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The evolution of insect visual opsin genes with specific consideration of the influence of ocelli and life history traits
BACKGROUND: Visual opsins are expressed in the compound eyes and ocelli of insects and enable light detection. Three distinct phylogenetic …
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Woody species composition and community types of Hangadi Watershed, Guji Zone, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hangadi watershed is endowed with the only virgin forest in Odo shakisso harbouring high biodiversity, but it has been …
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Spatial population genetic structure and colony dynamics in Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis) from the southern Kalahari
BACKGROUND: Non-random associations within and among groups of social animals can provide valuable insight into the function of group living …
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Impact of model assumptions on demographic inferences: the case study of two sympatric mouse lemurs in northwestern Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Quaternary climate fluctuations have been acknowledged as major drivers of the geographical distribution of the extraordinary biodiversity observed in …
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Urban mosquitoes and filamentous green algae: their biomonitoring role in heavy metal pollution in open drainage channels in Nairobi industrial area, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Industrial wastewater is a human health hazard upon exposure. Aquatic organisms in contaminated wastewater may accumulate the toxic elements …
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Phylodynamic and phylogeographic analysis of the complete genome of the West Nile virus lineage 2 (WNV-2) in the Mediterranean basin
BACKGROUND: The West Nile virus is a highly contagious agent for a wide range of hosts. Its spread in the …
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Correction to: Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa
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Genetic diversity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) populations in Ethiopia: insights from nuclear DNA microsatellites and implications for conservation
BACKGROUND: Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) is among the economically most important freshwater fish species in East Africa, and …
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Water immersion tolerance by larval instars of stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, L1758 (Diptera: Muscidae) impairs the fitness performance of their subsequent stages
BACKGROUND: In holometabolous insects, environmental factors experienced in pre-imaginal life stages affect the life-history traits within that stage and can …
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Revisiting Theron’s hypothesis on the origin of fairy circles after four decades: Euphorbias are not the cause
BACKGROUND: The Euphorbia hypothesis on the origin of fairy circles (FCs) in Namibia dates back to 1979. It proposes that …
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Historical biogeography, systematics, and integrative taxonomy of the non-Ethiopian speckled pelage brush-furred rats (Lophuromys flavopunctatus group)
BACKGROUND: The speckled-pelage brush-furred rats (Lophuromys flavopunctatus group) have been difficult to define given conflicting genetic, morphological, and distributional records …
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Evidence of genetic structure in the wide-ranging bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
BACKGROUND: The bearded vulture is sparsely distributed across a wide geographic range that extends over three continents (Africa, Europe and …
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Protecting the patches from the footprints: examining the land use factors associated with forest patches in Atewa range forest reserve
Abstract Background Land use practices are noted to contribute to changes in forest landscape composition. However, whereas studies have reported …