Neville Pillay

The paper studies bush Karoo rat lodges, finding they improve thermoregulation, provide predator protection, and are genetically encoded extended phenotypes shaped by ecological pressures.

The study finds that kin-sharing foraging grounds in solitary bush Karoo rats indicates mutual cooperation through kin selection and mutualism.

This study uses genomic data from a Southern African rodent to show how aridity influences genetic divergence and population connectivity, with genes related to water conservation and neurotransmission identified.

The study examines how mild arid conditions affect two rodent species, finding that physiological stress markers indicate malnutrition and contrasting adaptations to water conservation.

The paper shows that solitary living in bush Karoo rats is not driven by aggression but by social tolerance and dispersal.