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Scientific articles

Codron, D., J. Codron J. Lee-Thorp, M. Sponheimer, C.C. Grant & J.S. Brink. 2009. Stable isotope evidence for nutritional stress, competition and loss of functional habitat as factors in limiting recovery of rare antelope in southern Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 73: 449-457.

Brink, J.S. 2008. Vertebrate remains from Sandy Bay Valley, St Helena Island, South Atlantic. in: Colin A. Lewis. The Late Glacial and Holocene avifauna of the island of St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 63(2): 143 - 144.

Codron, D. J. S. Brink, L. Rossouw, M. Clauss, J. Codron, J.A. Lee-Thorp & M. Sponheimer. 2008. Functional differentiation of African grazing ruminants: an example of specialized adaptations to very small changes in diet. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 94: 755–764.

Codron, D., J.S. Brink, L. Rossouw and M. Clauss. 2008. The evolution of ecological specialization in southern African ungulates: competition- or physical environmental turnover? Oikos 117: 344-353.

Codron, D., J. Lee-Thorp, M. Sponheimer, J. Codron, D. de Ruiter & J.S. Brink. 2007. Significance of diet type and diet quality for ecological diversity of African ungulates. Journal of Animal  Ecology 76: 526–537.

Herries, A., D. Curnoe, J.S. Brink, Z.L. Henderson, D. Morris, K. Van Ryneveld & E. Hodge. 2007. Landscape evolution, palaeoclimate and Later Stone Age occupation of the Ghaap Plateau escarpment, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Antiquity Vol 81 (313).

Codron, D. & J.S. Brink. 2007. Trophic ecology of two savanna grazers, blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus and black wildebeest Connochaetes gnou. European Journal of Wildlife Research 53: 90-99.

Codron, D., Codron, J., Lee-Thorp, J.A., Sponheimer, M., de Ruiter, D, & Brink, J.S. 2006. Dietary variation in impala Aepyceros melampus recorded by carbon isotope composition of feces. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52(6): 1015-1025.

Curnoe, D., A. Herries, J.S. Brink, P. Hopley, K. van Reyneveld, Z. Henderson & D. Morris. 2006. Discovery of Middle Pleistocene fossils and stone tool-bearing deposits at Groot Kloof, Ghaap Escarpment, Northern Cape Province. South African Journal of Science 102: 180-184.

Brink, J.S. 2004. The taphonomy of an Early/Middle Pleistocene hyaena burrow at Cornelia-Uitzoek, South Africa. Revue de Paléobiologie 23(2): 731-740.

Thackeray, J.F. & J. S. Brink. 2004. Damaliscus niro horns from Wonderwerk Cave and other Pleistocene sites: Morphological and chronological considerations. Palaeontologia Africana 40: 89-93.

Lacruz, R. P.Ungar, P.J. Hancox, J.S. Brink & L.R. Berger. 2003. Gladysvale: Fossils, strata and GIS analysis. South African Journal of Science 99: 283-285.

Scott, L., Y. Fernandes-Jalvo, J. Carrion & J.S. Brink. 2003. Taphonomy of pollen coprolites from Spain and Southern Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 39: 83-91.

Coetzee, L. & J.S. Brink. 2003. Fossil oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Florisbad Quaternary deposits, South Africa. Quaternary Research 59: 246-254.

Lacruz, R., J.S. Brink, P.J. Hancox, A.R. Skinner, A. Herries, P. Schmid & L.R. Berger. 2002. Palaeontology and geological context of a Middle Pleistocene faunal assemblage from the Gladysvale Cave, South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 38: 99-114.

Roberts, D. & J.S. Brink. 2002. Dating and correlation of Neogene coastal deposits in the Western Cape (South Africa): Implications for Neotectonism. South African Journal of Geology 105: 337-352.

Brink, J.S. & Z.L. Henderson. 2001. A high-resolution Last Interglacial MSA horizon at Florisbad in the context of other open-air occurrences in the central interior of southern Africa: an interim statement. In: N. Conard (Ed.) Middle Palaeolithic and Middle Stone Age settlement systems. Kerns Verlag, Tuebingen.pp. 1-20.

Carrion, J.S., J.S. Brink, L. Scott, & J.N.F. Binneman. 2000. Palynology of  Pleistocene hyaena coprolites from Oyster Bay, southeastern Cape coast, South Africa: the palaeo-environment of an open-air Howieson’s Poort occurrence. South African Journal of Science 96: 449-453

Brink, J.S. & L. Rossouw. 2000. New trial excavations at the Cornelia-Uitzoek type locality. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum, Bloemfontein 16:141-156.

Eisenmann, V. & J.S. Brink. 2000. Koffiefontein 'quaggas' and true Cape quaggas: the importance of basic skull morphology. South African Journal of Science 96: 529-533.

Churchill, S.E., J.S. Brink, L.R. Berger, R. A. Hutchison, L. Rossouw, D. Stynder, P. J. Hancox, D. Brandt, S. Woodborne, J. C. Loock, L. Scott, and P. Ungar. 2000. Erfkroon: A new Florisian fossil locality from fluvial contexts in the western Free State. South African Journal of Science 96: 161-163 .

Brink, J.S. 1999. Preliminary report on a caprine from the Cape mountains, South Africa. Archaeozologia 10: 11-26.

Brink, J.S., L.R. Berger & S.E. Churchill. 1999. Mammalian fossils from erosional gullies (dongas) in the Doring River drainage. Central Free State Province, South Africa. In: C. Becker, H. Manhart, J. Peters & J. Schibler (eds.), Historium animalium ex ossibus. Beiträge zur Paläoanatomie, Archäologie, Ägyptologie, Ethnologie und Geschichte der Tiermedizin: Festschrift für Angela von den Driesch. Rahden/Westf : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH, 79-90.

