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Immelmann K, Immelmann G 1968. Zur Fortpflanzungsbiologie einiger Vögel in der Namib. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 19 329-399

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Zur Fortpflanzungsbiologie einiger Voegel in der Namib.pdf	1.46 MB

Oschadleus HD 2016. Eye colour in weavers. Lanioturdus 49 (1) 9

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Eye colour in weavers.pdf	214.58 KB

Maclean GL 1973. A contribution to the biology of the sociable weaver in the Kalahari sandveld. Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 9 (7/8) 7-9

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A contribution to the biology of the sociable weaver in the Kalahari Sandveld_1973.pdf	364.54 KB

Portugal SJ, Murn CP, Martin GR 2017. White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis shows visual field characteristics of hunting raptors. Ibis 2017

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Portugal Trigonoceps visual fields.pdf	512.16 KB

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ibi.12448/abstract

Kemper J, Roux J-P, Underhill LG 2009. Effect of Age and Breeding Status on Molt Phenology of Adult African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in Namibia. The Auk 125 (4) 809-819

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Effect of Age and Breeding Status on Molt Phenology of Adult African Penguins Spheniscus Demersus in Namibia_2009.pdf	730.85 KB

Marker LL 2002. Aspects of Namibian cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) biology, ecology, and conservation strategies.

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Marker_PhD thesis_2002.pdf	4.8 MB

Dobrynin P, Liu S, Tamazian G, Xiong Z, Yurchenko AA, Krasheninnikova K, Kliver S, Schmidt-Küntzel A, Koepfli K, Johnson E, Kuderna LFK, García-Pérez R, de Manuel M, Godinez R, Komissarov A, Makunin A, Brukhin V, Qiu W, Zhou L, Li F, Yi J, Driscoll C, Antunes A, Oleksyk TK, Eizirik E, Perelman P, Roelke M, Wildt D, Diekhans M, Marques-Bonet T, Marker L, Bhak J, Wang J, Zhang G, O’Brien SJ 2015. Genomic legacy of the African cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus - Supplemental Figures for Genomic Legacy of the African Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus. Genome Biology 16 227

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Supplemental material for Genomic Legacy of the African cheetah.pdf	3.2 MB

Nodde W 1981. Auch Vögel können sich "schwarz Ärgern". Lanioturdus 17 (2-3) 1-2

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The causes of melanism in birds.pdf	164.92 KB

Biggs HC 1978. South West African contribution to raptor measurement and plumage study. Lanioturdus 14 (3) 1-4

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South West African contribution to raptor measurement and plumage study.pdf	368.07 KB

Biggs HC 1982. A study of the biology of the Pale Chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus) (R165) in SWA/Namibia. Mitteilungen Ornitologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 18 (7) 1-3

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A study of the biology of the Pale Chanting Goshawk in SWA_Namibia_1982.pdf	283.1 KB

Friederich T, Friederich G 2002. Melanistic Hornbill?. Lanioturdus 35 (4) 8-9

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Melanistic Hornbill.pdf	152.68 KB

Joubert CSW, Maclean GL 1973. The structure of the water-holding feathers of the Namaqua Sandgrouse. Zoologica Africana 8 (2) 141 - 152

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The structure of the water_holding feathers of the Namaqua Sandgrouse.pdf	797.53 KB

Joubert E 1973. Habitat preference, distribution and status of the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae in South West Africa. Madoqua 1 (7) 5-15

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Habitat preference_distribution and status of the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae in South West Africa.pdf	1.15 MB

Day JA 1990. Environmental correlates of aquatic faunal distribution in the Namib Desert. Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 99-107

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Environmental correlates of aquatic faunal distribution in the Namib Desert.pdf	4.44 MB

Frost PGH, Shaughnessy G 1976. Breeding adaptations of the Damara Tern, Sterna balaenarum. Madoqua 9 (3) 33 - 39

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Breeding adaptations of the Damara Tern_1976.pdf	1.86 MB

Ferguson JWH 1988. Dietary overlap in plocepasserine weavers (Aves: Ploceidae). South African Journal of Zoology 23 266 - 271

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Dietary overlap in plocepasserine weavers.pdf	364.45 KB

Earle RA 1983. Aspects of the breeding biology of the Whitebrowed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali (Aves: Ploceidae). Narvorsinge van die Nasionale Museum 4 (7) 177 - 191

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Aspects of the breeding biology of the Whitebrowed Sparrow_Weaver Plocepasser mahal_1983.pdf	60.65 KB

Earle RA 1981. Weights of southern African sunbirds. Durban Museum Novitates 13 21 - 40

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Weights of southern African sunbirds.pdf	303.94 KB

Earle RA 1983. An attempt at sexing Whitebrowed Sparrowweavers. Safring News 12 3 - 5

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An attempt at sexing Whitebrowed Sparrowweaver_1983.pdf	116.34 KB

Dixon JEW 1981. Diet of the owl Glaucidium perlatum in the Etosha National Park. Madoqua 12 (4) 267 - 268

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Dixon_1981_Madoqua_12_4_owl.pdf	358.98 KB

Dixon JEW 1978. Animal remains recovered from sandgrouse (Aves: Pteroclidae) crops in the Etosha National Park. Madoqua 11 (1) 75 - 76

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Animal remains recovered from sandgrouse_1978.pdf	256.81 KB

Dixon JEW 1977. Miscellaneous notes on South West African birds. Madoqua 10 (2) 149 - 151

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Dixon_1977_Madoqua_10_2_birds.pdf	512.17 KB

Dean WRJ 1978. An analysis of avian stomach contents from southern Africa. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 98 10 - 13

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An analysis of avian stomach contents from SA_1978.pdf	1.44 MB

Greyling T 2005. Factors affecting possible management strategies for the Namib Feral horses.

