African Journal of Ecology

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Edited By: Frederick Kayanja, Bryan Shorrocks, Jon Lovett and Julius Lejju

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ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2011: 112/134 (Ecology)

Online ISSN: 1365-2028

  1. Note and Record

    1. Fruit bats can disperse figs over different land-use types on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

      Maria Helbig-Bonitz, Gemma Rutten and Elisabeth K. V. Kalko

      Article first published online: 18 JUN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12090

  2. Original Articles

    1. Dispersal and predation of diaspores of Coula edulis Baill. in an evergreen forest of Gabon

      Christian Moupela, Jean-Louis Doucet, Kasso Daïnou, Nikki Tagg, Nils Bourland and Cédric Vermeulen

      Article first published online: 17 JUN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12089

  3. Note and Record

    1. Estimating forest elephant age

      Andrea K. Turkalo

      Article first published online: 11 JUN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12087

  4. Original Articles

    1. Mitochondrial DNA analyses show that Zambia's South Luangwa Valley giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti) are genetically isolated

      Julian Fennessy, Friederike Bock, Andy Tutchings, Rick Brenneman and Axel Janke

      Article first published online: 30 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12085

    2. An analysis of structure: biomass structure relationships for characteristic species of the western Kalahari, Botswana

      Thoralf Meyer, Paolo D'Odorico, Greg S. Okin, Herman H. Shugart, Kelly K. Caylor, Frances C. O'Donnell, Abi Bhattachan and Kebonyethata Dintwe

      Article first published online: 20 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12086

    3. Canopy openness in gaps determines the influence of herbaceous climbers and insect folivory on the survival of a tropical pioneer tree, Neoboutonia macrocalyx Pax

      Tiina Piiroinen, Philip Nyeko and Heikki Roininen

      Article first published online: 20 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12083

    4. Assessing species occurrence and species-specific use patterns of bais (forest clearings) in Central Africa with camera traps

      Julia Gessner, Rainer Buchwald and George Wittemyer

      Article first published online: 20 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12084

    5. Diversity of rodent and shrew assemblages in different vegetation types of the savannah biome in South Africa: no evidence for nested subsets or competition

      Anita Rautenbach, Tarryne Dickerson and M. Corrie Schoeman

      Article first published online: 17 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12081

    6. Density, nest site characteristics and breeding rates of the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in the southern limit of its range in the Western Palearctic (Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands)

      Manuel Siverio, Pedro López-Suárez, Felipe Siverio, Beneharo Rodríguez, Nuria Varo-Cruz and Luis F. López-Jurado

      Article first published online: 19 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12082

    7. Mycocoenologic study of the macrofungi on the forest of Jbel elbir (Aïn Draham, Jendouba, Tunisia)

      Mourad Ben Hassine Ben Ali and Samira Aschi-Smiti

      Article first published online: 18 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12080

    8. Variation in plant biodiversity across sacred groves and fallows in Western Highlands of Cameroon

      Christopher M. Tankou, Geert R. de Snoo, Hans H. de Iongh and Gerard Persoon

      Article first published online: 15 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12079

    9. Rodent species diversity in relation to altitudinal gradient in Northern Serengeti, Tanzania

      Flora J. Magige

      Article first published online: 22 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12075

    10. Enhancing tourist opportunities to view spotted-necked otters (Lutra maculicollis) at Rubondo Island National Park: can the apriori location of latrines simplify identifying best viewing areas?

      Bridget Amulike, Sadie S. Stevens and Thomas L. Serfass

      Article first published online: 16 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12077

    11. Benthic diatom assemblages in mountain streams: community structure in relation to environmental and human pressures

      Taurai Bere, Crispen Phiri, Wilbert T. Kadye and Beavan Utete

      Article first published online: 11 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12078

  5. Notes and Records

    1. A comparison between field-measured NDVI and visual estimates of grass greenness in buffalo-foraging areas

      Francesca Parrini, Michael Macindoe and Barend F. N. Erasmus

      Article first published online: 11 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12076

  6. Original Articles

    1. Thorn-dwelling ants provide antiherbivore defence for camelthorn trees, Vachellia erioloba, in Namibia

      Heather Campbell, Ian R. Townsend, Mark D. E. Fellowes and James M. Cook

      Article first published online: 28 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12070

    2. Woody plants' diversity, structural analysis and regeneration status of Wof Washa natural forest, North-east Ethiopia

      Gebremicael Fisaha, Kitessa Hundera and Gemedo Dalle

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12071

    3. Soil characteristics and Cyperus spp. occurrence along a toposequence

      Brahima Koné, Amadou Touré, Guillaume L. Amadji, Albert Yao-Kouamé, Pascal Tehua Angui and Joël Huat

      Article first published online: 18 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12050

    4. Movement, activity and hunting behaviour of leopards in the Cederberg mountains, South Africa

      Quinton Martins and Stephen Harris

      Article first published online: 1 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12068

