Publications (217)
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Predicting the structure of turtle assemblages along a megatransect in West Africa
Luca Luiselli, Godfrey C. Akani, Stephanie N. Ajong, Adedolapo George, Massimiliano Di Vittorio, Edem A. Eniang, Daniele Dendi, Emmanuel M. Hema, Fabio Petrozzi, Julia E. Fa
Abstract Understanding large- and small-scale patterns and the determinants of species richness is central for the study of evolutionary mechanisms. The extent to which species richness in local communities is related to larger-scale processes is a pre-eminent topic in ecological and evolutionary research. To investigate how local and regional(...)
Species richness, Ecology, Abundance (ecology), Turtle (robot), Biology, Macroecology, Community structure, Species diversity, Geography
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MALDI-TOF identification of Campylobacter isolated from patients consulted in private laboratories in France
René Dembélé1,2*, Astrid Ducournau3,4, Alice Buissonnière3,4, Lucie Bruhl3,4, Francis Megraud3,4, Emilie Bessède3,4, Nicolas Barro1,2 and Philippe Lehours3,4
Campylobacter is a major agent of gastroenteritis worldwide. The incidence and prevalence of campylobacteriosis have been increasing in both developed and developing countries over the last decade. In this study, 197 strains of successive Campylobacter-like were identified in French laboratories in September 2018. Bacterial isolates from clini(...)
Campylobacter, identification, MALDI-TOF, patients, France.
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Correlation between increased human-elephant conflict and poaching of elephants in Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Aimé Compaore, Djidama Sirima, Emmanuel M. Hema, Benoît Doamba, Stephanie N. Ajong, Massimiliano Di Vittorio, Luca Luiselli
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Poaching, African elephant, Geography, Socioeconomics, Sorghum, Environmental protection, Wildlife, Forestry, Ecology, Biology
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Corrélats écologiques de dégâts d'éléphants et efficacités des techniques traditionnelles de refoulement : cas de la forêt classée de Niangoloko, Burkina Faso
SIRIMA D., KABORE I., HEMA M. E., & KABRE B. G.
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Conflit, éléphants, techniques de refoulement, altitude, Niangoloko, Burkina Faso
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Involvement of class 1 and class 2 integrons in dissemination of tet and catA1 resistance genes of Salmonella enterica from children with diarrhea in rural Burkina Faso
René Dembélé1,2*, Wendpoulomdé Aimé Désiré Kaboré1,3, Issiaka Soulama4, Ali Konaté1, Assèta Kagambèga1,5, Oumar Traoré1,2, Alfred S. Traoré1, Awa Aidara-Kane6, Amy Gassama-Sow7† and Nicolas Barro1
With high annual mortality rates among young children, antimicrobial resistant salmonellosis is considered a major public health concern worldwide. Antimicrobial resistant salmonellosis is a worldwide health issue, particularly in low income countries with high microbially-derived food contaminations. As a result, it is important to better und(...)
Antibiotic resistance genes, Class 1 and 2 integrons, Salmonella, children.
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Centrochelys sulcata (Miller 1779) – African Spurred Tortoise, Grooved Tortoise, Sahel Tortoise, Tortue Sillonnée
Fabio Petrozzi, Emmanuel M. Hema, Gift Simon Demaya, John Sebit Benansio, Edem A. Eniang, Tomas Diagne, Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto, Luca Luiselli
Centrochelys sulcata, the African Spurred Tortoise (Family Testudinidae) is one of the largest terrestrial chelonians in the world, the largest extant continental tortoise, and the largest tortoise in Africa. Males are larger than females, and may exceed 100 kg in body mass, with a straight carapace length of up to 86.0 cm in males and 57.8 cm(...)
Tortoise, Geography, Miller, Ecology, Biology
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Le mythe du sacré dans la protection du bosquet dans la ville d’Ouagadougou
Béli Mathieu DAÏLA
Le bosquet sacré est un îlot de végétation situé à
proximité des villages et villes. Il est souvent présenté comme
une forêt naturelle, préservée de l'action humaine en respect
aux traditions. Cette forêt inspire la crainte du fait qu’elle
abrite des esprits et tout un mythe est conçu autour de celle-ci.
Dans la tradition, les bosquets sa(...)
dérèglement-pratiques-rituelles-climat-sacréenvironnement- pratique sémiotique
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La géomancie ou l’esthétique divinatoire dans l’Etrange destin de Wangrin d’Amadou Hampaté Ba
Béli Mathieu DAÏLA et Oboussa SOUGUE
Les pratiques divinatoires sont courantes dans les sociétés traditionnelles africaines. La divination se veut l’art de prédire l’avenir, le futur ou de découvrir ce qui est caché, par le moyen des sciences occultes. Et justement, parlant de sciences occultes, la géomancie se veut l’une d’elles. Elle est une pratique sociale consistant à faire(...)
