South African indigenous sheep breedsMicrosatellitesConservationThis paper details the population genetic structure of South African indigenous, locally developed and introduced breeds using microsatellite markers, and the conservation implications of these results. Blood samples from 622 sheep, comprising 20 ...
South Africans have great respect for nature and animals, which are the sources of inspiration for many of their games. To name but a few, they skip the rope like a jumping fish when playing
animals to control disease has been used for over a century or more and can be highly effective in some cases, such as limiting the range expansion of foot and mouth disease in bovids, and restricting expansion of African horse sickness in the Western Cape. Movement control is unfortunately ...
Bradfield’s Hornbillis found in only five Southern African countries: Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. According to the IUCN itis not in any imminent danger of extinctionthough it does note that the population is probably in decline due to habitat loss as a result of logging op...
In South Africa where honey bees (Apis mellifera) are native, they are important for pollination processes that sustain numerous indigenous plants and as managed pollinators of pollinator dependent agricultural crops. Two subspecies, Apis mellifera capensis and Apis mellifera scutellata, are actively mana...
The effort to extract value from South African microbial biodiversity has been the subject of several explorative as well as functional studies [[1], [2], [3]]. The utility and economic value of indigenous microbial biodiversity is on the rise with academic research interest, together with ...
African maternal origin and genetic diversity of Chinese domestic donkeys. The origin of domestic donkeys in China has been controversial. To clarify the origin of Chinese domestic donkeys, we investigated the partial mitochondria... CZ Lei,QL Ge,HC Zhang,... - Asian-Australasian Journal of Anim...
removing food sources for pollinators and other small animals, disturbing the soil seed bank and destroying micro-habitats of otherorganisms. The decline in species composition and habitat quality, makes an ecosystem less resilient to other impacts such as climate change. The loss of indigenous speci...
Recent investigations have begun to address the neglected history and agency of indigenous communities and endogenous historical processes, such as the importance of short trading journeys by multitudes of local entrepreneurs, and the diverse histories of Sidis—Indians of African descent. Sidi studies ...
South America - Indigenous, Cultures, Diversity: Four main components have contributed to the present-day population of South America—American Indians (Amerindians), who were the pre-Columbian inhabitants; Iberians (Spanish and Portuguese who conquered