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Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23852 Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion Van Jaarsveld, A.S. upetd@up.ac.za Smit, Anne-Marie Terrestrial mammals Life-history features UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2011. Life-history features of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion were explored in an attempt to identify the factor(s) that may influence the evolution of common mammalian life-history patterns within this subregion. Allometry and phylogeny were found to underly most of the variation observed in life-history features. Residual variation was considered and age at maturity, gestation period and litter size emerged as additional features influencing life-history patterns. Southern African mammals could generally be arranged along a theoretical r-K continuum with small mammals having relatively short developmental periods and relatively large litter sizes represented at one extreme and large mammals having relatively long developmental periods with relatively small litter sizes at the opposite extreme. However, the carnivores did not conform to this expected general gradient suggesting that they may be an exceptional order as far as their life-histories are concerned. Zoology and Entomology unrestricted 2013-09-06T16:01:03Z 2011-04-07 2013-09-06T16:01:03Z 1995-04-21 2011-04-07 2011-04-07 Dissertation Smit, A-M 1995, Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23852 > /ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23852 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04072011-172142/ © 1995 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Terrestrial mammals Life-history features UCTD Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion |
| title | Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion |
| title_full | Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion |
| title_fullStr | Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion |
| title_short | Life-history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern African subregion |
| title_sort | life history patterns of terrestrial mammals in the southern african subregion |
| topic | Terrestrial mammals Life-history features UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23852 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04072011-172142/ |