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Requirements for designing cluster randomised control trials to detect suppression of malaria vector population densities
BACKGROUND: Novel interventions for mosquito-borne disease control which release modified mosquitoes that are sterilised or genetically modified to cause offspring …
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Wide-scale geographical analysis of genetic ancestry in the South African Coloured population
BACKGROUND: The South African Coloured (SAC) population, a prominent admixed population in South Africa, reflects centuries of migration, admixture, and …
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Two highly selected mutations in the tandemly duplicated CYP6P4a and CYP6P4b genes drive pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles funestus in West Africa
BACKGROUND: Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is crucial for optimising the …
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Genomic analysis reveals limited hybridization among three giraffe species in Kenya
BACKGROUND: In the speciation continuum, the strength of reproductive isolation varies, and species boundaries are blurred by gene flow. Interbreeding …
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Molecular drivers of insecticide resistance in the Sahelo-Sudanian populations of a major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii
BACKGROUND: Information on common markers of metabolic resistance in malaria vectors from countries sharing similar eco-climatic characteristics can facilitate coordination …
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Male-biased migration from East Africa introduced pastoralism into southern Africa
BACKGROUND: Hunter-gatherer lifestyles dominated the southern African landscape up to ~ 2000 years ago, when herding and farming groups started …
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Invasive snails, parasite spillback, and potential parasite spillover drive parasitic diseases of Hippopotamus amphibius in artificial lakes of Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Humans impose a significant pressure on large herbivore populations, such as hippopotami, through hunting, poaching, and habitat destruction. Anthropogenic …
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Call order within vocal sequences of meerkats contains temporary contextual and individual information
BACKGROUND: The ability to recombine smaller units to produce infinite structures of higher-order phrases is unique to human language, yet …
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Patterns of African and Asian admixture in the Afrikaner population of South Africa
BACKGROUND: The Afrikaner population of South Africa is the descendants of European colonists who started to colonize the Cape of …
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Exploring the floristic diversity of tropical Africa
BACKGROUND: Understanding the patterns of biodiversity distribution and what influences them is a fundamental pre-requisite for effective conservation and sustainable …