Articles in Volume 9

EFFECT OF TEXTILE FACTORY EFFLUENT ON OTOLITH AND SOMATIC GROWTH PARAMETERS IN Clarias gariepinus

ADEOGUN, A.O. and CHUKWUKA, A.V.
Are otolith parameters more sensitive than somatic indices in detecting stress conditions in fish? This question was investi-gated using juvenile-sized Clarias gariepinus in a 30-day exposure bioassay to a textile factory effluent. A series of stat...
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PATTERNS OF TREMATODE INFECTION IN GALL BLADDER FROM CATTLE SLAUGHTERED AT ISHERI-OLOFIN, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

HASSAN, A.A. and ANWO, O.O.
A survey of gall-bladder of slaughtered cattle was carried out to determine variation pattern of trematode infection. A total of1,240 gall-bladders of cattle were examined for trematode eggs and adult worms between August 2008 and March 2009. Fif...
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THE LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF Schilbe mystus (LINNE, 1766) FROM TWO MAN-MADE LAKES IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

AYOADE, A. A.
The length-weight relationship (LWR) and condition factor of Schilbe mystus from Asejire and Oyan Lakes were investigated.The b-values, 3.3845 and 3.2402 for the relationship of body weight to body length for this species in Oyan and Asejire Lake...
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TRENDS OF HUMAN SEX RATIO AT BIRTH AND TWINNING RATE IN IBADAN, SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

BAKARE, A. A., ELEGBEDE, E.O. and OSOWOLE, O.I.
The human sex ratio at birth (SRB) and frequency of twinning are demographic parameters that vary among populations. Aretrospective study was carried out to investigate the trend of SRB, as well as twinning rate in Ibadan, Nigeria. Data on sexeso...
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SOME ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF BANDED JEWEL FISH, Hemichromis Fasciatus (PETERS, 1857) IN RIVER OROGODO, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

MEYE, J.A. and IKOMI, R.B.
The cichlid, Hemichromis fasciatus (Peters, 1857) commonly called banded jewel fish is an ornamental fish which occurs invarious freshwater bodies in Africa. Some aspects of the ecology of this fish species was investigated in River Orogodo, Delta...
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SPECIES DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND PREDILECTION SITES OF TICKS (ACARINA: IXODIDAE) ON TRADE CATTLE AT ENUGU AND ANAMBRA STATES, SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA

IKPEZE, O.O., ENEANYA, C.I., CHINWEOKE, O.J., ARIBODOR, D.N. and ANYASODOR, A.E.
Species diversity, distribution and predilection sites of ticks introduced from north-eastern Nigeria into Enugu, Ugwuoba, andAmansea Cattle Markets in south-eastern Nigeria were determined between March 2007 and April 2008. Amblyomma variegatum...
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RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF HARD TICK ON REARED CATTLE (FAMILY: BOVIDAE; BOS PP.) IN IDAH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (LGA), KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

EJIMA, I.A.A. and AYEGBA, A.E.
A survey was carried out among cattle reared in Idah LGA of Kogi State, for tick infestations for a period of four months (May– August, 2009). A total of 294 cattle were sampled, 181 were infested with three species of hard ticks (Family: Ixodida...
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ECOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING FISH DIVERSITY AND DENSITY IN SUNGKAI WILDLIFE RESERVE, PERAK, MALAYSIA

AHMAD, A.K., MOHD SHAM, O., SHUKOR, M.N. AWENG, EH-R. and SHUHAIMI-OTHMAN, O
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between various stream (or Sungai) ecological factors as regardsto fish population density. Stream ecological factors such as substrate type, stream order, habitat type and disturbance...
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EFFECTS OF HABITAT STRUCTURE AND ALTITUDINAL GRADIENTS ON AVIAN SPECIES DIVERSITY AT KURRA FALLS FOREST, NIGERIA

TURSHAK, L.G., MWANSAT, G.S. and MANU, S.A.
All bird species are restricted to varying degrees in the range of habitats they occupy. They share at least a portion of their habitat ranges, but between habitats in a local or regional landscape mosaic, some species are replaced by others as the h...
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EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF A SELECTED BOTANICAL AND A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL METHOD FOR THE CONTROL OF Plutella xylostella L. IN CABBAGE (Brassica oleracea VAR Capitata L.)

OKE, O.A., CHARLES, N.C., ISMAEL, C. and LESPERANCE, D.
Three field trials were conducted from August to December 2007, October 2007 to January and February to April 2008 at theVegetable Evaluation Research Station in Anse Boileau, Seychelles, to evaluate the efficacy of a botanical and a biologicalex...
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FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF SOME ANURAN SPECIES IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

ONADEKO, A.B.
The food and feeding habits of some anuran species in south-western Nigeria were investigated. Individuals of eighteenanuran species were selected randomly from collection made from the various survey sites which represented all the anuranfamil...
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