Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Subject "fecundity"
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Fecundity and survival of tsetse maintained on immunized rabbits
(University of Nairobi.Department of Biochemistry, 1982-09)Female Glossina morsitans morsitans maintained on rabbits previously immunized with whole tsetse body (WTB), engorged tsetse guts (ETG) or gravid tsetse uteri (GTU) for three successive generations showed no increase in ... -
Further observations on survival and fertility of Glossina morsitans morsitans maintained on immunized rabbits
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 1984)A significant increase in mortality was observed in Glossina morsitans morsitans maintained for approx. 45 days on rabbits immunized with tsetse or bovinetrypsin. Tsetse and bovine trypsin were observed to cross-react when ... -
Prospects for Biological Control of Livestock Ticks,Rhipicephalus appendiculatusandAmblyomma variegatum,Using the Entomogenous FungiBeauveria bassianaandMetarhizium Anisopliae
(Elsevier, 1996-01)Both Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliaeinduced approximately 30% mortalities in adultRhipicephalus appendiculatusfeeding on rabbits whileM. anisopliaeinduced a mortality of 37% in adultAmblyomma variegatum.Both ... -
Some biological aspects and life history strategies of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(School of Physical Sciences, 2006)The life history characteristics of introduced Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in Lake Victoria, including, sex ratio, fecundity, reproduction, weight-length relationship and body condition were studied and compared ...