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Trade in African Grey Parrots for Belief-Based Use: Insights From West Africa's Largest Traditional Medicine Market
Over 1.2 million wild-sourced African Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) have reportedly been traded internationally since the 1970s, the majority of …
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Consistency of Social Interactions in Sooty Mangabeys and Chimpanzees
Predictability of social interactions can be an important measure for the social complexity of an animal group. Predictability is partially …
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Plant Morphoecological Traits, Grass-Weed Interactions and Water Use Efficiencies of Grasses Used for Restoration of African Rangelands
Degradation characterized by depleted vegetation cover is a serious environmental problem in African rangelands. It poses a serious threat to …
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The Legacy Effects of Colonial and Apartheid Imprints on Urban Greening in South Africa: Spaces, Species, and Suitability
Colonialism is a significant legacy across most aspects of urban form, the nature and distribution of public green spaces, and …
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Can Differences in Symbiont Transmission Mode Explain the Abundance and Distribution of Fungus-Growing Termites in West Africa?
Fungus-growing termites (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae) dominate African savannah ecosystems where they play important roles in ecosystem functioning. Their ecological dominance in …
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The Large Communal Nests of Sociable Weavers Provide Year-Round Insulated Refuge for Weavers and Pygmy Falcons
The primary role of nests as structural support for eggs, nestlings, and incubating parents is well established, but our understanding …
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The Challenges of Reconstructing Tropical Biodiversity With Sedimentary Ancient DNA: A 2200-Year-Long Metagenomic Record From Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
Sedimentary ancient DNA has been proposed as a key methodology for reconstructing biodiversity over time. Yet, despite the concentration of …
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Compensatory Breeding in Years Following Drought in a Desert-Dwelling Cooperative Breeder
Variation in weather patterns can influence reproductive effort and success not only within but also between breeding seasons. Where environmental …
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In a Pinch: Mechanisms Behind Potential Biotic Resistance Toward Two Invasive Crayfish by Native African Freshwater Crabs
It is essential to incorporate mechanisms of biotic resistance into predictions of ecological impact conferred by invasive species. Trophically and …
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The Cycad Genus Cycas May Have Diversified From Indochina and Occupied Its Current Ranges Through Vicariance and Dispersal Events
Biogeographically, cycads were once widely distributed but the extant cycads are restricted to tropical and subtropical regions. They originated ~ …
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Relationships Between Livestock Damages and Large Carnivore Densities in Sweden
Promoting co-existence between humans and their physical and ecological environment, including wildlife, has been given an increased importance due to …
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Novel Endocranial Data on the Early Therocephalian Lycosuchus vanderrieti Underpin High Character Variability in Early Theriodont Evolution
Therocephalia is one of the major therapsid clades and ranges from the middle Permian to Middle Triassic. The earliest therocephalians …
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Editorial: Parasitoids' Ecology and Evolution
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Status of Road Ecology Research in Africa: Do We Understand the Impacts of Roads, and How to Successfully Mitigate Them?
Across Africa, transport infrastructure, including roads, is being built in over 30 planned development corridors that are likely to have …
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Editorial: How Prides of Lion Researchers Are Evolving to Be Interdisciplinary
Lions (Panthera leo) are one of the most charismatic, enigmatic, and polarizing species on the \nplanet (Macdonald et al., 2015; …
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Determinants of Variations in Fecal Neopterin in Free-Ranging Mandrills
Recent progress in designing non-invasive tools to monitor wildlife health offers promising perspectives in immune ecology. In this study, we …
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Multiple Introductions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage 2–Beijing Into Africa Over Centuries
The Lineage 2–Beijing (L2–Beijing) sub-lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has received much attention due to its high virulence, fast disease progression, …
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Why Have a Pet Amphibian? Insights From YouTube
The desire to own a pet amphibian is growing, and with it a growth in amphibian trade and in negative …
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Seagrass Removal Leads to Rapid Changes in Fauna and Loss of Carbon
Seagrass habitats are important natural carbon sinks, with an average of ~14 kg C m−2 buried in their sediments. The …
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Race and Gender Bias in the Research Community on African Lions
We used bibliometric data to show that Black, African and women researchers are underrepresented among authors of field studies on …