Browsing Journal Articles (PAS) by Subject "Kenya"

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    • Bioactive Constituents of Conyza floribunda 

      Opiyo, Sylvia A.; Manguro, Lawrence O.A.; Ogur, Joseph A.; Wagai, Samuel Otieno (Medwell Journals, 2010)
      The study describes the antibacterial and antifungal effects of both CH2Cl2 and MeOH crude extracts, collected fractions and pure isolates of Conzya floribunda. The antimicrobial activity tests were carried out using agar ...

    • THE FIRST GALLIENIELLIDAE (ARANEAE) FROM EASTERN AFRICA 

      Warui, Charles M.; Jocqué, R. (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 ...

    • Food and Macronutrient Intake of Elite Kenyan Distance Runners 

      Onywera, V.O.; Kiplamai, F.K.; Tuitoek, Prisca J.; Boit, M.K.; Pitsiladis, Y.P. (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 ...

    • INFLUENCE OF GRAZING BY LARGE MAMMALS ON THE SPIDER COMMUNITY OF A KENYAN SAVANNA BIOME 

      Warui, Charles M. (Bio One complete, 2005-09)
      Pitfall trap and sweep net samples were taken over a period of fifteen months (2002– 2003) in the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE), in which the presence of domestic and wild herbivores have been independently ...

    • Land-snail faunas of afromontane forests of Mount Kenya, Kenya: ecology, diversity and distribution patterns 

      Warui, Charles M.; Tattersfield, P.; Seddon, M. B.; Kiringe, J. W. (Blackwell Science Ltd, 2001)
      Aims To (1) describe the distribution patterns of land-snails occurring in afromontaneforest habitats on Mount Kenya, in relation to elevation and aspect; (2) explore therelations between the land-snail faunas and environmental ...