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Systematics of the Thirteen-scaled Green Snake Philothamnus carinatus (Squamata: Colubridae), with the description of a cryptic new species from Central and East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Eli Greenbaum --- University of Texas, USA Olivier S. G. Pauwels --- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium Václav Gvoždík --- Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Eugene R. Vaughan --- University of Texas, USA Teslin Chaney --- University of Texas, USA Michael Buontempo --- University of Texas, USA Mwenebatu M. Aristote --- Institut Supérieur d’Ecologie pour la Conservation de la Nature, Wandege M. Muninga --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Democratic Republic of the Congo Hanlie M. Engelbrecht --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaRecent molecular phylogenies of African Green Snakes suggested the geographically widespread species Philothamnus carinatus includes at least two distinct lineages. We utilised an integrative taxonomic approach with morphological and genetic data to reconcile the taxonomic status of these cryptic lineages,... -
Update on the bathymetry of Lake Mweru (Zambia), with notes on water level fluctuations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ArthurR Bos CyprianK Kapasa PaulAM van ZwietenA new bathymetric map of Lake Mweru was developed, displaying previously unknown morphological features and correcting the shape of the shoreline as presented in older maps. Water depth was measured during 11 transect cruises in early 1994. Two depressions were... -
Early selection of Eucalyptus clones in retrospective nursery test using growth, morphological and dry matter criteria, in Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Jean-Marc Bouvet --- , France Philippe Vigneron --- , France Rachel-Aubain Saya --- , République du Congo Raphaël Gouma --- , République du CongoWithin the framework of the eucalyptus breeding programme in the Congo, two retrospective tests were conducted using mature clones in the field and young cuttings under nursery conditions with two hybrids: 13 clones of Eucalyptus tereticornis* Eucalyptus grandis for the... -
Features of integrated professional training for physically disabled people in a community-based rehabilitation programme in the rural and urban areas of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Lutala --- Département de Médecine de Famille, Congo (DRC) VP Masika --- Université Catholique Graben Butembo, Congo (DRC) MC Kasereka --- Université Catholique Graben Butembo, Congo (DRC) EK Kasagila --- Department of Community Health, MalawiBackground: The rehabilitation of physically disabled people has been explored from the perspectives of patients, health professionals, rehabilitation agencies, etc. However, no study has linked disability types, training programmes and career prospects. In this study, we therefore evaluated the professional... -
The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katrien Pype --- Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa, Faculty of Social Sciences—University of Leuven, BelgiumOn June 30 2010, in Kinshasa, a “drama” unfolded as the military march was abruptly interrupted by street children intermingling and enacting ndombolo-inspired dances in front of the president. Police and soldiers started beating up people; the state radio and... -
First confirmed records of Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene (Gray, 1850), from Angola and Congo, South-East Atlantic Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Caroline R. Weir --- Ketos Ecology, U.K.Clymene dolphins, Stenella clymene, are endemic to the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, where their occurrence is documented from fewer than 200 records. The species is particularly poorly known in the eastern Atlantic off the coast of Africa where only... -
Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. K. Kaleme --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa J. M. Bates --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. H. K. Belesi --- Department of Environment, Democratic Republic of Congo R. C. K. Bowie --- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, U.S.A. M. Gambalemoke --- Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo J. Kerbis-Peterhans --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. J. Michaux --- University of Liège, Belgium J. M. Mwanga --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Democratic Republic of Congo B. R. Ndara --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Democratic Republic of Congo P. J. Taylor --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, South Africa B. Jansen van Vuuren --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaThe threat posed by biological invasions is well established. An important consideration in preventing the spread of invasives and also subsequent introductions lies in understanding introduction pathways. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) houses a large percentage of the... -
The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katrien Pype --- Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa, BelgiumOn June 30 2010, in Kinshasa, a “drama” unfolded as the military march was abruptly interrupted by street children intermingling and enacting ndombolo-inspired dances in front of the president. Police and soldiers started beating up people; the state radio and... -
Perceived ethical leadership: Its moderating influence on employees’ organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviours
