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Biochemical identification of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) pedifer and Phlebotomus (Larroussius) elegonensis
(1989)
Females of the vector of Leishmania aerhiopica, Phlebotomus pedifer. have previously been morphologically
indistinguishable from the non-vector. P. elegonensis. The present studies have biochemically separated these two ...
Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends
(2012)
Background
Sugar feeding is critical for survival of malaria vectors and, although discriminative plant feeding previously has been shown to occur in Anopheles gambiae s.s., little is known about the cues mediating ...
Two new species of Meliola from Kenya
(1999)
Meliola periplocae and M warburgiae are described and illustrated in this study from
collections on Periploca linearifolia and Warburgia ugandensis respectively. Periploca is a
new host genus for Meliola, and M warburgiae ...
Developmental and mortality responses of Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) following partial feeding on Bt-transgenic maize
(2008)
Objective: To determine i) the susceptibility of different instars of Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt maize (expressing Cry1Ab) and ii) the ...
The distribution and economic importance of the mangrove forests in Kenya
(1985)
The mangroves form a group of higher plants which form a unique ecosystem, in that they grow in that part of land which is neither in demand for human settlement nor for agricultural use. They are also unique in their ...
Contribution to the Heat Budget in Nairobi Metro-Area by the Anthropogenic Heat Component
(2008)
This study quantifies the ejected waste heat from artificial supplies
comprising road transport and industrial, commercial, domestic and metabolic
heating activities which may enhance the urban temperatures in Nairobi
metro ...
Lithology, colour and mineralogy of pelagic sediments from the Romanche fracture zone (RFZ) in the equatorial atlantic
(1992)
Sediment cores from the Romanche Fracture Zone (RFZ) in the equatorial Atlantic have been described visually and microscopically as well as analyzed by X-ray diffraction techniques in order to study the main controls on ...
Genetic structuring in the spotted gum complex (genus Corymbia, section Politaria)
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Phytochemical constituents of some medicinal plants used by the Nandis of South Nandi district, Kenya
(2011)
Alkaloids, saponins, anthraquinones, glycosides, phenolics, terpenoids and flavonoids
distribution in ten medicinal plants belonging to different families were assessed and
compared. The medicinal plants investigated ...