The study was conducted in 2018 along the Mangdechhu river basin and Bertichhu stream of Zhemgang district, which are the important habitats for White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis) in Bhutan. We have documented the anthropogenic threats, directly affecting the survival of the sp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2022/v5i130127
Aim: To study the morphological characteristics of dorsal guard hair of five carnivoran species native to Tamil Nadu for the creation of an identification key for application in wildlife forensics. Study Design: The experiment was designed to observe the physical characters of ea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2022/v5i130126
In recent decades the level of foreign compounds in aquatic ecosystems such as heavy metals, pesticides and other persistent organic pollutants has increased alarmingly as a result of domestic, industrial and agricultural effluent. This research therefore examined the histopathol...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i430125
Yao Aristide Konan, Bakary COULIBALY, Tanoh Marius Kamelan, Touplé Sibiri Koné, Roméo N’Guessan LOZO, Raphael N’doua Etilé & Essecthi Paul Kouamelan·Asian Journal of Research in Zoology·2021
The Azagny Channel is an estuarine ecosystem connecting Ebrié Lagoon to Bandama River estuary and it is adjacent to Azagny National Park. The aim of this study was to provide the first data on diversity and structure of macroinvertebrates in this estuarine area. Physicochemical p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i430124
Aims: As wild birds interact with poultry the likelihood of exchange of external parasites between wild birds and poultry highlights the need to understand wild bird parasites so as to reduce cross infection at the wild bird-poultry interface. There is paucity of data on external...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i430123
The research was intended to study the influence of human and industrial activities on the Orashi River and two bony fish (Clarias gariepinus and Tilapia nilotica). Three groups are observed to have impacted the environment – Oil/gas industries, tyre burning from abattoir, untrea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i430122
The study was carried out to investigate the Microbiological quality of microorganisms associated with ready-to-eat bush meat sold at Rumuokoro market in Rivers state. Totally 24 samples were collected and analyzed using different media such as Nutrient agar for Total aerobic pla...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i430121
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “The Conclusion of ‘Lateral Flow between Bald and Vegetation Patches Induces the Degradation of Alpine Meadow in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau’ is Inaccurate”. No formal abstract is available. Rea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i430120
Four-way olfactometer was used to evaluate Laboratory repellency activities of Azadirachta indica, Jatropha curcas and Dennitia tripetala oil extracts on Tribolium castaneum at 10µl of each oil. Each arm of the olfactometer served as treatment arm with the 3 arms accommodating th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i430119
Soil samples and cassava tubers collected from farmlands within Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka vicinity were analyzed for their heavy metal levels using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) in order to assess their levels of contamination on the environment as a result of e...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i330118
We report the first record of jungle babbler Argya striata feeding on house gecko Hemidactylus sp. in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. On the morning of 09th October 2018, a small group of jungle babblers consisting of six adults and two fledglings were observed in and around plants po...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i330117
Victor Pwema Kiamfu, Patience Kivudi, Willy Lusasi Swana, Santos Kavumbu Mutanda, Clément Munganga Kilingwa, Angélique Osobo Yakolina, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua & Jean-Claude Micha·Asian Journal of Research in Zoology·2021
A survey was conducted from August 15, 2019 to February 20, 2020 among 67 traditional healers in order to know the species of fish that are used in the composition of traditional medicines used to treat some diseases in the Kambundi-Nganga Group, Ganaketi Sector, Feshi Territory...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i330116
The study was carried out to ascertain ways to increase protein for the teeming population of Nigerians. The specific objectives were to determine the growth performance of rabbits fed on rabbit feed and combination of agricultural by-product with forages and compare their feed u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i330115
Water sources of almost all regions in India are carrying the unbearable burden of dangerous pollutants. The release of waste products and anthropogenic wastes run-off has contributed to aquatic pollution. The environment has become a storehouse for chemical pollutant which infil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i330114
This study was undertaken to evaluate the microbial contamination of some locally prepared snacks sold by street vendors in Lagos mainland, Lagos State, Nigeria. A total of (20) twenty snack samples- Meat-pie, Sausage roll, Egg roll, Puff puff and Doughnut were aseptically purcha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2021/v4i230113