KAKAMEGA FOREST
Primary Literature
Guides and other Books
Literature
on Vegetation Literature
on Invertebrates Literature
on Birds Literature
on Mammals Literature
on Primates
Plant Guides Invertebrate
Guides Reptile
and Amphibian Guides Bird
Guides Mammal
Guides Other References
Primary Literature
General Literature
Angwin, D. 1980. Natural
history notes from Kakamega Forest, western Kenya: part 1, mammals,
birds and Lepidoptera. EANHS Bulletin 1980: 27-34.
Rowell, T. 1982. Kakamega
Forest. Swara 5: 8-9.
Literature
on Vegetation
Bochardt, D.S., H.G. Welz, and H.H. Geiger. 1998. Spatial
and temporal variation of genetic marker patterns in Setosphaeria
turcica populations from Kenya. Journal of Phytopathology
(Berlin) 146: 451-457.
Kigomo, B.N. 1987. Some observations
on regeneration trials in the Kakamega and south Nandi natural forests,
Kenya. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal
52: 184-195.
Prigogine, A. 1978. Note sur
les petits indicateurs de la foret de Kakamega. Gerfaut:
87-89.
Tsingalia, M.H. 1989. Variation
in seedling predation and herbivory in Prunus africana in
the Kakamega Forest Kenya. African Journal of Ecology
27: 207-218.
Tsingalia, M.H. 1990. Habitat
disturbance severity and patterns of abundance in Kakamega Forest
Western Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 28: 213-226.
Literature
on Invertebrates
Clausnitzer, V. 1996. Territoriality
in Notiothemis robertsi Fraser (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica
25: 335-345.
Clausnitzer, V. 1998. Territorial
behaviour of a rainforest dragonfly Notiothemis robertsi
(Odonata: Libellulidae): proposed functions of specific behavioural
patterns. Journal of Zoology (London) 245: 121-127.
Clifton, M.P. 1980. Natural
history notes from Kakamega Forest, western Kenya: part 2, Lepidoptera. EANHS
Bulletin 1980: 54-55.
Copeland R.S., W. Okeka and P.S. Corbet. 1996. Treeholes
as larval habitat of the dragonfly Hadrothemis camarensis. Aquatic
Insects 18: 129-147.
Copeland R.S., W. Okeka and P.S. Corbet. 1998. Treeholes
as larval habitat of the dragonfly Hadrothemis camarensis
(Odonata: Libellulidae) in Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Aquatic
Insects 20: 196.
Deshmukh, I.K. 1982. Diversity
of understory arthropods in an indigenous forest and an exotic eucalyptus
plantation in western Kenya. Kenya Journal of Science
and Technology Series B Biological Sciences 3: 3-7.
Emmel T.C. and A.D. Warren. 1993. The
butterfly faunas of the Kakamega Rain Forest and the Masai Mara
Savanna in Kenya, East Africa. Tropical Lepidoptera
4: 66-76.
Hippa, H. 1984. The Afrotropical
genus Hovaxylota keiser (Diptera: Syrphidae). Entomologica
Scandinavica 15: 511-519.
Kioko, E.N. and S.K. Raina. 1997. African
wild silkmoths: silk production as an economic incentive for their
conservation in Kakamega Forest of Kenya. In Robertson, H.G., ed. Insects
in African Economy and Environment. Entomological Society
of Southern Africa: South Africa.
Ovtsharenko, V. 1994. A review
of the ground spider genus Synaphosus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). American
Museum Novitates 3095.
Ozerov, A.L. 1991. Review of
the subgenus Platytoxopoda (Diptera, Sepsidae: Toxopodinae). Byulleten
Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii
96: 48-53.
Polhemus J.T. and R.S. Copeland. 1996. A
new genus of microveliinae from treeholes in Kenya (Heteroptera:
Veliidae). Tijdschrift Voor Entomologie 139: 73-77.
Shililu, J.I., W.A. Maier, H.M. Seitz, S.S. Kubasu,
and S. Orago. 1998. Use of polymerase chain
reaction to identify Anopheles gambiae Giles (Dipt., Culicidae)
sibling species composition. Journal of Applied Entomology
122: 461-464.
