Two new species of chameleons from the genera Rhampholeon and Kinyongia are described from an isolated montane forest remnant situated toward the southern end of the Albertine Rift bordering Lake Tanganyika. The closest known localities of species from these genera are 200km and 400km to the north respectively, separated by large intervening tracts of lowland savannah and Brachystegia (Miombo) ...

Annona squamosa L. (Annoneceae) is a medicinal plant widely distributed in all eco-zones of Tanzania. The plant has a wide use as medicine, food and insecticide. A qualitative study of ethanolic extracts of A. squamosa collected from different eco-zones was done using HPTLC. Furthermore, each leaf ethanolic extract and leaf powders were screened for mosquito larvicidal activity against larvae o...

Miombo and Mopane are ecological and economic important woodlands from Africa, highly affected by a combination of climate change factors, and anthropogenic fires. Although most species of these ecosystems are fire tolerant, the mechanisms that lead to adaptive responses (metabolic reconfiguration) are unknown. In this context, the aim of this study was to characterize the primary metabolite co...

BACKGROUND: The brain is very susceptible to damage from oxidative stress due undernutrition. Provision of nutrients and compounds that act as antioxidants needed improve in the brain. AIM: This study was conducted with aim proving potential combination pasak bumi (Eurycoma longifolia Jack), DHA, seluang fish (Rasbora Spp.) brains undernourished rats (Rattus norvegicus). METHODS: Once were unde...