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the extent to which employees’ perception of ethical leadership moderated their organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour. A non-probability purposive sample (N = 839; females = 32%) of employees in a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic... -
Workplace ethics culture and work engagement: The mediating effect of ethical leadership in a developing world context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa Aden-Paul Flotman --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study examined the mediating effect of ethical leadership on the relationship between workplace ethics culture and work engagement among employees in a railway transport organisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The sample consisted of permanently employed... -
Two new species of long-fingered frogs of the genus Cardioglossa (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from Central African rainforests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mareike Hirschfeld --- , , Germany David C. Blackburn --- , USA Marius Burger --- , , South Africa Eli Greenbaum --- , , USA Ange-Ghislain Zassi-Boulou --- , République du Congo Mark-Oliver Rödel --- , , GermanyWe describe two new frog species of Cardioglossa (Family Arthroleptidae) from Central Africa. The new species are found in the rainforests of western-central Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo near the Gabonese border, respectively. We... -
Differences in nitrogen cycling and soil mineralisation between a eucalypt plantation and a mixed eucalypt and Acacia mangium plantation on a sandy tropical soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Sogni Viviane Tchichelle --- Centre de Recherche sur la Durabilité et la Productivité des Plantations Industrielles, Republic of the Congo Daniel Epron --- Centre de Recherche sur la Durabilité et la Productivité des Plantations Industrielles, Republic of the Congo Fidèle Mialoundama --- Université Marien NGouabi, Republic of the Congo Lydie Stella Koutika --- Centre de Recherche sur la Durabilité et la Productivité des Plantations Industrielles, Republic of the Congo Jean-Michel Harmand --- CIRAD, France Jean-Pierre Bouillet --- CIRAD, France Louis Mareschal --- Centre de Recherche sur la Durabilité et la Productivité des Plantations Industrielles, Republic of the CongoSustainable wood production requires appropriate management of commercial forest plantations. Establishment of industrial eucalypt plantations on poor sandy soils leads to a high loss of nutrients including nitrogen (N) after wood harvesting. An ecological intensification of eucalypt plantations was tested... -
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever presenting with undiagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marius J Coetzee --- Department of Haematology and Cell Biology, South Africa Lucille H Blumberg --- Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Janusz T Paweska --- Special Pathogens Unit, South Africa Pat Leman --- Special Pathogens Unit, South Africa Robert Swanepoel --- Special Pathogens Unit, South Africa André de Kock --- Department of Haematology and Cell Biology, South AfricaA patient with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) presented with a high white cell count and splenomegaly. Underlying chronic myeloid leukaemia was diagnosed. The management of this complex case was difficult, and the patient demised. This case illustrates that in patients... -
Ethical climate influences on employee commitment through job satisfaction in a transport sector industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South AfricaThis study examined the extent to which an ethical climate moderates the relationship between job satisfaction and perceptions of organisational commitment. The study sample consisted of 839 employees of a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (women... -
Antibiotic resistance profiles of biofilm-forming bacteria associated with urine and urinary catheters in a tertiary hospital in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Michael O. Osungunna [COR0001] Grace O. Onawunmi --- Department of Pharmaceutics, NigeriaBackground: Microorganisms that infect humans differ in pathogenesis, virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance profiles. In natural settings, bacterial cells are most often found in close association with surfaces and interfaces, in the form of multicellular aggregates commonly called biofilms. Given... -
Perceived corporate ethical values and organisational justice in relation to employee commitment at a manufacturing company
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial and People Management, South Africa Crystal Hoole --- Department of Industrial and People Management, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between employees’ perceptions of their organisation’s corporate ethical values and justice and their level of commitment. The study participants were 201 employees of a manufacturing company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (female = 32%%,... -
Variable phylogeographic histories of five forest birds with populations in Upper and Lower Guinea: implications for taxonomy and evolutionary conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jean-Bernard Dongmo --- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Cameroon Jeffrey M DaCosta --- Biology Department, Boston College, USA Champlain Djieto-Lordon --- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Cameroon Pierre Ngassam --- Laboratory of Parasitology and Ecology, Cameroon Michael D Sorenson --- Department of Biology, USAThis study evaluates phylogeographic structure in selected forest bird species distributed on either side of the Dahomey Gap in West Africa to extend analyses of avian diversification across the Guineo-Congolean forest. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data were collected for five species,... -
