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Ontogeny Of Water Snake Foraging Ecology
(University of Nairobi,, 1982)
Using an index of relative importance we analyzed the stomach contents of over 300
water snakes (Nerodia spp.). Ontogenetic changes in prey consumption are most striking in Nerodia
erythrogaster (number with food in gut ...
Uptake, Accumulation, And Loss Of Nutrients By Papyrus In Tropical Swamps
(University of Nairobi, 1977-03)
Abstract. Analysis of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) indicated that N, P, and K are generally
found in higher concentrations in juvenile stems while Ca, Mg, Fe, and Mn are found in higher
concentrations in mature stems. ...
Institutional Mapping for Climate Change Adaptation in Eastern Africa
(2008)
The Eastern African region, including the Horn of Africa, is highly vulnerable to climate change and
several of its major sectors that significantly contribute to the sub-region’s economies will be
severely affected. ...
Reduced expression of the small leucine-rich proteoglycans, lumican, and decorin is associated with poor outcome in node-negative invasive breast cancer
(University of Nairobi, 2003-01)
Purpose: To examine the prognostic significance of lumican and decorin, two abundant small leucine-rich proteoglycans in breast tissue stroma.Experimental design: Lumican and decorin expression was examined in a cohort of ...
The biomass of game animals in Nairobi National Park, 1960–66
(University of Nairobi, 1968)
The large animals of Nairobi National Park have been censused intermittently once a month from mid-1960 until the end of 1966. Of the 23 species discussed, the density per kilometre has been determined accurately for the ...
A Review and Assessment of Applicability of the Heat Stress Indices in Kenyan Weather Forecast
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)
The weather and climate of any given place is an environmental resource, it greatly determines
the socio-economic and political life of humans and other living things.
The packaging of weather information especially the ...
Implications of Charcoal Briquette Produced by Local Communities on Livelihoods and Environment in Nairobi- Kenya
(2013)
The residents of Nairobi, Kenya, use 700 tonnes of charcoal per day, producing about88 tonnes of charcoal dust that is found in most of the charcoal retailing stalls that is disposed of inwater drainage systems or in black ...
Land-snail faunas of afromontane forests of Mount Kenya, Kenya: ecology, diversity and distribution patterns
(University of Nairobi, 2001-06)
Aims
To (1) describe the distribution patterns of land-snails occurring in afromontane forest habitats on Mount Kenya, in relation to elevation and aspect; (2) explore the relations between the land-snail faunas and ...
Delineation of Uganda into climatological rainfall zones using the method of principal component analysis
(1995)
This paper attempts to delineate Uganda into climatological rainfall zones using the method of principal component analysis (PCA). Monthly rainfall records from 102 Uganda rain-gauge stations for the years 1940–1975 inclusive ...
An investigation of buoyancy driven natural convection in a cylindrical enclosure.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)
An investigation of heat transfer was done in a cylindrical enclosure. The effects of varying Reynolds Number, Prandtl
number, Froude number, and Euler number on the temperature and velocity was investigated. In the study, ...