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Stochastic seasonality and nonlinear density-dependent factors regulate population size in an African rodent
- H. Leirs, N. Stenseth, J. D. Nichols, J. Hines, R. Verhagen, W. Verheyen
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature
- 11 September 1997
Ecology has long been troubled by the controversy over how populations are regulated,. Some ecologists focus on the role of environmental effects, whereas others argue that density-dependent feedback… Expand
Phylogeographical patterns of genetic divergence and speciation in African mole‐rats (Family: Bathyergidae)
- C. Faulkes, E. Verheyen, W. Verheyen, J. Jarvis, N. Bennett
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular ecology
- 1 March 2004
African mole‐rats are subterranean Hystricomorph rodents, distributed widely throughout sub‐Saharan Africa, and displaying a range of social and reproductive strategies from solitary dwelling to the… Expand
Forecasting rodent outbreaks in Africa-an ecological basis for Mastomys control in Tanzania
- H. Leirs, R. Verhagen, W. Verheyen, P. Mwanjabe, T. Mbise
- Biology
- 1 October 1996
1. Rainfall data were collated for years preceding historical outbreaks of Mastomys rats in East Africa in order to test the hypothesis that such outbreaks occur after long dry periods. 2. Rodent… Expand
A re-appraisal of palaeoenvironmental history in Central Africa: evidence for a major fluvial refuge in the Zaire Basin
- M. Colyn, A. Gautier-hion, W. Verheyen, C. Ura
- Biology
- 1 July 1991
Pleistocene refuge theory has been strengthened in the Neotropics by much prominent and recent work. In contrast, models developed in the 1960s for Central African tropics are still retained to-day.… Expand
The basis of reproductive seasonally in Mastomys rats (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tanzania
- H. Leirs, R. Verhagen, W. Verheyen
- Biology
- 1 February 1994
Reproduction of the African murid genus Mastomys, multimammate rats, is seasonal, starting after the rains and extending well into the dry season. During a two-year study in Tanzania, we tested three… Expand
Spatial patterns in Mastomys natalensis in Tanzania (Rodentia, Muridae)
- H. Leirs, W. Verheyen, R. Verhagen
- Geography
- 27 May 1996
Nous avons etudie la preference d'habitat, la dispersion et les mouvements de Mastomys natalensis dans des jacheres et des champs de mais en Tanzanie. Pendant les periodes de faibles densites, les… Expand
The Archaeal Respiratory Supercomplex SoxM from S.acidocaldarius Combines Features of Quinole and Cytochrome c Oxidases
- L. Komorowski, W. Verheyen, G. Schäfer
- Biology, Medicine
- Biological chemistry
- 13 January 2002
Abstract The hyperthermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius has a unique respiratory system with at least two terminal oxidases. Genetic and preliminary biochemical studies suggested the… Expand
Mitochondrial phylogeny reveals differential modes of chromosomal evolution in the genus Tatera (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) in Africa.
- P. Colangelo, M. Corti, +4 authors W. Verheyen
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 June 2005
The African gerbils of the genus Tatera are widespread and abundant throughout sub-Saharan Africa. There is still today a certain controversy concerning the taxonomy of these rodents and very few… Expand
The characterization of the Kilimanjaro Lophuromys aquilus True 1892 population and the description of five new Lophuromys species (Rodentia, Muridae)
- W. Verheyen, J. Hulselmans, +4 authors E. Verheyen
- Biology
- 2007
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Mitochondrial sequences and karyotypes reveal hidden diversity in African pouched mice (subfamily Cricetomyinae, genus Saccostomus)
- M. Corti, R. Castiglia, F. Annesi, W. Verheyen
- Biology
- 1 April 2004
The African rodent genus Saccostomus is common and widespread in the savannas, scrubby areas and cultivated fields from south Ethiopia and Somalia through East Africa down to the Cape Province. Its… Expand