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Trend of rainfall in East Africa
(1981)
Trends of rainfall in East Africa during the period 1922-1975 are examined
using two independent approaches. namely the graphical and statistical
methods. Under the graphical method the original and smoothed rainfall
series ...
Cuticular lesions: a non-infectious integumental disease of Glossina species
(University of Nairobi., 1981-12)
Purified suspensions of macerated cuticular lesions from the insectary-reared tsetse Glossina morsitans morsitans were applied on laboratory-reared newly emerged teneral tsetse by three pathways: topical application on the ...
Haemocytes of Glossina—I. Morphological classification and the pattern of change with age of the flies
(University of Nairobi., 1981)
Three morphological classes of haemocytes (prohaemocytes, plasmatocytes and granulocytes) were observed in the haemolymph of Glossina morsitans morsitans and G. pallidipes. In addition to the three types, a category of ...
Cryopreservation of bovine hemopoietic progenitor cells in liquid nitrogen
(University of Nairobi., 1981-04)
Bovine marrow granulocyte/macrophage and erythroid progenitor cells maintained viability after storage in liquid nitrogen for 2 to 4 weeks. The granulocyte/macrophage progenitor cells maintained 100% viability for 4 weeks, ...
The wintering and moult of ruffs philomachus pugnax in the Kenyan rift valley
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
Some 5700 Ruffs were ringed in the southern Kenyan rift valley during 1967–79, mainly at Lakes Nakuru and Magadi. These have produced 15 recoveries outside East Africa, 14 in Siberia between 73° and 154°E and one in ...
Nutrient Relationships In Shallow Water In An African Lake, Lake Naivasha
(University of Nairobi, 1981-05)
In the littoral zone of a shallow, tropical lake (Lake Naivasha, Kenya), average nutrient composition of emergent macrophytes along a permanent transect (0–2m depth) on a dry weight basis was: P 0.23%; N 0.96%; and S 0.11%. ...