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Drought Management Strategies among Agro-Pastoral Communities in Non-E quilibrium Kalahari Ecosystems
(2011)
Rural Kalahari communities whose livelihoods are heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture are
exposed to increasing intensity and frequency of drought spells. Subsequently their resilience is gradually
being eroded and ...
Genetics of adaptation in domestic farm animals: A review
(University of Nairobi., 2010)
This review summarizes available information on genetics of adaptation in major livestock species focusing on small ruminants. Adaptation to humans and consequences of domestication on predator aversion, mechanisms of ...
The perfect drought? Constraints limiting Kalahari agro-pastoral communities from coping and adapting
(Academic Journals, 2011-03)
Rural Kalahari agro-pastoral communities of Southern Africa have been exposed to drought shocks
throughout history and have adapted their livelihoods accordingly. Yet, drought continues to disrupt or
threaten to disrupt ...
A study of the morphology of the gills of an extreme alkalinity and hyperosmotic adapted teleost Oreochromis alcalicus grahami (Boulenger) with particular emphasis …
(Springer-Verlag, 1990)
The general gill morphology of Oreochromis alcalicus grahami, a teleost adapted to high salinity and hyperosmosis, is basically similar to that of other teleostean fish. The species has four pairs of gill arches, all of ...