Dr M. Ndlovu

Expertise

Qualifications

Currently Teaching

• Ecology
• Conservation
• Research methodology and Project

Research Focus Areas

Books and Book Chapters

Journal Articles

• Ndlovu M., Pérez-Rodríguez A., Devereux E., Thomas M., Colina A., Molaba L. (2018). Water for African elephants (Loxodonta africana): faecal microbial loads affect use of artificial waterholes. Biology Letters 14(8): e20180360.
• Ndlovu M. (2018). Birdcall lures improve passerine mist-net captures at a sub-tropical African savanna. PLOS ONE 13(6): e0199595.
• Ndlovu M., Pérez-Rodriguez A. (2018). Temperature fluctuations inside savanna termite mounds: do size and plant shade matter? Journal of Thermal Biology 74: 23–28.
• Joseph G.S., Seymour C.L., Coetzee B.W.T., Ndlovu M., Deng L., Fowler K, Hagan J., Brooks B.J., Seminara J.A., Foord S.H. (2018). Elephants, termites and mound thermoregulation in a progressively warmer world. Landscape Ecology 35(5): 731–742.
• Ndlovu M., Cumming G.S., P.A.R. Hockey and L.W. Bruinzeel. 2010. Phenotypic flexibility of a southern African duck Alopochen aegyptiaca: Do northern hemisphere paradigms apply? Journal of Avian Biology 41: 558-564.

Professional Associations and Academic Accolades

• NRF rated researcher (C2: 2020 – 2026, Y2: 2014 – 2019)
• SACNASP registered Professional Ecologist
• Member of the Ecological Society of America
• Associate Editor for: Journal of Applied ecology; African Zoology; & African Journal of Wildlife Research

Engagement Projects

• Avian bird diseases and Zoonoses
• Conservation Ecology in Protected Areas