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Blood plasma glucose regulation in Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Babalwa R. Mqokeli --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T. Downs --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaFrugivores feed on fruits and nectars that contain different types of sugars in different proportions, which provide these animals with energy. Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) has a high glucose intake irrespective of sugar concentration of nectar. It is... -
Role of Brycinus lateralis (Teleostei: Alestidae) in dispersal and germination of Nymphaea nouchali (Angiospermae: Nymphaeaceae) seeds on a seasonal floodplain of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Mmusi --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana K Mosepele --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana M Murray-Hudson --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana D Teketay --- Department of Crop Science and Production, Botswana M Horn --- Department of Biological Science, USASeed passage through the gut of vertebrates can be important for seed dispersal, but might influence seed viability. The ability of seeds to germinate after ingestion by seed-eating fish is important for the population dynamics of some plant species, and... -
Effects of ethanol on fruit selection by frugivorous birds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Manqoba M Zungu --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaEthanol is a natural by-product of the fermentation process of fruit sugars. Its production started with the advent of fleshy fruits, which suggests a long-term association between ethanol and frugivores. Consequently, one suggestion is that because frugivores could use its... -
Avian guild assemblages in forest fragments around Budongo Forest Reserve, western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Moreen Uwimbabazi --- Department of Forest Biology and Ecosystems Management, Uganda Amy E Eycott --- Institute of Biology, Norway Fred Babweteera --- Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, UK Eric Sande --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda Richard J Telford --- Institute of Biology, Norway Vigdis Vandvik --- Institute of Biology, NorwayRemnant forest fragments provide an opportunity for conservation in fragmented landscapes but some patches are more useful than others. Forest fragments around Budongo Forest Reserve, an Important Bird Area in western Uganda, were surveyed to explore the effects of different...