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Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution
tFragmentation, degradation and loss of natural habitats are now recognised as major threats to wildlifeconservation and mobile pastoralism in East African savannas. These processes are driven primarily byland tenure and ...
Analyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya
The ixodid tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus transmits the apicomplexan protozoan parasite Theileria parva, which causes East coast fever (ECF), the most economically important cattle disease in eastern and southern Africa. ...
Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Index-Based Livestock Insurance Demand in Southern Ethiopia
While index-based microinsurance has attracted considerable attention, uptake rates have been weak in many low-income
countries. We explore the purchase patterns of index-based livestock insurance in southern Ethiopia, ...