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Aberrationof Metals Competing for Iron on Exposure to Lambda Cyhalothrin and Aflatoxins in Dietary Fish from Selected Aquatic Sources in Kenya
Onyangore, Faith, O.; Et. al... (Food Science and Nutrition Studies, 2018)Excess or deficiency of minerals may seriously disturb biochemical processes and upset internal homeostasis, leading to various diseases and disorders in fish species due to deficiency or excess ... -
Are Large Herbivores Vectors of Terrestrial Subsidies for Riverine Food Webs?
Masese, Frank O.; Ka´tya, Abrantes G; Gettel, Gretchen M.; et.., al. (Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015-03-17)The tropical savannas of Africa have witnessed a dramatic reduction in native large mammalian herbivore populations. The consequences of these changes for terrestrial-aquatic food-web linkages are poorly documented. ... -
Assessment of theFisheries Status in River Molo to Guide the Management on its Fisheries
Nyakeya, Kobingi; et.al... (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018)Rivers provide a suite of ecosystem goods and services to fisheries as well as water that benefit the domestic and industrial use of the riparian communities. The increasing intensification of ... -
Distribution and composition of benthic macroinvertebrates functional feeding groups and ecosystem attributes under different land use patterns in Kipsinende River, Kenya
Birara, Masresha; et. al... (International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2020)Functional feeding groups in tropical rivers helps in understanding organic matter processing, energy flow, trophic relationship and management activities. This study aimed to describe the general distribution and ... -
Drivers of water quality in Afromontane-savanna rivers
Wanderi, Elizabeth W.; et. al... (Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022)Although several studies have investigated the relationships between water quality in rivers and the types of land use within their catchments, many aspects of these relationships remain unclear in Afromontane-savanna ... -
Effect of Different Fish Feed Sources on Growth and Economic Performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Within Subsistence Setup in Liberia
Hinneh, Mandela Klon-Yan; et al. (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023-05)The wide adoption of O. niloticus for farming, particularly among smallholder farmers, can be attributed to its feeding versatility. However, its production in Liberia remains low, despite possessing desirable culture ... -
Effect of Replacing Fish Meal by Soybean-Blood Meal Mixture on Performance of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus)
Biketi, Abiud; et. al... (THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLEDGE, 2018)Commercial fish feeds are highly expensive and unaffordable to majority of fish famers, usually fish meal which is scarce and expensive is used in compounding fish feeds. A fourteen-week study was done to determine growth ... -
Effect of Stocking Density on Growth Performance, and Survival of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Cage Culture System in Lake Victoria, Kenya
Mawundu, Sellu; et al. (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023-04)The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niltoticus) constitutes an important animal protein source in the Great African Lakes population but wild supplies are rapidly declining. Cage aquaculture of O. niloticus is increasingly being ... -
EFFECTS OF BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromis Niloticus)FINGERLINGS AND MICROBIAL COLONIZATION IN THE SYSTEM.
Kenneth, Rono; et.al... (International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch, 2018)Aquaculture intensification is characterized by high stocking density and need of high quality and quantity of artificial feed. Increased fish biomass and feed input brings about rapid deterioration ... -
Effects of Deployment Period on Decomposition and Colonization of Leaf Litter of Differing Quality by Invertebrates
Kadeka, Ellen C.; et.al (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-05)Detritivorous invertebrates play major roles in organic matter processing and nutrient cycling in headwater streams. In this study, three common leaf species in upland Kenyan streams (Vernonia myriantha, Syzygium cordatum ... -
Genetic identification of invasive walking catfish, Clarias batrachus, intermingled with African catfish, C. gariepinus, in South Africa
Grobler, Paul J.; Ndyogolo, Sinobongo; Barasa, James; et.., al. (African Journal of Wildlife Research 45(1): 55–62 (April 2015), 2015-04)Molecular genetic techniques were used to determine the identity of two catfish individuals that could not be identified as indigenous Clarias gariepinus after phenotypic analysis. The unidentified catfish were compared ... -
GROWTH AND SURVIVAL ON EXPOSURE TO LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN AND AFLATOXINS OF DIETARY FISH FROM SELECTED AQUATIC SOURCES IN KENYA
ONYANGORE, FAITH OBEGI; et. al... (Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and environmental science, 2018)Toxicants cause a wide range of concerns in the health of fish. The specific objectives of the study were determine aberration of growth and survival as an iron indicator on exposure to lambda cyhalothrin and aflatoxins ... -
Hippopotamus are distinct from domestic livestock in their resource subsidies to and effects on aquatic ecosystems
Masese, Frank O.; Kiplagat, Mary J.; González-Quijano, Clara Romero; et.., al (royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rspb Proc. R. Soc., 2020-03)In many regions of the world, populations of largewildlife have been displaced by livestock, and this may change the functioning of aquatic ecosystems owing to significant differences in the quantity and quality of their ... -
Influence of Rainfall Seasonality onEndohelminth Parasites of Oreochromisniloticusbaringoensis (Trewavas, 1983) at River Molo Inlet in Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya
Chebon, Brian, T.; et. al... (Journal of Aquatic Science and Marine Biology, 2018)This study was conducted at the inlet of River Molo in Lake Baringo, Kenya during dry and wet seasons.Dissolved oxygen, temperature, turbidity and pH were measured in-situ.Fish samples collected werepreserved ... -
Influence of Water Quality on Distribution Patterns and Diversity of Enteromius Fish Species in Small Water Bodies of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Jepleting, H ildah; et. al... (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022)The Enteromius species are a widely distributed group of freshwater fishes in Africa. However, their abundance and diversity are affected by environmental quality. This study therefore investigated the relationship between ... -
KEY LIMITATIONS OF FISH FEEDS, FEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN KENYA’S AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISE
Munguti, J.; et.al (African journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (ajfand), 2021-03)Profitability is key in fish farming, just as it is to any other enterprise. For the farmers to actualize high-profit margins, it is imperative to have access to well-balanced nutritive and cost-effective feeds, backed ... -
Land-use influence on the functional organization of Afrotropical macroinvertebrate assemblages
Sitati, Augustine; et al. (ELSEVIER, 2021-04)Studies investigating the effects of human activities on the functional organization of macroinvertebrate communities in tropical streams and rivers are very limited, despite these areas witnessing the greatest loss of ... -
Litter processing and shredder distribution as indicators of riparian and catchment influences on ecological health of tropical streams
Masese, Frank O.; Kitaka, Nzula; Kipkemboi, Julius; et.., al. (Ecological Indicators, 2014-05)Terrestrial plant litter is the main source of energy for food webs in forest headwater streams. Leaf litter quality often changes when native tree species are replaced by exotic ones and land use change in the watershed ... -
Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: evidence for a diverse shredder guild
Masese, Frank O.; Kitaka, Nzula; Kipkemboi, Julius; et.., al. (The Society for Freshwater Science, 2014-02)Data on the functional composition of invertebrates in tropical streams are needed to develop models of ecosystem functioning and to assess anthropogenic effects on ecological condition. We collected macroinvertebrates ... -
On-farm growth performance of different strains of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus reared in earthen ponds
Abwao, Jacob; et. al... (Aquaculture, fish and fisheries, 2023)The growth of aquaculture sector in Kenya has been anchored on farmed Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Different strains of the species exist in Kenya with unknown qual- ity due to lack of stock improvement programmes ...