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Factors affecting possible management strategies for the Namib feral horses _Telane Greylin.pdf	33.51 MB

Mendelsohn JM, Kemp AC, Biggs HC, Biggs R, Brown CJ 1989. Wing areas, wing loadings and wing spans of 66 species of African raptors. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 60 (1) 35 - 42

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Wing areas_wing loadings and wing spans of 66 species of African raptors.pdf	2 MB

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1989.9634503#.VSY162f9kpE

Barnard P 1990. Male tail length, sexual display intensity and female sexual-response in a parasitic African finch. Animal Behaviour 39 652 - 656

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Male tail length_sexual display intensity and female sexual_response in a parasitic African finch_1990.pdf	617.27 KB

Mendelsohn JM 1989. Habitat preferences, population-size, food and breeding of 6 owl species in the Springbok Flats, South Africa. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 60 (4) 183 - 190

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Habitat preferences_population_size_food and breeding of 6 owl species in the Springbok Flats.pdf	3.27 MB

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1989.9633755#.UjxVGdzwBFo

Brown CJ 1989. Plumages and measurements of the Bearded Vulture in southern Africa. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 60 (4) 165 - 171

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Brown 1989 Plumages and measurements Bearded Vulture.pdf	615.32 KB

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1989.9633751#.VSYz72f9kpE

Barnard P 1991. Ornament and body size variation and their measurement in natural populations. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 42 (3) 379 - 388

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Ornament and body size variation and their measurement in natural populations_1991.pdf	1.52 MB

Joubert E, Louw GN 1977. Preliminary observations in the digestive and renal efficiency of Hartmann's zebra Equus zebra hartmannae. Madoqua 10 (2) 119-121

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Preliminary observations_digestive and renal efficiency_Hartmanns zebra.pdf	257.63 KB

du Preez JS 1976. Body measurements, carcases and organ mass of mammals from the Etosha National Park. Madoqua 9 (3) 15-21

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Body measurements_carcases and organ mass of mammals from the Etosha National Park.pdf	576.32 KB

Wiklund CG 1996. Body length and wing length provide univariate estimates of overall body-size in the Merlin. Condor 98 (3) 581 - 588

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Body length and wing length provide univariate estimates of overall body_size in the Merlin_1996.pdf	669.42 KB

Bercovitch FB, Bashaw MJ, del Castillo SM 2006. Sociosexual behavior, male mating tactics, and the reproductive cycle of giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis. Hormones and Behavior 50 (2) 314-321

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018506X06000900

Hoesch W 1959. Zur Biologie des südafrikanischen Laufhühnchens Turnix sylvatica lepurana. Journal für Ornithologie 100 (3) 341-349

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Zur Biologie des suedafrikanischen Laufhuehnchens Turnix sylvatica lepurana_Preview.pdf	329.65 KB

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01671128

Delport W, Kemp AC, Ferguson JWH 2004. Structure of an African Red-Billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus rufirostris and T. e. damarensis) Hybrid Zone as Revealed by Morphology, Behavior, and Breeding Biology. Auk 121 (2) 565-586

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/4090420

Jarvis MJF 1989. Quelea breeding and seasonal distribution in southern Africa. Africa's feathered locust.

Oschadleus HD, Underhill LG 2008. Primary moult of adult Red-billed Queleas (Quelea quelea) in southern Africa in relation to patterns of movement. Emu 108 (4) 331-339

Website link:http://www.publish.csiro.au/mu/mu08019

African Wildlife Foundation.

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Kinahan J 1975. Effect of weather on the nestling weight of an African Hawk Eagle. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 46 (2) 181 - 183

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1975.9639512#.VRuXrWf9kpE

Rössl R 2000. Reproduktionsbiologie, Entwicklungsbiologie und Ökologie von sympatrischen Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera: Insecta) des Kuiseb bei Gobabeb in der Namib Wüste / Namibia.

Website link:http://d-nb.info/960963324

Hoesch W 1938. Zur Balz von Choriotis kori. Ornitologische Monatsberichte 46 110 - 111

Hoesch W 1935. Biologische Beobachtungen am afrikaniscen Zwergfalken (Poliohierax semitorquatus). Ornitologische Monatsberichte 43 1 - 5

Cooper SM 1989. Clan sizes of Spotted Hyaenas in the Savuti Region of the Chobe National Park, Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 21 121-133

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979843

Donnelly BG, Irwin MPS 1969. Some adaptations in the Crombecs Sylvietta rufescens (Vieillot) and Sylvietta whytii (Shelley) as reflected by their osteology. Arnoldia Rhodesia 4 1 - 15

Website link:https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/469847

Kelsey M, Barnard P 1988. Scarlet facial feathering of Uraeginthus angolensis - a phenotypic throwback. Ibis 130 (4) 444 - 445

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1988.tb01002.x/abstract

Komen J 1991. Growth in Cape Vulture nestlings. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 62 (3 - 4) 149 - 155

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1991.9639653#.VRz99mf9kpE

Scholtz CH 1988. Biology of Sparrmannia flava Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 42 (1) 57-62

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/4008564

Bolton B, Marsh AC 1989. The Afrotropical thermophilic ant genus Ocymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 23 (6) 1267-1308

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222938900770681#.VG8Tk1ItBHg

Harrison J du G, Scholtz CH, Chown SL 2003. A revision of the endemic south-western African dung beetle subgenus Scarabaeus (Pachysoma) MacLeay, including notes on other flightless Scarabaeini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of Natural History 37 (3) 305-355

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/713834683#.VGtAOlItBHg

Jensen RAC, Vernon CJ 1970. On the biology of the Didric Cuckoo in Southern Africa. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 41 (4) 237-246

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1970.9634377#.VGXHxVItBHg