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Diversity of African forest mollusc faunas: what we have learned since Solem (1984)
(2005)
We report on studies in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa
over the past 22 years that have yielded estimates of land-snail diversity in
the main forest types occurring in East and eastern southern Africa. ...
Food and Macronutrient Intake of Elite Kenyan Distance Runners
(Human Kinetics Publishers, 2004-12)
The food and macronutrient intake of elite Kenyan runners was compared to recommendations for endurance athletes. Estimated energy intake (EI: 2987 ± 293 kcal; mean ± standard deviation) was lower than energy expenditure ...
Antiplasmodial flavonoids from Erythrina sacleuxii.
(2005)
Abstract
The acetone extracts of the root bark and stem bark of Erythrina sacleuxii showed antiplasmodial activities against the chloroquine-sensitive (D6) and chloroquine-resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. ...
THE FIRST GALLIENIELLIDAE (ARANEAE) FROM EASTERN AFRICA
(Bio One, 2002)
Toxoniella, a new genus of Gallieniellidae is described from forest remnants on the Taita Hills in Kenya. The genus is characterized by legs with well developed spination, the male palp with posterior tegular extension not ...
Triterpenes of Commiphora holtziana oleo-gum resin
(NRC Research Press, 2009-07)
Chemical analysis of the acetone extract of Commiphoraholtziana gum resin has led to the isolation of triterpenes characterized as methyl 3-oxo-1α,19α,28-trihydroxyurs-12-en-24-oate (1), methyl 3β-acetyl-2α,11α,19α,28-te ...
Annotated checklist of the non-marine molluscs of Mount Kenya, Kenya
(2001)
This paper presents an annotated checklist of the non-marine molluscs of Mount Kenya, based on species records in the literature, museum collections and the results of a National Museums of Kenya Darwin Initiative field ...
A Review of African Pastoral Production Systems: Approaches to Their Understanding and Development
(2002)
Pastoralism is a system that has been in existence
for a long time. Scholars have come up with
a cornucopia of definitions related to what entails
this centuries old art. Many of these scholars
agree, though, that ...
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from black cotton soil habitats of a highland savanna biome in Laikipia, central Kenya
(2004)
Spiders were sampled at Mpala Research Centre, Laikipia, Kenya using pitfall trapping and sweep netting. Sampling was conducted from May 2001 to July 2002. A total of 10,487 individuals from 132 species belonging to 30 ...