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The phylogenetic affinities of the Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Manuel Schweizer --- Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, Switzerland Guy M Kirwan --- Field Museum of Natural History, USAThe monophyly of the African ‘brown bunting’ complex was corroborated by a recent molecular study. However, the little-known Socotran endemic Emberiza socotrana, which is morphologically similar to the other taxa in this complex, was not included. Here we present a... -
Contrasting patterns in the abundance of fish communities targeted by fishers on two coral reefs in southern Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Sancelme --- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Australia J Goetze --- Global FinPrint Project, Australia S Jaquemet --- Université de La Réunion, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE [Tropical Marine Ecology Laboratory], Réunion MG Meekan --- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Australia A Flam --- Marine Megafauna Foundation, Marine Megafauna Research Center, Mozambique AM Watts --- Marine Megafauna Foundation, Marine Megafauna Research Center, Mozambique CW Speed --- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, AustraliaCoastal populations of maritime countries in eastern Africa rely on fish as a primary source of protein, but baseline information on the abundance of fish communities on these coastlines is often lacking. We used baited remote underwater video stations to... -
Dazzled by the light: the impact of light pollution from ships on seabirds at Tristan da Cunha
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter G Ryan --- , South Africa E Molly Ryan --- , South Africa James P Glass --- ,Most of the millions of burrow-nesting petrels that breed at Tristan da Cunha are susceptible to light pollution. On dark, misty nights, petrels become disoriented by artificial lights, mainly from ships. From 2013 to 2021 at least 1 823 petrels... -
The Subversion of Archipelagic Memory in Yvonne Owuor’s The Dragonfly Sea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Edgar Fred Nabutanyi --- Makerere University, South AfricaArchipelago memory and history are often scripted as inherently colonial and patriarchal obligations. This is anchored on the belief that it is the dominant power that connects the archipelago and curates its history-making enterprise. This logic, which affirms the agency...