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Evidence of a possible north-south shift of the western sector of the African plate—Discussion
(University of Nairobi, 1979-03)
A negative anomaly in the vertical magnetic field component at a site in Nigeria has recently been interpreted by Oni in terms of a possible north-south shift of the western sector of the African plate. In this paper, ...
Use of δ13C values to determine vegetation selectivity in East African herbivores
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
The quantitative plant species composition of the rumen contents of a large number of individuals from eight East African herbivores was determined by direct visual analysis. All plant species were classified as either C3 ...
The Distribution Of C3 And C4 Grasses And Carbon Isotope Discrimination Along An Altitudinal And Moisture Gradient In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
More than 500 species of the Poaceae are found in Kenya, East Africa. Eighteen of twenty-seven tribes are exclusively (except the Paniceae and Danthonieae) of the C3 photosynthetic type. A floristic analysis of low altitude ...
Variations of Lewis Glacier, Mount Kenya, 1974-78
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
Thermoregulation and oxygen consumption in Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) at ambient temperatures of 10–45°C
(University of Nairobi, 1979-06)
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1. Thermoregulatory and metabolic responses of dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) were measured over an ambient temperature (Ta) range of 10–45°C.
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2. The lower critical temperature was estimated at Ta 25°C.
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High density plantings of coffee I micro
(University of Nairobi, 1979)