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Collection and characterization of cassava germplasm in Comoros
In Comoros, cassava plays a major food security role, however yields are low as few modern cultivars are grown. Prior to the introduction of new...
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Seasonal trends and population status of the highly threatened Pteropus livingstonii in the Comoros archipelago
Flying foxes of the genus Pteropus , especially those inhabiting islands, face increasing pressure from anthropogenic threats. A first step to...
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Coexistence of honeybees with distinct mitochondrial haplotypes and hybridised nuclear genomes on the Comoros Islands
The honeybee, Apis mellifera , is a globally distributed species that has spread both naturally and by humans across the globe resulting in many...
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Sport Tourism: An Undeniable Asset for Sustainable and Local Development in Comoros
The Comoros is an archipelago of islands and volcanic islets, aligned over 225 km, along a southeast/northwest submarine plateau. The total area of...
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Habitat Suitability and Population Size Estimates for the Mongoose Lemurs (Eulemur mongoz) of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, and Implications for Their Conservation
Tropical forests face an alarming rate of loss driven by anthropogenic pressures, exposing forest-dwelling species such as primates to extinction...
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Molecular ecology of the freshwater shrimp Caridina natalensis and comparative analysis with other amphidromous species (Decapoda, Teleostei, and Gastropoda)
Due to their life cycle shared between rivers and oceans, amphidromous organisms serve as intriguing models for studying biogeography. To investigate...
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Analysis of Morphological Change during a Co-invading Assemblage of Lizards in the Hawaiian Islands
Phenotypic change plays diverse roles in species’ colonization, but most invasion studies target single species. To compare ecomorphological changes...
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Sport Tourism, a Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Island Territories: Dynamics, Stakeholders and Challenges in the Indian Ocean
International tourism has grown rapidly in recent decades and has been seen as a vehicle for economic development in many develo** island states....
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The Terrestrial Reptiles of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands
This chapter reviews current knowledge on the diversity of terrestrial reptiles in the Gulf of Guinea oceanic islands and provides a brief history of...
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A Comparative Study of Small Islands, Sport Tourism, and Sustainable Development: A Local to Global Perspective
This culminating chapter provides the results of a large-scale comparative study at the intersection of small island states or territories, sport...
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Diversity and Distribution of the Arthropod Vectors of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands
The known arthropod vector species on the Gulf of Guinea islands belong to orders Diptera and Ixodida. Among the Diptera, the family Culicidae...
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New species and nomenclatural changes in Cynorkis (Orchidaceae) from Madagascar, the Comoros and the Mascarenes
Four new species, Cynorkis kiehnii, C. marianneae, C. marmorata and C. murex, are described for the first time. Cynorkis frappieri and C. raymondiana ...
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Geomorphology, Sport Tourism and Sustainable Development in the Tropics
The “geographical” distribution of tropical islands is very uneven. Islands and archipelagos are found in Central America, the eastern Atlantic, the...
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Coral reef potential connectivity in the southwest Indian Ocean
The tropical southwest Indian Ocean is a coral biodiversity hotspot, with remote reefs physically connected by larval dispersal through eddies and a...
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Small Island States or Territories
This chapter defines the unit of analysis of this research project, small island states or territories. Introducing the concept of islands as...
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Introduction: A Journey to the Promised Land
This introductory chapter provides the rationale and objectives for the book, posing the primary research question: how can sport tourism contribute...
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Choice of climate data influences predictions for current and future global invasion risks for two Phelsuma geckos
Invasion risks may be influenced either negatively or positively by climate change, depending on the species. These can be predicted with species...
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An account of the Cunoniaceae in the Solomon archipelago and Vanuatu
Five genera of the largely southern hemisphere family Cunoniaceae occur in the Solomon archipelago (Solomon Islands plus the Autonomous Region of...
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Odonata of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
The odonate fauna of the Great Nicobar Island comprises of 24 species belonging to two suborders, five families and 21 genera. Three species are...
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The baobabs of the Comoro Islands: some biogeographical factors towards the protection and conservation of a neglected asset
This study aims to provide some information about the area of presence and geographical breakdown of baobabs belonging to the Adansonia digitata ...