Fostering employee commitment through work engagement: The moderating effect of job satisfaction in a developing-country setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South AfricaThis study examined the extent to which job satisfaction moderates the relationship between work engagement and perceptions of organisational commitment. The study sample comprised of 839 employees (women = 38%) from a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo... -
Social exchange influences on ethical leadership and employee commitment in a developing country setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- , South AfricaThis study examined the extent to which social exchange moderates the relationship between ethical leadership and perceptions of organisational commitment. Participants were 355 employees (women = 39%) from a Public Works Department in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The... -
Corporate ethical values and ethical work climate influences on employees’ helping behaviour in a developing country’s banking sector setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- , South Africa Aden-Paul Flotman --- , South AfricaThis study investigated the influence of corporate ethical values and work ethical climate on employees’ helping behaviour. A convenience sample (n= 421) of employees at a bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo were participants (female = 32.5%). The employers... -
New distributional data and genetic variation of Panaspis breviceps (Squamata: Scincidae) indicate a biogeographic connection across the Congo Basin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Albert L Lokasola --- , Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Botshuna Lotana --- , Democratic Republic of the Congo Guy-Crispin Gembu Tungaluna --- , Democratic Republic of the Congo Benjamin Dudu Akaibe --- , Democratic Republic of the Congo Miloslav Jirků --- , Czech Republic Václav Gvoždík --- , Czech RepublicIn the central Congolian lowland forests we discovered for the first time Panaspis breviceps, a rarely found scincid lizard from the Central African riparian forests. Given that the Central African forests exhibit heterogeneity in the distribution of environmental characteristics and... -
Conflicting discourses of church youths on masculinity and sexuality in the context of HIV in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Hendrew Lusey --- , , Democratic Republic of Congo Miguel San Sebastian --- , , Sweden Monica Christianson --- , , Sweden Lars Dahlgren --- , , Sweden Kerstin E. Edin --- , , SwedenMasculinity studies are fairly new and young churchgoers are an under-researched group in the current Congolese church context. In response to this knowledge gap, this paper attempts to explore discourses of young churchgoers from deprived areas of Kinshasa regarding masculinity... -
Morphological variation in Monopeltis guentheri from forest habitat in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Sylvestre Boudzoumou --- , Republic of Congo Daniel Hoops --- , , Australia Victor Mamonekene --- , Republic of Congo Kate Jackson --- , , USASixty-four Monopeltis guentheri were collected in a small patch of remnant forest within the city of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, and were measured for morphological characters traditionally used to classify five species of Central and West African Monopeltis amphisbaenians... -
New data on the clupeoids of lakes Mai-Ndombe and Tumba, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, using an integrated approach combining morphology and barcoding
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Bo Delling --- , Sweden Norbert Lingopa Zanga --- Institut Supérieur de Pêche (ISPê), Congo Michael Norén --- , SwedenMorphological and molecular comparisons of clupeoid fishes in lakes Tumba and Mai-Ndombe in the Congo Basin revealed that a large-sized form of a common species in Lake Mai-Ndombe had not been distinguished from the small-sized endemic Mai-Ndombe dwarf sprat Nannothrissa... -
Twenty-three new bird species for Angola, including Mayombe National Park in Cabinda Province, and other noteworthy records
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michael SL Mills --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Rogério Ferreira --- , Angola Pedro Vaz Pinto --- Universidade do Porto, PortugalThe avifauna of Cabinda Province, Angola, is poorly known; since 1885 only one ornithological expedition has been made to the province, by AA da Rosa Pinto in 1969. All previous works that include Cabinda, including those of Rosa Pinto, were... -
Molecular evidence reveals fish-pathogenic Aphanomyces spp. (Oomycetes: Saprolegniales) on new host of the threatened seasonal cyprinodont fish Nothobranchius spp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Béla Nagy --- , FranceThe Aphanomyces species pose an important global threat and cause damage to aquaculture and agriculture by infecting aquatic animals and plants. Several subpopulations of the seasonal cyprinodont fish genus Nothobranchius with lesions suggestive of infection with Aphanomyces invadans, were observed... -
Drivers of timber supply in an archetypical African economy, Cameroon: some policy implications for sustainable development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ernest L Molua --- University of Buea, CameroonTimber features as an important commodity in the trade portfolio of some African countries as it is accessible, lucrative, and necessary for construction and development. For these reasons, the supply of timber has implications for sustainable development. This research evaluated...
