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Living at the edge: home range patterns of the Buraiga Chimpanzee Community, Kibale National Park, Uganda
Data on space-use patterns are essential for understanding species ecology and conservation. Individual chimpanzee communities are known to vary in …
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How do the traits of macroinvertebrates in the River Chanchaga respond to illegal gold mining activities in North Central Nigeria
Africa harbours about a third of the world’s largest natural resource reserves of mineral such as gold and diamonds. These …
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Invasion risk by fruit trees mealybug Rastrococcus invadens (Williams) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) under climate warming
The mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens (Williams) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) is a destructive and important insect pest of fruit trees in Africa …
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Editorial: Marine epibioses
The marine domain is often divided into two broad zones: benthic and pelagic. The former consists of habitats and organisms …
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A conceptual approach to developing biodiversity informatics as a field of science in South Africa
In South Africa, as in other parts of the world, Biodiversity Informatics (BDI) has been identified as a young field …
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Herbivore intraguild interactions decrease ectoparasitoid Bracon nigricans parasitism of Phthorimaea absoluta and responses to tomato volatiles
Intraguild interactions are known to trigger competition among phytophagous insects that depend on the same food source, which may have …
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An animal movement track segmentation framework for forecasting range adaptation under global change
The methods used for predicting space use and geographic distribution adaptations of animals in response to global change have relied …
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Fencing affects movement patterns of two large carnivores in Southern Africa
The erection of peripheral fences around protected areas has been shown to adversely affect the movement behavior, genetic connectivity and …
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Editorial: Drivers of small-mammal community structure in tropical savannas
Tropical and subtropical savanna ecosystems (TSE; Figure 1) contribute 30% of \nterrestrial primary productivity globally (Grace et al., 2006), while …
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Urban sprawl at the expense of cultivated land: decadal land use and land cover changes and future projections in the upper Awash basin of central Ethiopia
Introduction Urban sprawl in developing countries affects future sustainability concerns related to environment, ecology and cropland losses. This study aimed …
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Sympatric and allopatric Alcolapia soda lake cichlid species show similar levels of assortative mating
Characterizing reproductive barriers such as mating preferences within rapid evolutionary radiations is crucial for understanding the early stages of speciation. …
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Morphological and osteological characterization of indigenous domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus): validation of Rensch’s, Bergmann’s and Allen’s rules
Ecogeographical habitat heterogeneity in wild endotherm species results in morphological variability associated with physiological mechanisms for maintaining their body temperature …
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South Africa’s initiative toward an integrated biodiversity data portal
Researchers and policymakers have called on the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in its role as the statutory biodiversity …
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BIRDIE: A data pipeline to inform wetland and waterbird conservation at multiple scales
Introduction Efforts to collect ecological data have intensified over the last decade. This is especially true for freshwater habitats, which …
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Steps to operationalize a rewilding decision: Focus on functional types
If transparent and inclusive stakeholder discussion delivers a consensus for active rewilding, then five steps are recommended for operationalizing that …
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Present and future distribution of Faidherbia albida in Cabo Verde as revealed by climatic modelling and LULC analysis
Climate change poses one of the most significant challenges to conserve biodiversity, especially in tropical dry islands, as is the …
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Fisheries restoration: Lessons learnt from four benefit-cost models
Globally, fisheries are in decline and in many parts of the world illegal fishing is a major cause of these …
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Delineating origins of cheetah cubs in the illegal wildlife trade: Improvements based on the use of hair δ18O measurements
All African felids are listed as vulnerable or endangered according to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red …
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Why we should be looking for longitudinal patterns in biodiversity
Our understanding of global diversity patterns relies overwhelmingly on ecological and evolutionary correlates of latitude, and largely ignores longitude. However, …
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GC-MS/FID/EAD: A method for combining mass spectrometry with gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection
Gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD), typically combined with a flame ionization detector (FID), is a widely used technique for studying insect …