanda1
Movement patterns and growth rate of Scotsman Polysteganus praeorbitalis (Sparidae) tagged in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa1
Population status, distribution and seasonal range of Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) in a protected savannah area1
Occurrence of echinostomatoids (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) in Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea): first insights into the DNA barcodes from Lake Victoria1
Diel activity patterns of two syntopic range-restricted geckos suggest idiosyncratic responses to climate change1
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