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Bionomics of vector-borne diseases in sites adjacent to lakes Victoria and Baringo in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Bionomics of vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) is a complex phenomenon that involves understanding the ecology of arthropod borne pathogens and vertebrate hosts potentially involved in their transmission cycles. Investigations ...
Investigations on the effects of Typha capensis on male reproductive functions
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Introduction: Typha capensis, commonly referred to as bulrush also called "love reed'' growing in Southern Africa's wetlands, is one of South Africa indigenous medicinal plants that are traditionally used to treat male ...
Potamanautes warreni biomarker assays to monitor silver nanomaterial contaminants in aquatic environments
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
There has been extensive growth in nanoscale technology in the last few decades to such a degree that nanomaterials (NMs) have become a constituent in a wide range of manufactured commercial and domestic products. This ...
Semen characteristics of free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) using Computer-aided sperm analysis, Electron microscopy and Genomics as diagnostic tools
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The survival of free-ranging (in situ) African elephant and Southern white rhinoceros populations are currently being challenged on a daily basis in Africa. Reproductive health is considered a vital component of species ...