| isolation and characterization of flagellates from rodents and canids in masinga, machakos district, kenya. | a total of 728 animals comprising of 633 rodents and 95 canids were examined for leishmanial parasites. flagellates were isolated from 67 out of 111 (60.4%) acomys subspinosus (spiny mouse), 12 out of 143 (8.4% ) mastomys natalensis (multimammate rat), 2 out of 50 (4.0%) lemniscomys striatus (striped mouse), 2 out of 6 (33.3%) herpestes sanguineus (slender mongoose), 1 of 1 helogale parvula (dwarf mongoose) and 1 out of 84 canis familiaris (domestic dog). all isolates were characterized by isoen ... | 1995 | 12160424 |
| how important is the relationship between protea humiflora (proteaceae) and its non-flying mammal pollinators? | the interaction between protea humiflora and its non-flying mammal pollinators was investigated with the aim of quantifying the relationship for both the plants and mammals involved. we manipulated flower density by inflorescence removal and determined the effect upon mammal captures, and excluded mammals to determine their effect upon seed set. of three mammal species captured frequently, the smallest, acomys subspinosus (18±4 sd g, rodentia: muridae), demonstrated the strongest relationship wi ... | 2002 | 28547413 |