2022 - Department of Wildlife Management | Sokoine University of Agriculture

Mrosso, H. T., Kicheleri, R. P., Kashaigili, J. J., Munishi, P. K. T., Kadigi, R. M., Mgeni, C. P., & Kimaro, M. H. (2022). Wildlife poaching practices in Tanzania’s Ruaha landscape. Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 91(2), 106-119.

Thomas, S. M., Soka, G. E., & Mulungu, L. S. (2022). Influence of vegetation structure, seasonality, and soil properties on rodent diversity and community assemblages in west Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Ecology and Evolution, 12(9), e9211.

Thomas, S. M., Soka, G. E., Mulungu, L. S., & Makonda, F. B. (2022). Spatial-temporal variations in dietary consumption of two dominant rodent species (Rhabdomys dilectus and Lophuromys acquilus) on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Diversity, 14(8), 659.

Mrosso, H. T., Kicheleri, R. P., Kashaigili, J. J., Munishi, P., Kadigi, R. M. J., Mgeni, C. P., & Kimaro, M. H. (2022). Illegal wildlife trade: trade flows of wildlife Products and facilitation methods in the Ruaha Landscape, Tanzania. Open Journal of Ecology, 12(9), 585-603.

Salema, F. G., Mbije, N. E., Mwakalapa, E. B., & Rija, A. A. (2022). Patterns of fish community structure in protected and non-protected marine areas of mainland Tanzania. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 21(1), 91-101.

Selemani, M., Makundi, R. H., Massawe, A. W., Mhamphi, G., Mulungu, L. S., & Belmain, S. R. (2022). Impact of contraceptive hormones on the reproductive potential of male and female commensal black rats (Rattus rattus). Integrative Zoology, 17(6), 991-1001.

Sonola, V. S., Katakweba, A., Misinzo, G., & Matee, M. I. (2022). Molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from rodents, humans, chicken, and household soils in Karatu, Northern Tanzania. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), 5388.

Mwasapi, B. S., & Rija, A. A. (2022). Local habitat characteristics influence abundance and community structure of rodents in a regenerating Lulanda reserved forest, southern Tanzania. Restoration Ecology, 30(1), e13501.

Ngalameno, M. K., & Luziga, C. (2022). Uncovering the identity of the living laboratory: A combined approach of COI gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the African giant pouched rats. Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 37(2).

Richard, U., Byamungu, R. M., & Magige, F. (2022). Diet composition and niche overlap of four sympatric rodent species inhabiting Mount Rungwe Forest Nature Reserve, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Forest and Nature Conservation, 91(2), 178–192.

Richard, U., Byamungu, R. M., Magige, F., & Makonda, F. B. S. (2022). Microhabitat, altitude and seasonal influence on the abundance of non-volant small mammals in Mount Rungwe Forest Nature Reserve. Global Ecology and Conservation, 35, e02069. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.GECCO.2022.E02069

George Didas, N., Geofrey, S., & Pantaleo Kirari, M. (2022). Effects of the establishment of large-scale teak plantations on bird assemblages in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. Sustainability and Biodiversity Conservation, 1(1), 25–41. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7135027.

Ademola, O. J., Massawe, A. W., Mulungu, L. S., & Makundi, R. H. (2022). Dietary composition of rodents across different habitats in the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology, 60(4), 958-968.

Ademola, O. J., Massawe, A. W., Mulungu, L. S., Hieronimo, P., Makonda, F. B., & Makundi, R. H. (2022). Habitat type impacts small mammal diversity in the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania. Mammalia, 86(2), 123-133.

Biseko, B. B., & Rija, A. A. (2022). Correlates of flight response in some common birds of a rapidly expanding African city. Scopus: Journal of East African Ornithology, 42(2), 10-22.

Gebrezgiher, G. B., Makundi, R. H., Meheretu, Y., Mulungu, L. S., & Katakweba, A. A. (2022). A Decade-Long Change in the Elevational Distribution of Non-Volant Small Mammals on Mount Meru, Tanzania. Diversity, 14(6), 454.

Kilwanila, S. I., Lyimo, C. M., & Rija, A. A. (2022). Mitochondrial genetic diversity of the Greater Cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) populations from the Eastern Arc Mountains ecosystem, Tanzania. Molecular biology reports, 49(11), 10431–10442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-022-07823-1

Kimaro, M., Mrosso, H. T., Chidodo, S. J., Chilagane, N. A., Msigwa, F. F., Bulenga, G. B., … & Kiwango, H. R. (2022). African lion population estimates in Tanzania’s Ruaha national park. Open Journal of Ecology, 12(8), 558-569.

Massawe, S., Mrosso, H. T., & Kimaro, M. H. (2022). Estimates of Density and Population Size of African Lions in the Katavi National Park, Tanzania. Open Journal of Ecology, 12(9), 614-628.