Search
Now showing items 1-7 of 7
Environmental Communication: A Review of Information Sources and Communication Channels for Enhanced Community-Based Natural Resource Management in the Greater Mara Region of Kenya
(Sage Publications, 2013)
The Mara-Serengeti is an ecosystem of immense importance to both Kenya and Tanzania, contributing significantly to the economies of both countries and forming a rich biodiversity reservoir. This ecosystem is among the most ...
Widespread reliance on olfactory sex and species identification by lyssomanine and spartaeine jumping spiders
(Oxford, 2012-10)
Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are renowned for their exceptional vision, but this does not preclude use of other senses. Here we provide evidence that olfactory pheromones are widespread in the Spartaeinae and Lyssomaninae, ...
East African pholcid spiders: an overview, with descriptions of eight new species (Araneae, Pholcidae)
(European Journals, 2012)
This paper summarizes current knowledge about East African pholcids. East Africa is defi ned as the area from 12°S to 5°N and from 28° to 42°E, including all of Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. An annotated ...
A new species of Tarabulida (Solifugae: Daesiidae) from Kenya, with the first complete description of a male of the genus
(Bio One, 2010)
We describe a new species of Tarabulida Roewer 1933 from Kenya. This genus was previously known from only two species (Tarabulida ephippiata Roewer 1933 and Tarabulida fumigata Roewer 1933) from Libya, which were described ...
African spider (Araneae) type specimens in the collection of the National Museums of Kenya
(2014-01)
Type specimens of four species of spiders belonging to two families are held in the collection of the Invertebrate section of the Zoology Department of the National Museums of Kenya. These specimens comprise two holotypes ...
EAFRINET and the Taxonomic Impediment: perspectives from the developing world
(2018-01)
Taxonomic capacity in the developing world is seriously lacking, and as such species identification for both pests and useful species is seriously hampered. Some of these species are key indicators of environmental health ...
Effects of entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae on non-target ants associated with Odontotermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae) termite mounds in Kenya
(ICIPE, 2016)
Termites are an important component of savannah ecosystems throughout Africa. Despite their importance in the ecosystem, they can be serious pests of structures, houses, rangelands, tropical forestry, and agriculture. For ...