African Biodiversity

by Huber, Bernhard A.; Sinclair, Bradley J.; Lampe, Karl-Heinz; International Symposium on Tropical Biol

• ISBN13: 9780387243153
• ISBN10: 0387243151
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book highlights African biodiversity at all levels ranging from molecules to ecosystems. Major topics are biogeography, speciation processes, phylogenetic patterns and systematics, diversity decline and conservation, and applied biodiversity informatics. The 42 contributions are mostly on insects and vertebrates, but include botanical papers as well as more general chapters on biodiversity informatics.

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Contributing Authors	xiii
Preface	xix
Complementarity of species distributions as a tool for prioritising conservation actions in Africa: Testing the efficiency of using coarse-scale distribution data
J. Fjeldså, H. Tushabe	1	(24)
Scorpion diversity and distribution in southern Africa: Pattern and process
L. Prendini	25	(44)
Madagascar as a model region for the study of tempo and pattern in adaptive radiations
M. Vences	69	(16)
Commemorating Martin Eisentraut (1902-1994) - important explorer of tropical African vertebrates
W. Böhme	85	(14)
Earwigs (Dermaptera: Insects) of Kenya checklist and species new to Kenya
F. Haas, J Holstein, A. Zahm, C.L. Häuser, W. Kinuthia	99	(10)
Morphometric differentiation in the East African grasshopper genus Afrophlaeoba Jago, 1983 (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
A. Hochkirch	109	(10)
Katydids and crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) of the Kakamega Forest Reserve, western Kenya
J. Holstein, F. Haas, A. Zahm, C.L. Häuser, W. Kinuthia	119	(6)
Ecology and diversity of canopy associated Ceratocanthidae (Insecta: Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) in an Afrotropical rainforest
A. Ballerio, T. Wagner	125	(8)
Human influence on the dung fauna in Afrotropical grasslands (Insecta: Coleoptera)
F.-T Krell, V. S. Mahiva, C. Kouakou, P. N'goran, S. Krell-Westerwalbesloh, D.H. Newman, I. Weiß, M. Doumbia	133	(8)
Genuine Africans or Tertiary immigrants? - the genus Hydropsyche in the Afrotropical Region (Insecta, Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae)
W. Mey	141	(10)
Fruit-feeding butterfly communities of forest 'islands' in Ghana: survey completeness and correlates of spatial diversity
J.L. Bossart, E. Opuni-Frimpong, S. Kuudaar, E. Nkrumah	151	(8)
Biogeography, diversity and ecology of sawflies in the Afromontane Region (Insecta: Symphyta)
F. Koch	159	(8)
Diversity, distribution patterns and endemism of southern African bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
M. Kuhlmann	167	(6)
Does grazing influence bee diversity?
C. Mayer	173	(8)
The pholcid spiders of Africa (Araneae: Pholcidae): State of knowledge and directions for future research
B.A. Huber	181	(6)
West African fish diversity - distribution patterns and possible conclusions for conservation strategies
T. Moritz, K.E. Linsenmair	187	(10)
Distribution and population density of the black-eared Malagasy poison frog, Mantella milotympanum Staniszewski, 1996 (Amphibia: Mantellidae)
D.R. Vieites, F.E.C. Rabemananjara, P. Bora, B. Razafimahatratra, O.R. Ravoahangimalala, M. Vences	197	(8)
Amphibian and reptile diversity in the Southern Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve, south-eastern Tanzania
M. Menegon, S. Salvidio	205	(8)
Interpreting morphological and molecular data on Indian Ocean giant tortoises
J. Gerlach	213	(8)
Molecular systematics of African Colubroidea (Squamata: Serpentes)
Z.T. Nagy, N. Vidal, M. Vences, W.R. Branch, O.S.G. Pauwels, M Wink, U. Joger	221	(8)
Phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy dwarf geckos, Lygodactylus Gray, 1864: Preliminary data from mitochondrial DNA sequences (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
