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Time Lag between Deforestation and Bird Extinction in Tropical Forest Fragments
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
ropical forests are becoming increasingly fragmented, threatening the survival of the species that
depend on them. Small, isolated forest fragments will lose some of their original species. What is uncertain is
how long ...
Thermal fatigue behaviour of a Kenyan kaolinite clay
(1999)
The thermal fatigue resistance for a Kaolinite clay-based refractory used for then1lfl1 insulation
in local (Kenyan) firewood cooking stoves has been studied by subjecting them to a water quench
to predict their values ...
The Effects of a Tsetse DNA Virus Infection on the Functions of the Male Accessory Reproductive Gland in the Host Fly Glossina morsitans centralis (Diptera; Glossinidae)
(University of Nairobi,, 1999)
Freshly deposited third instar Glossina morsitans centralis larvae were infected with the tsetse DNA virus by microinjection, and at emergence adult males were separated from the females and fed on rabbit blood every second ...
Biology of the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi on French Beans
(1999)
The coconut bug, Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Heteroptera: Coreidae), is a major pest of a
wide range of economically important crops in Eastern and Southern Africa. The suitability of
French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. ...
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 ...
Bentonite (clay montmorillonite) as a template for electrosynthesis of thyroxine
(1999)
The results discussed in this paper show that modification of the working electrode surface with clay montmorillonite (bentonite) enhances the iodine redox process and electrosynthesis of thyroxine. This is observed from ...
Ultrasonic attenuation in Kenyan clay refractories
(1999)
Ultrasonic attenuation in clay refractories fabricated under different processing parameters has been measured. It was established that refractory clay samples with high compaction efficiencies (CE) were less attenuating ...
The reproductive biology of Thalamita crenata (Latreille) at Gazi Bay in Kenya
(1999)
The brachyuran crab Thalamita crenata (Latreille) occurring intertidally along the Kenyan coast was sampled at Gazi over a period of 12 months. The crabs were collected using scoopnets over a distance covering two kilometres ...
Leaf disc regeneration of passion fruit
(1999)
A leaf disc regeneration system was developed for passion fruit, Passiflora edulis Sims. Leaf discs were cultured on a modified MS medium containing 8.90 µM BAP or on 8.90 µM BAP and 2.32 µM KIN. Shoots appeared within ...
Microlaimidae (Microlaimoidea: Nematoda) from the Indian Ocean:
(1999)
Nine species are described from the genera Aponema Jensen, 1978, Bolbolaimus Cobb, 1920, Calomicrolaimus
Lorenzen, 1976, Ixonema Lorenzen, 1976 and Microlaimus de Man, 1880. Aponema decraemerae sp.n.is
characterised by ...