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  • The Zambian wildlife ranching industry : scale associated benefits, and limitations affecting its development 
    Lindsey, Peter Andrew; Barnes, Jonathan I.; Nyirenda, Vincent R.; Pumfrett, Belinda; Tambling, Craig J.; Taylor, William Andrew; t'Sas-Rolfes, Michael; Roberts, David L. (Public Library of Science, 2013-12-18)
    The number and area of wildlife ranches in Zambia increased from 30 and 1,420 km2 in 1997 to 177 and ,6,000 km2 by 2012. Wild ungulate populations on wildlife ranches increased from 21,000 individuals in 1997 to ,91,000 ...
  • Zebra diel migrations reduce encounter risk with lions at night 
    Courbin, Nicolas; Loveridge, Andrew J.; Fritz, Hervé; Macdonald, David W.; Patin, Rémi; Valeix, Marion; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon (Wiley, 2019-01)
    1. Diel migrations (DM; back and forth diel movements along an ecological gradient) undertaken by prey to avoid predators during the day have been demonstrated in many taxa in aquatic ecosystems. In terrestrial ecosystems, ...
  • Zebra skin odor repels the savannah tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) 
    Olaide, Olabimpe Yewande; Tchouassi, David Poumo; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Masiga, Daniel K.; Sain, Rajinder K.; Torto, Baldwyn (Public Library of Science, 2019-06-10)
    BACKGROUND : African trypanosomosis, primarily transmitted by tsetse flies, remains a serious public health and economic challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Interventions employing natural repellents from non-preferred hosts ...
  • Zoogeographic regionalisation of terrestrial vertebrates of Mozambique 
    Bento, Carlos M.; Cardoso, Paulo E.; Beilfuss, Richard D.; Chimimba, Christian Timothy (Wiley, 2024-01)
    During the formative years of science-based biodiversity conservation and planning, Mozambique was undergoing a prolonged post-colonial liberation struggle (1964–1974) and subsequent civil war (1976–1992), resulting in a ...
  • Zoonotic pathogens associated with pet and feeder murid rodent species : a global systematic review 
    Shivambu, Ndivhuwo; Shivambu, Tinyiko Cavin; Chimimba, Christian Timothy (Mary Ann Liebert, 2023-11)
    BACKGROUND : Pet and feeder rodents are one of the main sources of emerging infectious diseases. These rodents are purchased from pet shops, breeders, and online. Consequently, some of these rodents may subtly transmit ...