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Morphological variation of Ridged Frogs of the Taita Hills, Kenya
(Firenze University Press, 2011-12)
Comparing of morphological character variation within taxa continues to
play an important role in improving species inventories. Using morphometrical and
non-meristic morphological adult characters, the diversity of the ...
Stay at home aphids: comparative spatial and seasonal metapopulation structure and dynamics of two specialist tansy aphid species studied using microsatellite markers
(The Linnean Society of London, 2011-06)
Two tansy-feeding aphids, Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (MA) and Metopeurum fuscoviride (ME), were studied at a
small spatial scale in and around Jena (< 80 km2) using polymorphic microsatellite markers. Both species were ...
Stay at home aphids: comparative spatial and seasonal metapopulation structure and dynamics of two specialist tansy aphid species studied using microsatellite markers
(2011-06)
Two tansy-feeding aphids, Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (MA) and Metopeurum fuscoviride (ME), were studied at a
small spatial scale in and around Jena (< 80 km2) using polymorphic microsatellite markers. Both species were ...
Mating Strategies in Solitary Aphid Parasitoids: Effect of Patch Residence Time and Ant Attendance
(2011-06)
Mate finding and dispersal from the natal patch in parasitoid Hymenoptera
are influenced by the availability of host resources and interactions with other
organisms. We compared the mating behavior of three solitary aphid ...
Dissemination of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies Using Participatory Approaches in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2011-06)
Declining soil fertility and productivity is a critical problem facing smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya. A study to improve soil fertility and farm productivity within the smallholder farming systems ...
Effect of decomposition intensity of incorporated chickpea manure on stability and saturated hydraulic conductivity of a clay loam and clay soil
(Academic Journals, 2011-03-04)
The role of organic matter (OM) in soil aggregation and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) has long been recognised but their depedence on the intensity of decay is less studied. The objective of this study was to ...
Complete genome sequence of Oceanithermus profundus type strain (506T)
(2011)
Oceanithermus profundus Miroshnichenko et al. 2003 is the type species of the genus Ocea-nithermus, which belongs to the family Thermaceae. The genus currently comprises two spe-cies whose members are thermophilic and are ...
Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic sulfur-reducer Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum type strain (BSAT) from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent
(2011)
Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum L'Haridon et al. 1998 is the type species of the ge-nus Desulfurobacterium which belongs to the family Desulfurobacteriaceae. The species is of interest because it represents the first ...
Does the potentially toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis exist in the soda lakes of East Africa?
(Springer, 2011)
Presently, the food chains of the famous
saline alkaline flamingo-lakes of East Africa are the
focus of intense scientific discussion as the lakes host
toxic cyanobacteria, which when consumed by Lesser
Flamingos, ...
Conservation tillage, local organic resources and nitrogen fertilizer combinations affect maize productivity, soil structure and nutrient balances in semi-arid Kenya
(Springer, 2011-01)
Smallholder land productivity in drylands can be increased by optimizing locally available resources, through nutrient enhancement and water conservation. In this study, we investigated the effect of tillage system, organic ...