Sourakov, A. and T.C. Emmel. 1995. Bait
trapping for butterflies in Kenya. Tropical Lepidoptera
6: 1-2.
Spangler, P.J. 1996. A new
genus and species of aquatic beetle, Caenelmis octomeria,
from Kenya, Africa (Coleoptera: Elmidae: Elminae). Insecta
Mundi 10: 19-23.
Tattersfield, P. 1995. A new
species of truncatellina (Gastropoda: Vertiginidae) from Mount Kenya
and new distributional records of truncatellina ninagongonis (Pilsbry)
from East Africa. Journal of Conchology 35: 243-247.
Tattersfield, P. 1996. Local
patterns of land snail diversity in a Kenyan rain forest. Malacologia
38: 161-180.
Travura, N.G., P. Cassagnau and L. Deharveng. 1980. Sur
l'interet biogeographique et cytogenetique d'un nouveau genre de
Collemboles neanuridae. Travaux du Laboratoire
D'ecobiologie Des Arthropodes Edaphiques Toulouse 2: 1-12.
Uchikawa, K. 1982. Mites of
the genera Calcarmyobia and Pteracarus (Trombidiformes,
Myobiidae) parasitic on Miniopterus (Chiroptera). Annotationes
Zoologicae Japonenses 55: 32-45.
Van Bruggen, A.C. and A.J. De Winter. 1995. Notes
on Micractaeon, a monotypic genus of African land snails (Gastropoda
Pulmonata: Ferussaciidae?). Zoologische Mededelingen
(Leiden) 69:79-92.
Verdcourt, B. 1990. A
new genus and species of land snail, Micractaeon kakamegaensis,
from Kakamega Forest, Kenya (Pulmonata: ?Ferussaciidae). Archiv
Fuer Molluskenkunde 121: 81-86.
Literature on Birds
Candy, M. 1984. Great blue
turacos. Swara 7: 25-27.
EANHS Ornithological Sub Committee. 1978. East
African bird report. Scopus 2: 105-122.
Fletcher, P. 1983. Breast markings
in the Dark-Backed Weaver at Kakamega Forest. EANHS Bulletin
63-64.
Forbes-Watson, A.D. 1973. The
avi-fauna of the African lowland forest at its eastern and western
extremities Kakamega, Kenya and Mt Nimba Liberia. Pages
644-645 in K.H. Voous, ed. Proceedings of the
XVth International Ornithological Congress (the Hague, the Netherlands,
Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 1970). Brill, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Holyoak, D.T. 1990. The nest
and eggs of Phylloscopus budongoensis. Bulletin
of the British Ornithologists' Club 110: 159-160.
Lambert, F.R. 1984. Birds at
ant swarms in Kenya and Southern Sudan. Scopus 8: 31-32.
Mann, C. 1985. An avifaunal
study in Kakamega Forest, Kenya, with particular reference to species-diversity,
weight and molt. Ostrich 56: 236-262.
Prigogine, A. 1978. Note on
the small honeyguides from the Kakamega Forest. Gerfaut
68: 87-90.
Savalli, U. 1995. Morphology,
territoriality and mating system of the Pintailed Whydah Vidua
macroura. Ostrich 66: 129-134.
Shililu, J.I., W.A. Maier, H.M. Seitz, S.S. Kubasu,
S. Orago, A. Diamond and V.C. Fayad. 1979. Preliminary
comparisons between the avifaunas of the North Nandi and Kakamega
Forests. Scopus 3: 93-100.
Wolf, D.E. 1984. Ayres' hawk
eagle Hieraaetus dubius feeding on a fruit bat. Scopus
8: 44.
Zimmerman, D.A. 1972. The
avi fauna of the Kakamega Forest western Kenya including a bird
population study. Bulletin of the American Museum of
Natural History 149: 255-340.
Literature on Mammals
Gathua, M.J. 1992. A
fossilized Elephant tooth in Kakamega Forest. EANHS Bulletin
22: 60.
Literature on
Primates
Brown, C.H., and P.M. Waser. 1984. Hearing
and communication in Blue Monkeys Cercopithecus mitis. Animal
Behaviour 32: 66-75.
