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Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XVI. Synkrotima tsalakpmenoi sp. nov. from Zimbabwe and Kenya, and Congocepheus thailandae sp. nov. from Thailand, including a complementary study of Cavaecarabodes hauseri (Mahunka 1989)
(Magnolia Press, 2018)
Synkrotima tsalakpmenoi sp. nov. is described from material collected in Zimbabwe and Kenya. This species presents the following characteristics: notogastral integument formed by longitudinally aligned cuticular cords; ...
Sky, sea, and forest islands: diversification in the African leaf‐folding frog Afrixalus paradorsalis (Anura: Hyperoliidae) of the Lower Guineo‐Congolian rain forest
(Wiley, 2018)
Aim
To investigate how putative barriers, forest refugia, and ecological gradients across the lower Guineo‐Congolian rain forest shape genetic and phenotypic divergence in the leaf‐folding frog Afrixalus paradorsalis, and ...
DNA barcoding of the medically important freshwater snail Physa acuta reveals multiple invasion events into Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)
The medically important freshwater snail Physa acuta is highly invasive and has been reported in several freshwater environments across Africa. To identify species and provide initial insights into the origins of P. acuta ...
Checklist of acanthocephalan parasites of South Africa
(Pensoft, 2018)
Twenty-one species of acanthocephalans, representative of thirteen genera from ten families of seven orders and three classes, are included in this updated checklist of acanthocephalans in South Africa.
Although South ...
Biological toxicity estimates show involvement of a wider range of toxic compounds in sediments from Durban, South Africa than indicated from instrumental analyses
(Elsevier, 2018)
The toxic equivalences (TEQs) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from sediment of aquatic systems in Durban, South Africa were determined in two ways: 1) TEQs of PAHs and PCBs ...
Gomphonema grande sp. nov., a new diatom (Bacillariophyta) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tropical Africa
(Magnolia Press, 2016)
Gomphonema grande sp. nov. is described from a single sample collected from the Congo River Basin, Tropical Africa. The morphological features of the new species are described and documented through light microscopy and ...
Outcome of the second Medicines Utilisation Research in Africa Group meeting to promote sustainable and appropriate medicine use in Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
The second Medicines Utilization Research in Africa (MURIA) group workshop and symposium again brought researchers together from across Africa to improve their knowledge of drug utilization (DU) methodologies and exchange ...
The relationship between female adiposity and physical attractiveness amongst adults in rural Ranaka village, Botswana
(Medpharm, 2020)
Objective:
The aim was to assess the relationship between female adiposity and physical attractiveness among men and women
in Botswana.
Design:
A cross-sectional study was undertaken.
Setting:
Ranaka rural village, ...
Diversifying into the branches: species boundaries in African green and bush snakes, Philothamnus (Serpentes: Colubridae)
(Elsevier, 2019)
The African green and bush snakes of the genus Philothamnus currently comprises 21 species and three subspecies and occurs throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The genus has been the subject of previous taxonomic revisions based ...
Consumers’ knowledge about and attitudes towards lucerne (Medicago sativa l.)
(SAAFECS, 2017)
Over the past few years, interest has grown about the health benefits of lucerne (alfalfa), however, little is known about consumers’ attitudes towards consuming this forage legume. Therefore, the aim of this study was to ...