M. Puente, M. Thomas, M. Vences	229	(8)
Variability in a common species: The Lygodactylus capensis complex from southern and eastern Africa (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)
B. Röll	237	(8)
Migration within and out of Africa: Identifying knowledge gaps by data-mining the Global Register of Migratory Species
K. Riede	245	(8)
Avifaunal responses to landscape-scale habitat fragmentation in the littoral forests of south-eastern Madagascar
J.E.M. Watson	253	(8)
Use of satellite telemetry and remote sensing data to identify important habitats of migratory birds (Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus 1758))
B. Gerkmann, K. Riede	261	(10)
Conservation priorities and geographical variation in flycatchers (Ayes: Platysteiridae) in the Democratic Republic of Congo
M. Louette	271	(8)
Rare weavers (Ayes: Ploceidae): Are some Ploceus species hybrids?
A.J.F.K Craig	279	(8)
Historical determinants of mammal diversity in Africa: Evolution of mammalian body mass distribution in Africa and South America during Neogene and Quarternary times
M .Nieto, J. Hortal, C. Martinez-Maza, J. Morales, E. Ortiz-Jaureguizar, P. Pelaez-Campomanes, M Pickford, J.L. Prado, J. Rodriguez, B. Senut, D. Soria, S. Varela	287	(10)
Diversity and abundance of diurnal primates and forest antelopes in relation to habitat quality: A case study from the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania
F. Rovero, A.R. Marshall	297	(8)
Small mammal diversity and reproduction along a transect in Namibia (BIOTA S 07)
P. Giere, U. Zeller	305	(10)
Possible karyological affinities of small mammals from north of the Ethiopian Plateau
N. Sh. Bulatova, L.A. Lavrenchenko	315	(6)
Geographic variation in the West African scaly-tailed squirrel Anomalurus pelii (Schlegel and Müller, 1845) and description of a new subspecies (Rodentia: Anomaluridae)
A.C. Schunke, R. Hutterer	321	(8)
Middle ear ossicles as a diagnostic trait in African mole-rats (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
S. Lange, H Burda, N.C. Bennett, P. Nemec	329	(10)
Community analysis of Muridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) diversity in Guinea: A special emphasis on Mastomys species and Lassa fever distributions
C. Denys, E. Lecompte, E. Calvet, M.D. Camara, A. Doré, K. Koulémou, F. Kourouma, B. Soropogui, O. Sylla, B. K Allali, S. Kouassi-Kan, C. Akoua-Koffi, J. ter Meulen, L. Koivogui	339	(12)
Effects of different land use on the parasite burden and MHC constitution of two rodent species (Gerbillurus paeba, Rhabdomys pumilio) in the Southern Kalahari desert
R. Harf, G. Froeschke, S. Sommer	351	(12)
An assessment of the systematics of the genus Desmomys Thomas, 1910 (Rodentia: Muridae) using mitochondrial DNA sequences
L.A. Lavrenchenko, E. Verheyen	363	(8)
Integrative taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics of the genets (Carnivora, Viverridae, Genetta): A new classification of the most speciose carnivoran genus in Africa
P. Gaubert, P.J. Taylor, G. Veron	371	(14)
How to digitize large insect collections - Preliminary results of the DIG project
K.-H. Lampe, D. Striebing	385	(10)
Monitoring landcover changes of the Niger inland delta ecosystem (Mali) by means of ENVISAT-MERIS data
R. Seiler, E. Csaplovics, E. Vollmer	395	(10)
Is geodiversity correlated to biodiversity? A case study of the relationship between spatial heterogeneity of soil resources and tree diversity in a western Kenyan rainforest
W. Musila, H. Todt, D. Uster, H. Dalitz	405	(10)
Decline of woody species in the Sahel
A. Wezel	415	(8)
Diversity over time and space in enset landraces (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia
K. Zippel	423	(16)
Index	439