Die aangenome visserseun Boela, raak verlief raak op Nonnie, die eienaar van die kantien se dogter. Hy moet slim planne maak om sy drie vriende, Vlooi, Patrys en Biesiepol, van Nonnie se werf af te hou. Dan is daar Oukoos, Boela se pleegvader. Nadat Oukoos se seun Janneman en sy vrou weggeloop het van Oestermond, het Oukoos vir Boela in sy huis ingeneem om hom te leer van die see en sodat iemand sy skuite kan erf. Maar op ’n dag sien iemand vir Janneman in die kantien drink. Boela wonder of Oukoos hom nog nodig het. En of hy opgewasse is om Nonnie teen Janneman te beskerm.

Toe Eugene Marais deurtrek van malaria en morfien by 'n vreemde plaashuis in die Waterberg ingeneem word, verander daardie huishouding heeltemal. Twee vroue ding mee om sy aandag - Maria, die huisvrou, en Jane, 'n jong meisie onder die gesin se sorg. En op hulle beurt is daar twee jaloerse mans - Gys, die eggenoot, en hul seun, Adderjan. Oor die maande waarin Marais onder die sorg van die twee vroue herstel, verrig hy wat vir die plaasmense en hul bure na wonderwerke lyk. Hy versamel en ondersoek byna alles, maak diere mak en bring hulle in sy kamer in, genees besoekers. Hy "mesmeraais" mense en hou hom besig met dinge wat soos toordery lyk. Algaande bring sy teenwoordigheid in almal die verlange na iets onbereikbaars na vore, maar dis Marais se verlange na die jongmeisie, en hare na hom en na 'n ander lewe, wat al die verswee konflikte op die spits dryf.

Set against political tumult, this psychological thriller explores the dilemmas faced by the 1960s generation of Afrikaners in South Africa. A disjointed chronology reveals the quandaries of Delport, the existentialist hero and protagonist who has lived alone deep in the African bush for nine years in hopes of evading his past. Always fearful that his nemesis, the mysterious Ritter, is out to find and kill him, Delport begins having paranoid visions as he endures days of burning sun, nights of buzzing mosquitoes, and the constant sound of inexplicable drumming. Then, when someone does arrive--a woman named Malia Domingo--Delport can't escape the feeling that she might be connected to Ritter in some way.

Die verhaal van 'n wonder wat met 'n gesin gebeur het. Op 'n verlore spoorweghalte is stasiemeester Hendrick McDonald 'n teleurstelling vir sy vrou, Katrien. Sy loop bedags agter die huis en huil as sy dink niemand sien haar nie. Hulle dogter, Emma, kan nie meer klavier speel nie en is vasgevang in 'n saai liefdesverhouding. Hulle seun, Willem, praat twee jaar lank nie meer nie. En al vier maak asof niks verkeerd geloop het nie. Maar dan bring 'n sirkustrein vir Manuel die nar in hul lewens. Eers werk sy paljas met Willem, dan met hulle as gesin. Nou moet dit nog met 'n hele gemeenskap werk.

The book is an indispensable companion to all students of biology, but particularly those enrolled in courses concerning experimental design, data analysis, hypothesis testing, research methods, or any practical project work.

"Advances in the Study of Behavior" was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This volume makes another important "contribution to the development of the field" by presenting theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and to their colleagues in neighboring fields.
"Advances in the Study of Behavior" is now available online at ScienceDirect full-text online from volume 30 onward."

"Advances in the Study of Behavior" was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This volume makes another important "contribution to the development of the field" by presenting theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and to their colleagues in neighboring fields.
This volume reflects many of the current themes in animal behavior including the evolution of social behavior, sexual selection and communication. It also reflects controversial topics on which the authors provide interesting, new insights.
Advances in the Study of Behavior is now available online at ScienceDirect full-text online from volume 30 onwards.