Brown, C.H. 1994. Ecological
constraints for the evolution of primate vocalizations. In
Roeder, J.J. et al. (ed.). Current Primatology.
vol. 2: Social Development, Learning and Behaviour. Universite
Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg.
Cords, M.C. 1984. Mixed species
groups of Blue and Redtail Monkeys in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya. International
Journal of Primatology 5: 329.
Cords, M.C. 1987. Demography
of Blue Monkeys in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya. International
Journal of Primatology 8: 546.
Cords, M.C. 1990. Mixed-species
association of East African Guenons general patterns of specific
examples. American Journal of Primatology 21: 101-114.
Cords, M.C. 1995. Predator
vigilance costs of allogrooming in wild Blue Monkeys. Behaviour
132: 559-569.
Cords, M.C. and T.E. Rowell. 1986. Group
fission in Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni of
the Kakamega Forest Kenya. Folia Primatologica 46: 70-82.
Cords, M.C. and T.E. Rowell. 1987. Birth
intervals of Cercopithecus monkeys of the Kakamega Forest Kenya. Primates
28: 277-281.
Cords, M.C., B.J. Mitchell, H.M. Tsingalia, and T.E.
Rowell. 1986. Promiscuous mating among Blue
Monkeys in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Ethology 72: 214-226.
Mitani J., J. Groslouis and A. Richards. 1996. Sexual
dimorphism, the operational sex-ratio, and the intensity of male
competition in polygynous primates. American Naturalist
147: 966-980.
Muriuki, J.W., and H.M. Tsingalia. 1990. A
new population of De Brazza's Monkey in Kenya. Oryx 24:
157-162.
Rowell, T.E. and B.J. Mitchell. 1991. Comparison
of seed dispersal by Guenons in Kenya and Capuchins in Panama. Journal
of Tropical Ecology 7: 269-274.
Rowell, T.E., E. Wilson, and M.C. Cords. 1991. Reciprocity
and partner preference in grooming of female Blue Monkeys. International
Journal of Primatology 12: 319-336.
Swart, J., M. Lawes and M. Perrin. 1993. A
mathematical-model to investigate the demographic viability of low-density
Samango Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) populations in Natal,
South-Africa. Ecological Modelling 70: 289-303.
Swart, J. and M. Lawes. 1996. The
effect of habitat patch connectivity on Samango Monkey (Cercopithecus
mitis) Metapopulation Persistence. Ecological Modelling
93: 57-74.
Tsingala, H.M. and T.E. Rowell. 1984. The
behaviour of adult male Blue Monkeys. Zeitschrift Fuer
Tierpsychologie 64: 253-268.
Tsingalia, H.M., M.C. Cords, B.J. Mitchell and T.E.
Rowell. 1984. Mating-behavior of Blue Monkeys
(Cercopithecus mitis) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya.
International Journal of Primatology 5: 388.
Von Hippel, F.A. 1996. Interactions
between overlapping multimale groups of Black and White Colobus
Monkeys (Colobus guereza) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya. American
Journal of Primatology 38:193-209.
Von Hippel, F.A. 1998. Use
of sleeping trees by Black and White Colobus Monkeys (Colobus
guereza) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya. American
Journal of Primatology 45: 281-290.
Wahome, J.M., M.C. Cords, and T.E. Rowell. 1988. Blue
Monkeys eat mice. Folia Primatologica 51: 158-160.
Wahome, J. M., T.E. Rowell, H.M. Tsingalia. 1993. The
natural-history of Debrazza's Monkey in Kenya. International
Journal of Primatology 14: 445-466.
Waser, P.M. and C.H. Brown. 1984. Is
there a 'sound window' for primate communication?. Behavioral
Ecology and Sociobiology 15: 73-76.
Guides and other Books
Plant Guides
Agnew, A.D.Q. 1994. Upland
Kenya wild flowers: a flora of the ferns and herbaceous flowering
plants of upland Kenya. East Africa Natural History
Society, Nairobi, Kenya.
Beentje, H. 1994. Kenya
trees, shrubs, and lianas. National Museums of Kenya,
Nairobi.
Blundell, M. 1982. The wild
flowers of Kenya. HarperCollins, London.
Bogdan, A. V. 1976. A revised
list of Kenya grasses: with keys for identification. Government
Printer, Nairobi.
