Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2024

  • Research Article

    The Sacred Veranus niloticus in Orogun Community, Delta State, Nigeria

    Israel Omoghene Ogorode*, Ijeoma Favour Vincent-Akpu, Bolaji Benard Babatunde

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2024
    Pages: 91-97
    Received: 20 September 2024
    Accepted: 14 October 2024
    Published: 18 November 2024
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    Abstract: This study investigates the cultural significance of the Nile Monitor Lizard (Veranus niloticus) in Orogun community, Delta State, Nigeria. A mixed-methods approach was employed, using questionnaires and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) to gather data. The questionnaire were administered to 200 adults from the total population of the people in the c... Show More
  • Research Article

    Comparison of Chicken Genotypes for Growth, Egg Production and Adaptability Traits Under Semi-Scavenging Condition

    Atsbaha Hailemariam Gebreslassie*

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2024
    Pages: 98-105
    Received: 2 October 2024
    Accepted: 28 October 2024
    Published: 20 November 2024
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    Abstract: The study was conducted to evaluate the growth, egg production and adaptability performances of different chicken genotypes under semi-scavenging condition. The performance of Improved Horro (H), Cosmopolitan (C), Indigenous (L), and Koekoek (KK) chicken genotypes was evaluated in semi-scavenging condition over a 44-week period. The study utilized ... Show More
  • Research Article

    Determination of Optimum Irrigation Water Requirement of Wheat at Sayo District, Kellem Wollega, Oromia

    Tamasgen Mosisa*, Wegene Negese, Bedada Yadete

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2024
    Pages: 106-110
    Received: 16 October 2024
    Accepted: 15 November 2024
    Published: 29 November 2024
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    Abstract: Ethiopia needs 70-80 million quintals of wheat to feed 110 million people, but imports are a significant deficit. The government has implemented food and wheat security measures, including yield gap closure, area expansions, and irrigation. Wheat is a strategic commodity for Ethiopia's food security, agroindustry, import substitution, and job creat... Show More
  • Research Article

    Influence of Wood Cutting and Fire on the Regeneration of the Vegetation Cover in the Sudano-Guinean Savannahs of Adamaoua, Cameroon

    Ranava Dieudonné*, Massai Tchima Jacob, Maigari Pale, Ibrahima Wanié Sago, Mamadou Laminou Mal Amadou, Ignatchimbie Bethléhem, Jean Boris Sounya, Mamout Oumarou, Torrey Jean Bertrand Aristide, Tchobsala, Ibrahima Adamou

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2024
    Pages: 111-132
    Received: 7 November 2024
    Accepted: 22 November 2024
    Published: 10 December 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eeb.20240904.14
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    Abstract: The various plant formations of the Guinean high savannah are subject to wood cutting and bush fires. This study aimed to assess the influence of logging and bush fires on the regeneration of the vegetation cover of the Sudano-Guinean savannahs. It was carried out on two types of plant formations (shrub and tree savannahs) with 18 plots, each 10 me... Show More