Brink, J.S. & L. Webley. 1996. Faunal evidence for pastoralist settlement at Jakkalsberg, Richtersveld, Northern Cape Province. Southern African Field Archaeology 5(2): 70-78.

Grün, R., J.S. Brink, N.A. Spooner, L. Taylor, C.B.Stringer, R.B. Franciscus, & A. Murray. 1996. Direct dating of the Florisbad hominid. Nature 382: 500-501.

Berger, L.R. & J.S. Brink. 1996. Late Quaternary fossils, including a human patella, from the Riet River Gravels, Free State, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 92: 277-278.

Thackeray, J.F., J.S. Brink & I. Plug. 1996. Temporal variability in horncore dimensions of Damaliscus niro from Olduvai, Sterkfontein, Cornelia and Florisbad. In: Stewart, K. & Seymour, K (eds.). Palaeoecology and Palaeoenvironments of late Cenozoic Mammals: Tributes to the career of C.S. (Rufus) Churcher. University of Torornto Press, Canada. pp. 630-636.

Brink, J.S.,  H. de Bruiyn, L.B. Rademeyer and W.A. van der Westhuizen. 1995. A new find of Megalotragus priscus (Alcelaphini, Bovidae) from the central Karoo, South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 32: 17-22.

Brink, J.S. 1994. An ass, Equus (Asinus) sp., from late Quaternary mammalian assemblages of Florisbad and Vlakkraal, central Southern Africa. South African Journal of Science 90: 497-500.

Peters, J., A. Gautier, J.S. Brink & W. Haenen. 1994. Late Quaternary extinction of ungulates in Sub-Saharan Africa: a reductionist's approach. Journal of Archaeological Science 21: 17-28.

Webley, L, F. Archer & J.S. Brink. 1993. Die Toon: a Late Holocene site in the Richtersveld National Park, northern Cape. Koedoe 36(2): 1-9.

 Brink, J.S. 1993. Postcranial evidence for the evolution of the black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou: an exploratory study. Palaeontologia Africana 30: 61-69.

Scott, L. & J.S. Brink. 1992. Quaternary palynology, palaeontology and palaeoenvironments in central South Africa. South African Geographer 19: 22-34.

Loubser, J.N.H. & J.S. Brink. 1992. Unusual paintings of wildebeest and a zebra-like animal from north-western Lesotho. Southern African Field Archaeology 1: 103-107.

Brink, J.S. & S. Holt. 1992. A small goat, Capra hircus, from a Late Iron Age site in the eastern Orange Free State. Southern African Field Archaeology 1: 88-91.

Bender, P.A. & J.S. Brink. 1992. A preliminary report on new large mammal fossil finds from the Cornelia-Uitzoek site. South African Journal of Science 88: 512-515.

Peters, J. & J.S. Brink. 1992. Comparative postcranial osteomorphology and osteometry of springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmerman, 1780) and Grey rhebok, Pelea capreolus (Forster, 1790) (Mammalia, Bovidae). Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum, Bloemfontein 8: 162-207.

Brink, J.S., J.J.B. Dreyer & J. Loubser. 1992. Rescue excavations at Pramberg, Jacobsdal, south-western Orange Free State. Southern African Field Archaeology 1: 54-60.

Brink, J.S. & J.A. Lee-Thorp. 1992. The feeding niche of an extinct springbok, Antidorcas bondi (Antilopini, Bovidae), and its palaeoenvironmental meaning. South African Journal of Science 88: 227-229.

Partridge, T.C., D.M. Avery, G.A. Botha, J.S. Brink, J. Deacon, R.S. Herbert, R.R. Maud, L.Scott, A.S. Talma and J.C. Vogel. 1990. Late Pleistocene and Holocene climatic change in Southern Africa. South African Journal of Science 86: 302-306.

Brink, J.S. 1990. Middle Neolithic animal remains from Bajuwarenkaserne, district Regensburg. In J. Schibler, J. Sedlmeier & H. Spycher (eds.) Festschrift für Hans Stampfli: Beiträge zur Archäologie, Anthropologie, Geologie und Paläontologie. Helbing & Lichtenhahn. pp. 31-37.

Bousman, C.B., T.C. Partridge, L. Scott, M. Seaman, S.E. Metcalfe, J.C. Vogel & J.S. Brink. 1988. Palaeoenvironmental implications of late Pleistocene and Holocene valley fills in Blydefontein Basin, Noupoort, C.P., South Africa. Palaeoecology of Africa 19:43-67.

Brink, J.S. 1988. The taphonomy and palaeoecology of the Florisbad spring fauna. Palaeoecology of Africa 19: 169-179.

Brink, J.S. 1987. The archaeozoology of Florisbad, Orange Free State. Memoirs van die Nasionale Museum. 24. 151 pp.

Rubidge, B.S. & J.S. Brink. 1986. Life through the Ages: A guide to the Palaeontology Exhibits of the National Museum. National Museum, Bloemfontein. 65 pp.

Rubidge, B.S. & J.S. Brink. 1985. Preliminary survey of the extent and nature of the Pleistocene sedimentary deposits at Florisbad. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum, Bloemfontein 5:69-76.

Deacon, H.J., J. Deacon, A. Scholtz, J.F. Thackeray & J.S.Brink. 1984. Correlation of palaeoenvironmental data from the Late Pleistocene and Holocene deposits at Booplaas cave, southern Cape. In Vogel, J.C. (ed.) Late Cainozoic Palaeoclimates of the Southern Hemisphere. A.A. Balkema. pp. 339-351.

Brink, J.S. & H.J. Deacon. 1982. A study of a Last Interglacial shell midden and bone accumulation at Herolds Bay, Cape Province, South Africa. Palaeoecology of Africa 15: 31-39.