Gillett, J. B. 1970. A numbered
check-list of trees, shrubs and noteworthy lianes indigenous to
Kenya. Government Printer, Nairobi.
Ibrahim, K. 1988. An illustrated
manual of Kenya grasses. Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, Rome.
Ibrahim, K. 1989. An illustrated
manual of Kenya legumes (herbs and climbers). FAO/UNDP
Forage Plant Development and Extension, National Agriculture Research
Centre, Kitale, Kenya.
Karmali, J. 1988. The beautiful
plants of Kenya. Westland Sundries, Nairobi.
Stewart, J. 1996. Orchids
of Kenya. Timber Press, Portland, Or.
Invertebrate
Guides
Larsen, T.B. 1991. The butterflies
of Kenya and their natural history. Oxford University
Press, Oxford.
Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation Programme. 1992. Kakamega
Forest: invertebrate survey. KIFCON, Karura Forest
Station: Centre for Biodiversity, National Museums of Kenya: National
Museums of Kenya [distributor]; Natural Resources Institute [distributor],
Nairobi: Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK.
Stoneham, H.F. 1951. The
butterflies of Western Kenya. East African Standard,
Nairobi.
Reptile and
Amphibian Guides
Loveridge, A. 1957. Check
list of the reptiles and amphibians of East Africa (Uganda; Kenya;
Tanganyika; Zanzibar). The Museum, Cambridge.
Bird Guides
Guggisberg, C.A.W. 1988. East
African birds, vols. 1-2. Sapra Safari Guide No.
6. Mt. Kenya Sundries Ltd., Nairobi.
Lewis, A. 1989. A bird atlas
of Kenya. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Brookfield,
VT, USA.
Richards, D. 1998. A photographic
guide to birds of East Africa. Chelsea Green Pub.
Co.
Richards, D. 1991. Birds
of Kenya: A Celebration. H. Hamilton, London.
von Perlo, B. 1996. Birds
of Eastern Africa. HarperCollins, London.
Williams, J.G. 1980. A field
guide to the birds of East Africa. HarperCollins,
London.
Zimmerman, D. A., D.A. Turner and D.J. Pearson. 1996. Field
guide to the birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Princeton
University Press, Princeton, NJ.
Mammal Guides
Aggundey, I.R. 1984. Annotated
checklist of the mammals of Kenya. Carnegie Museum
of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA.
Copley, H. 1950. Small mammals
of Kenya. HarperCollins, London.
Dorst, J. and P. Dandelot. 1985. Larger
mammals of Africa. HarperCollins, London.
Haltenorth, T. and H. Diller. 1985. Mammals
of Africa. HarperCollins, London.
Other Reference
Books
Bennun, L. A. 1992. Ornithological
report, Kakamega Forest. Centre for Biodiversity,
National Museums of Kenya: KIFCON, Karura Forest Station, Nairobi:
Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK.
Emerton, L. 1991. Licensed
utilisation of Kakamega Forest. Kenya Indigenous
Forest Conservation Programme, Forest Dept., Nairobi.
Emerton, L. 1992. Summary
of findings on forest utilisation in Kakamega Forest. Kenya
Indigenous Forest Conservation Programme, Forest Dept., Nairobi.
Emerton, L. 1994. Summary
of the current value of use of Kakamega Forest. KIFCON,
Karura Forest Station. Natural Resources Institute [distributor],
Nairobi: Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK.
Gibbon, M. 1991. The Kakamega
Forest night survey. Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation
Programme, Forest Dept., Nairobi.
Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation Programme. 1994. Kakamega
Forest: the official guide. Forest Dept., Nairobi.
Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation Programme. 1994. A
review of KIFCON phase I and identification of gaps arising from
programme termination: proceedings of a workshop at Safari Park
Hotel, Nairobi, April 1994. KIFCON, Forest Dept.,
Nairobi.
McClanahan, T.R. and T.P. Young (eds.). 1996. East
African Ecosystems and Their Conservation. Oxford
University Press, Oxford, New York.
Zimmerman, D.A. 1972. The
avifauna of the Kakamega Forest, western Kenya, including a bird
population study. American Museum of Natural History,
New York.
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