Esthétique-géomancie-pratique divinatoire-société
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Les enchères de contrats agroenvironnementaux : comparaison expérimentale entre contrainte d’objectif et contrainte de budget
Toho Hien, Raphaële Préget, Mabel Tidball
Le régulateur qui met en place une enchère agro-environnementale annonce généralement le budget dont il dispose et alloue les contrats aux agriculteurs jusqu'à épuisement du budget. Cependant, la théorie des enchères considère plutôt des enchères dans lesquelles c'est le nombre d'unités en vente qui est annoncé et qui permet de calculer la str(...)
enchère agro-environnementale, contrainte de budget, contrainte d’objectif, strategy method
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Diallel analysis of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] for seed size, and resistance to Alectra vogelii Benth.
Zakaria Dieni, Benoît Joseph Batieno, Antoine Barro, Felicien M. W. Serge Zida, Jean-Baptiste De La Salle Tignegre, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo
Cowpea production is hampered by several abiotic and biotic constraints. Parasitic weed Alectra vogelii is a formidable biotic constraint in cowpea production. This study was implemented to determine gene actions involved in cowpea seed size and its resistance to Alectra in order to determine the appropriate breeding approach to develop resist(...)
Diallel cross, Biology, Vigna, Heritability, Abiotic component, Cultivar, Backcrossing, Horticulture, Sowing, Agronomy, Botany, Hybrid, Gene
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First camera survey in Burkina Faso and Niger reveals human pressures on mammal communities within the largest protected area complex in West Africa
Nyeema C. Harris, Kirby L. Mills, Yahou Harissou, Emmanuel M. Hema, Isaac T. Gnoumou, Jenna VanZoeren, Yayé I. Abdel‐Nasser, Benoît Doamba
Abstract The dearth of ecological data from protected areas at relevant scales challenges conservation practice in West Africa. We conducted the first camera survey for Burkina Faso and Niger to elucidate interactions between resource users and mammals in the largest protected area complex in West Africa (W‐Arly‐Pendjari, WAP). We differentiat(...)
Livestock, Species richness, Geography, Poaching, Protected area, Ecology, Mammal, Wildlife, Mandate, Ecosystem, Biology, Forestry
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Life history and age-dependent mortality processes in tropical reptiles
Hugo Cayuela, Godfrey C. Akani, Emmanuel M. Hema, Edem A. Eniang, Nioking Amadi, Stephanie N. Ajong, Daniele Dendi, Fabio Petrozzi, Luca Luiselli
Abstract Actuarial senescence appears to be a common process, and senescence patterns are highly variable across the tree of life. To date, studies on animal senescence have largely focused on model species, such as as fruit flies, humans and a few other endotherms. In contrast, our knowledge about ageing remains fragmentary in ectotherm verte(...)
Biology, Ectotherm, Senescence, Tortoise, Zoology, Ecology, Ageing, Mortality rate, Life history, Demography
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Preliminary data on density and habitat of carnivores in two protected areas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Emmanuel M. Hema, Tinsgnimi Dialla, Djidama Sirima, Yaya Ouattara, Ismael M. Tou, Luca Luiselli
Abstract Apparent density [determined as kilometric index of abundance (KIA), by direct sightings and by droppings along line transects] and habitat use of some species of carnivore mammals were studied in two protected areas of Burkina Faso (Comoé-Leraba and Nazinga). Despite the fact that the dataset was collected throughout several years an(...)
Transect, Carnivore, Habitat, Geography, Abundance (ecology), Shrub, Belt transect, Ecology, Distance sampling, Biology, Predation
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Correlates of African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, Occurrence in the West African Sahel
Fabio Petrozzi, Emmanuel M. Hema, Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto, Nioking Amadi, Godfrey C. Akani, Russell L. Burke, Laurent Chirio, Luca Luiselli
To better understand the habitat preferences of the African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), we tested possible associations between their distribution and land use, vegetation cover, the presence of roads, human settlements, and rainfall patterns, all of which affect the distributions of other tortoise species. African spurred tortois(...)
Tortoise, Human settlement, Vegetation (pathology), Land cover, Geography, Ecology, Habitat, Distribution (mathematics), Deciduous, Land use, Forestry, Biology, Archaeology
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Class 1 Integrons, Genetic Factor for the Dissemination of Tetracycline and Chloramphenicol Resistance Genes in Escherichia coli isolated from Children with Diarrhea in Rural Burkina Faso
René Dembélé1,2*, Ali Konaté1, Assèta Kagambèga1,3, Issiaka Soulama4, Wendpoulomdé AD Kaboré5, Oumar Traoré1,2, Alfred S Traoré1, Awa Aidara-Kane6, Amy Gassama Sow7 and Nicolas Barro1
Antimicrobial resistance has been declared a global threat to public health, as a massive increase in this problem has been observed worldwide. This study aims to investigate the role of class I integrons (Int1) in the dissemination of tetracycline and chloramphenicol resistance genes in Escherichia coli in rural Burkina Faso. A study was cond(...)
Antibiotic Resistance Genes; Class 1 Integrons; E. coli; Diarrhea; Children