Publications

how do wild baboons (papio ursinus) plan their routes? travel among multiple high-quality food sources with inter-group competition.	how do humans and animals travel between multiple destinations on a given foraging trip? this question is of theoretical and practical interest, yet few empirical data exist to date. we examined how a group of wild chacma baboons travelled among multiple, simultaneously fruiting mountain fig trees (ficus glumosa). in the course of a 16-month study, this highly preferred fruit was available during a 3-week period, from relatively few sites, which were also utilized by four larger baboon groups. w ...	2010	19568777
effects of ethanol leaf extract of ficus glumosa on fasting blood glucose and serum lipid profile in diabetic rats.	ficus glumosa, commonly known as the fig tree or "african rock fig" is a plant with immense medicinal value used for the management of diabetes for over 2000 years. the aim of the present study is to determine the hypoglycemic and anti-lipidemic properties of the ethanolic leaves extract of ficus glumosa in alloxan-induced diabetic wistar rats. thirty (30) adult male wister rats weighing (120 - 220) grams of about 18 to 22 weeks of age were used in the study. the animals were assigned into six g ...	2013	23955415
hypolipidaemic and haematological evaluation of the hydromethanolic extract of ficus glumosa stem bark in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.	diabetes mellitus is associated with dyslipidaemia and haematological disorders which lead to cardiovascular complications and anaemia respectively. in this study, hydromethanolic extract of ficus glumosa was evaluated for its hypolipidaemic and haematological effects in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.	2014	25294718
diuretic activity of the aqueous extract leaves of ficus glumosa del. (moraceae) in rats.	experiments were carried out to validate the use of f. glumosa extract as a diuretic in the treatment of hypertension as claimed by traditional healers. the experiments were performed under the same conditions with two synthetic pharmacological diuretics considered as check (furosemide and amiloride hydrochlorothiazide). the aqueous extract leaves of f. glumosa accelerated the elimination of overloaded fluid. at the maximum of diuretic response, urinary osmolarity decreased significantly when co ...	2014	25383375
hypolipidemic and anti-atherogenic effect of aqueous extract leaves of ficus glumosa (moraceae) in rats.	leaves of ficus glumosa are used in northern cameroon and southern chad for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, as food and as a stimulant for milk production in both women and animals. atherosclerosis is a disease in which frequency increases with age. the first lesions appear at the young subject during adolescence. atherosclerosis lesions appear very precociously and worsen with age. they interest the levels chronologically aortic, coronary then carotid. age is a risk factor in that it ...	2015	25572014
acute and sub-chronic oral toxicity assessment of the aqueous extract leaves of ficus glumosa del. (moraceae) in rodents.	ficus glumosa del (moraceae), a plant used in traditional medicine in cameroon, senegal, and east africa for the treatment of edema, hemorrhoid, cardiovascular diseases especially hypertension.	2017	26401375