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REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF EXPLOITED POPULATIONS OF THE EMPEROR ANGELFISH, Pomacanthus imperator BLOCH, 1787 ALONG THE KENYAN COAST
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-05-05)Substantial proportion of the Pomacanthus imperator are traded in terms of value and quantity and also harvested as food in the artisanal fishery in Kenya. However information on their reproductive biology is scanty. In ... -
ROLE OF ENTOMOLOGICAL FACTORS IN SUSTENANCE OF RESIDUAL MALARIA PARASITE TRANSMISSION IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYAN COAST
(Pwani Unversity, 2018-03-08)Malaria vector control strategies have been rolled out in malaria endemic areas leading to reduction in disease transmission and morbidity in some regions. However, the persistence in local malaria transmission has not ... -
SCHOOL BASED FACTORS INFLUENCING ACQUISITION OF BASIC MATHEMATICS COMPETENCIES AMONG GRADE THREE PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MAGARINI SUB COUNTY, KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-09-01)Globally, mathematics is a key component in the scientific and technological innovations, in the social, economic, political, and geographical aspects of man. The acquisitions of basic mathematics competencies for the early ... -
SOME ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF RABBITFISHES (FAMILY: SIGANIDAE) FROM KENYAN INSHORE MARINE WATERS
(Pwani University, 2016-06)Rabbitfishes (Siganidae) are valuable commercial species in many parts of the world. Along the East African coast, they constitute important food and commercial marine fish resources. However information on their biology ... -
STOCK STATUS AND SOME ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF THE PINK EAR EMPEROR LETHRINUS LENTJAN (LAĆEPÈDE, 1802) IN SOUTH COAST KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-10-06)The pink ear emperor Lethrinus lentjan (Laćepède, 1802) is among three demersal fish species dominating catches in the artisanal fishery along the Kenya coast. Available data indicate that total landings of L. lentjan ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES OF INTRODUCTIONS AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF ROTAVIRUS A STRAINS THROUGH WHOLE GENOME ANALYSIS OF ROTAVIRUS G8P[4] AND G9P[8] STRAINS DETECTED IN KILIFI KENYA, 2010 - 2019
(Pwani University, 2021-10-08)Background: Rotavirus Group A (RVA) is the primary cause of severe dehydrating diarrhoea in young children. Notwithstanding the introduction of the RVA vaccination in several countries, RVA continues to be a major cause ... -
UNRAVELING THE GENETIC BASIS AND ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF ISOENZYME POLYMORPHISM IN TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX: A COMPARATIVE SEQUENCE ANALYSIS APPROACH
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-06-24)Trypanosoma vivax is a hemoprotozoan cattle pathogen that affects the livelihood of many herders. It shows variation between strains in East and West Africa, which was observed by analyzing various isoenzymes in 13 ...