Aladesida A. A, Dedeke G. A, Onifade E. O, Bamidele J. A and Ekpo U. F.Educational programmes have for long been used in biodiversity conservation; however introduction of board games in these efforts is a new concept, which is believed, will result in greater achievements. This study developed and used a new educati...
Ringim A. S. and Aliyu D.The role of protected areas is for the long-term conservation of biodiversity. This study investigated the effectiveness of the Hadejia-Nguru Ramsar Wetlands Protected Areas in maintaining bird community. We assessed and compared speciesââ¬â¢ r...
Morphometric characteristics and condition factor of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede, 1803) and Sarotherodon melanotheron (Ruppell, 1852) in the Lagos Lagoon
Emmanuel B. E, Akinniyi O. J. and Inegbedion E. GOne hundred and fifty (150) specimens of Sarotherodon melanotheron and 150 specimens of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus were collected from Better-life Fish Market in Makoko area of Lagos State between June-August 2016 to provide inf...
Effects of water depth on digestive enzymes activities of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) fingerlings
Salisu K. M, Suleiman B. and Abdullahi S. A.The effects of water depth on the digestive enzymes activities of Clarias gariepinus was investigated. Ten concrete tanks (50x150x100 cm capacity) were used; each tank was filled with water at different experimental water depths (25, 50...
Insecticidal activities of three weed varieties against the Bamboo Powder Post Beetle Dinoderus minutus Fabricius (Coleoptera, Bostrichidae)
Popoola K. O. K, George-Onaho J. A, Alamu O. T. and Ayandokun A. E.The insecticidal activities of crude ethanol extracts of leaves of three weed species, Siam weed, Chromolaena odorata Linn., Milk weed, Euphorbia heterophylla Linn. and Tree Marigold Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A, Gra...
Estimates of home range sizes of Arvicanthis niloticus Desmarest, 1822 (Muridae) in savannah fields near Kano, Nigeria
Rabiu S. and Rose R. K.Determination of rodent home range (HR) is invaluable for characterizing population distribution and strategies for accessing food, mate and nest sites, as well as, dispersal into new fields. The present study, in savannah fallow fields near Kano...
Effects of artemether on parasite burden and liver pathology in mice infected with Ibadan isolate of Schistosoma mansoni
Adejoro F. T, Ilo E, Ohore O. G. and Odaibo A. B.This study aimed at evaluating the pathological features associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection and assessment of the efficacy of artemether in the treatment of intestinal schistosomiasis in laboratory mice. Cercariae harvested fro...
Kemabonta, K. A.,* Adu, B. W., Nwabueze, O. F., Ogbogu, S. S. and Ohadiwe, A.The presence of dragonflies and damselflies may be taken as an indication of good ecosystem quality. The greatest numbers of species are found at sites that offer a wide variety of microhabitats. A survey of Odonata fa...
Nwonumara, G. N. and Idumah, O. O.The bottom-up and top-down interactions of the abiotic and biotic components of Iyieke Lake were studied for eleven months covering a pre-flood, flood and post-flood periods. During the study, some water quality parame...
Imasuen, A. A., * Ojo, O. O., Adesina, O. O., Enabuele, E. E. and Aisien, M. S. O.Tree frogs are generally regarded as arboreal frogs and those associated with water during their breeding season as aquatic/arboreal frogs. Obazuwa Wetlands and Ikpako Riparian Habitat are both located in Ovia North Ea...
Length-weight relationship and relative condition factor of Gorean snapper, Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830) in the coastal zone of Lagos, south-west Nigeria
Fakoya, K. A. Anetekhai, M. A. and Saba, A. O.Snappers are highly recommended as choice seafood and as viable candidate for cage culture in the brackish water and marine environments. However, very limited data exists on biological parameters of the snappers, ...
Anthropogenic impacts on the composition and population density of migratory and resident birds of selected wetlands sectors in northern Nigeria
Edegbene, A. O.In recent times, there has been decrease in the number of migratory and resident birds in Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands in Nigeria. This, no doubt, is a subject of concern to conservationist and the country at large. The effe...
Quality assessment of some commercially produced animal feeds and two native forages in southern Nigeria
Onyagbodor, O. P. * and Oyedeji, J. O. Samples of broiler starter feed, grower mash, broiler finisher feed and layers mash were collected from three commercial feed manufacturers and were coded commercial feed A (CFA), commercial feed B (CFB) and commercial feed C (CFC). The proximate...
Assessment of the incidence of microplastics at Ndibe, Cross River, Nigeria
Nwonumara, G. N. *, Okoro, P. O. and Okogwu, O. I.The menace of microplastics in the aquatic ecosystems is of increasing concern worldwide mainly due to their impact on the entire ecosystem and human health. In order to contribute to knowledge, the incidence of microplastics in water and fish sam...
Population dynamics of the mona monkey, Cercopithecus mona (Schreber, 1774) and anthropogenic threats in selected areas of Lagos State, Nigeria
Olaleru, F. *, Emmanuel, M. M., Agbaosi, J. S., Agidi, H. C. and Tijani, O. F.The mona monkey (Cercopithecus mona) is the major non-human primate adapted to swamp forests that characterizes Lagos State. It is useful in ecological services as seed disperser and reforestation. Efforts to legally conserve this species have bee...
Biochemical effects of lambdacyhalothrin on activities of some detoxifying
enzymes of Anopheles gambiae life cycle stages
Okoh, F. N. *Recent decrease in global malaria burden was achieved through vector control interventions with pyrethroid insecticides. This study was carried out to determine the influence of lambdacyhalothrin on the physiology and activities of some detoxifyin...
The zooplankton and environmental characteristics of Yardantsi Reservoir,
Gusau, Nigeria
Jabbi, A. M. * and Isah, B.Zooplankton play an important role in the faunal biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems as they assist in transferring algal energy to higher trophic levels through grazing and also eliminate harmful algae from water. The zooplankton and environmental...
Bacterial assessment of smoke-dried fishes sold at three landing market sites
in Anambra State, Nigeria
Edeh, I. C.*, Nsofor, C. I., Ikechukwu, C. C., Olisa, C. S., Afoemezie, P. I. and ChidubemNwachinemere, N. O.The study focused on the bacteriological profile of four different smoke-dried fishes Clarias gariepinus (CG),Oreochromis niloticus (ON), Malapterurus electricus (ME), and Citharinus citharus (CC) sold at three...