    5. Effect of parasitoids, seed-predators and ant-mutualists on fruiting success and germination of Acacia drepanolobium in Kenya

      Dino J. Martins

      Article first published online: 29 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12067

    6. The impact of Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) vent. on community characteristics in the forest and forest–savannah transition ecosystems of Ghana

      Paul P. Bosu, Mary M. Apetorgbor, Elvis E. Nkrumah and Kwabena P. Bandoh

      Article first published online: 29 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12063

    7. Determining adrenocortical activity as a measure of stress in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in relation to human activities in Serengeti ecosystem

      Heidi G. Tingvold, Robert Fyumagwa, Claus Bech, Lisa F. Baardsen, Håvard Rosenlund and Eivin Røskaft

      Article first published online: 29 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12069

    8. Seasonal patterns of habitat use by insectivorous bats in a subtropical African agro-ecosystem dominated by macadamia orchards

      Peter John Taylor, Ara Monadjem and Jacobus Nicolaas Steyn

      Article first published online: 28 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12066

    9. Earth observation: overlooked potential to support species reintroduction programmes

      Terri P. Freemantle, Tim Wacher, John Newby and Nathalie Pettorelli

      Article first published online: 11 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12060

    10. Effects of restriction of wild herbivore movement on woody and herbaceous vegetation in the Okavango Delta Botswana

      Lin Cassidy, Richard Fynn and Bongani Sethebe

      Article first published online: 11 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12061

  7. Book Reviews

    1. Squirrels of the World

      Clay E. Corbin

      Article first published online: 11 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12059

  8. Original Articles

    1. Potential distribution of vulnerable Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C. DC. (Meliaceae) in East Africa

      M. Mbatudde, G. Majaliwa, G. Eilu, E. Kakudidi and H. Dalitz

      Article first published online: 11 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12058

    2. Calibrating a camera trap–based biased mark–recapture sampling design to survey the leopard population in the N'wanetsi concession, Kruger National Park, South Africa

      Nakedi W. Maputla, Christian T. Chimimba and Sam M. Ferreira

      Article first published online: 11 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12047

    3. Ecological consequences of a group fission event in the Tana River mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus)

      Julie Wieczkowski

      Article first published online: 8 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12065

    4. Elephant herbivory in Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi

      Caroline G. Staub, Michael W. Binford and Forrest R. Stevens

      Article first published online: 8 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12064

    5. Multi-scale habitat selection of Mus minutoides in the Lowveld of Swaziland

      Andrea K. Long, Karen Bailey, Daniel U. Greene, Courtney Tye, Courtnee Parr, Heather K. Lepage, Kurt H. Gielow, Ara Monadjem and Robert A. McCleery

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12062

    6. Availability of hollow-bearing trees and their utilization by small animals in Cawston ranch, Zimbabwe

      Utete Beaven and Mwedzi Tongayi

      Article first published online: 20 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12057

    7. Preliminary study on ecology of Bulinus jousseaumei in Schistosoma haematobium endemic rural community of Nigeria

      Oyetunde T. Salawu and Alex B. Odaibo

      Article first published online: 17 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12054

    8. Secondary production of crustacean zooplankton and biomass of major rotifer species in Lake Bosumtwi/Bosomtwe, Ghana, West Africa

      Peter O. Sanful, Emmanuel Frempong, Samuel Aikins and Robert. E. Hecky

      Article first published online: 12 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12056

    9. Ecology of a typical West African Sudanian savannah rodent community

      Khalilou Bâ, Mamadou Kane, Philippe Gauthier and Laurent Granjon

      Article first published online: 6 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12055

    10. Using citizen-based survey data to determine densities of large mammals: a case study from Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

      Kevin M. Dunham and Andrew J. du Toit

      Article first published online: 6 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12052

    11. Diet and feeding habits of the small catfish, Clarias liocephalus in wetlands of Western Uganda

      Jane Yatuha, Jeremiah Kang'ombe and Lauren Chapman

      Article first published online: 4 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12048

    12. Population structure and ecology of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer Sparrman, 1779) in Chebera Churchura National Park, Ethiopia

      Aberham Megaze, Gurja Belay and Mundanthra Balakrishnan

      Article first published online: 28 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12049

    13. Historical climate-human-ecosystem interaction in East Africa: a review

      Vanessa Gelorini and Dirk Verschuren

      Article first published online: 16 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12045

  9. Notes and Records

    1. Giraffe mothers in East Africa linger for days near the remains of their dead calves

      Megan K. L. Strauss and Zoe Muller

      Article first published online: 16 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12040

  10. Corrigendum

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      Corrigendum

      Article first published online: 5 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00838.x

      This article corrects:

      Implications of assumption violation in density estimates of antelope from dung-heap counts: a case study on grey duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) in Zimbabwe

      Vol. 45, Issue 3, 382–389, Article first published online: 21 DEC 2006

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