Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Zambia"
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Cavinula lilandae (Bacillariophyta), a new diatom species from the Congo Basin, Central Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Cavinula lilandae, a small new diatom from the Congo Basin in Central Africa, was observed in acid riverine habitats in an almost pristine tropical rain forest. It occurred in a periphytic diatom community dominated by ... -
Chicken diseases and their ethno-botanical treatments among the rural poor in southern Zambia, Africa
(Fundación CIPAV, Cali, Colombia, 2017)Village chicken production is widespread among rural farmers in Zambia because such chickens provide immediate proteins and cash to poor rural communities. Furthermore village chickens are very resistant to common diseases ... -
Factors associated with lead (Pb) exposure on dogs around a Pb mining area, Kabwe, Zambia
(Elsevier, 2020)Lead (Pb)-poisoning is a serious public health concern and dogs have been useful as a sentinel-animal for Pb exposure of humans. In the present study, the blood Pb concentrations (BLC), isotope ratios (208 Pb/206 Pb and ... -
A new grass frog with rupicolous tadpoles from northern Zambia (Anura: Ptychadenidae)
(Magnolia Press, 2018)We describe a new species of Ptychadena from Mutinondo Wilderness in northern Zambia. It has rupicolous tadpoles that develop in a film of water. The species is distinguished on morphology, advertisement call and DNA ...