StudentprojectscarriedoutonTBAcoursesinKenyaarelistedunderthefollowingheadings. Withineachcategoryprojectsarechronological, thenalphabeticalbytitle.
Birds1
Behaviour and distribution generally
Drongo behaviour
Parrot feeding
Sunbird foraging
Invertebrates 2
Ants
Butterflies
Other Invertebrates
Other Vertebrates4
Lizards and Geckos
Mammals
Plant and Forest Ecology5
Distribution
Plant ecology
Pollination
Community and Human Impact7
BIRDS
Behaviourand distributiongenerally
The quest for the holy quail – feeding habitat preferences in ground-foraging birds in Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar (2014)
Bird speciesrichnessand abundanceinedgeandforesthabitatsinKirindy Forest (2013)
Nestpredation inlogged andunlogged areasinKirindyForest(2013)
Isthereadifferencein bird diversity,abundanceand densityinlogged withgrid,logged withoutgrid and unloggedforestcompartmentsin Kirindy?(2012)
Drinkingbehaviourofgroupandnon-grouplivingbirdsinKirindyForest (2011)
Territorialresponsetobioacousticplaybackin Copsychusalbospecularis,Madagascarmagpie- robin,inKirindyForest(2010)
Foragingbehaviour ofthewhite-breastedmesite(Mesitornisvariegata) andtheir associated followersindeciduousdryforestofKirindy,WesternMadagascar (2010)
Vigilancebehaviour ofcresteddrongo(Dicrurusforficatus),giantcoua(Couagigas),andred- fronted brownlemur (Eulemurfulvus rufus)atanopenand covered areainKirindyforest(2009)
Whatspeciesaremostlypresentatthewaterpointandhowdotheyinteract?(2002)
Drongobehaviour
StrategiesandsuccessofDicrurusforficatusfeedingbehaviour (2007)
Foragingbehaviourofthecrested drongo (Dicrurusforficatus)intheKirindydeciduousforest,Madagascar(2006)
Parrot feeding
Theimpactofflower predationthroughthelesserVasa parrot(Coracopsisnigra)onbigand smalltrees(Hildegardia spp)inKirindyForest,westernpartofMadagascar (2004)
Sunbirdforaging
Environmental effects on sunbird (Nectarinia souimanga) activity and nectar resources at Combretum coccineum in Kirindy Forest (2013)
Feeding ecologyofSouimanga sunbirds(Nectarinia souimanga) (2006)
Specializationpollination?AcasestudyofChadsiaflammea and the Souimangasunbirdin Kirindy Forest,Madagascar(2006)
ForagingbehaviouroftheNectariniidaein KirindyForest,usingChadsia irondoensisasthefocalplantspecies(2004)
ThepatternofsunbirdvisitsonHildegardia erythrosiphonandCombretum sp. inKirindyForest,Madagascar(2003)
INVERTEBRATES
Ants
Does resource patch size determine maximum forager recruitment in Aphaenogaster swammerdami? (2015)
Impactsoflogging onantdiversityand abundancein Kirindy Forest,Madagascar (2013)
Effectoflogging ondensity,foraging range and colonysizeofAphaenogasterswammerdamiin Kirindy Forest (2011)
Antscavengingbehaviourasasamplingtool(2010)
EffectofhabitatontheactivitypatternofAphaenogaster swammerdami(2009)
Resourcepartitioningbetweenantsandbees,adescriptivestudyonecologicalassociations of Albizia sp.(2009)
Theimpact ofdistanceonthelevelofbetweencolonyaggression intheantAphaenogasterswammerdamiin KirindyForest,Madagascar (2009)
Activitypatternsofantsat the extrafloral nectariesof Fernandoaspp.inKirindyForest(2008)
Densityandhabitatpreferences ofAphaenogaster swammerdami(2008)
Isintra-specific competitionforfoodaffected bythe relative activityrateofneighbouringcolonies ofAphaenogaster swammerdami?(2008)
HowwelldoantsprotectFernandoa greveifromherbivory?(2007)
Nectarproduction,numberof ants,and herbivoryinrelation to leafpositiononFernandoa grevei(2007)
Distributionand activitypatternof Aphaenogasterswammerdermiin KirindyForest (2004)
Distributionofexoticants,Pheidolespp.andCamponotusspp.,andthenativeAphaenogasterswammerdamiinKirindyForest(2003)
Foraging behaviourof Aphaenogasterswammerdami-aretheyasstupid astheylook?(2002)
Butterflies
Butterflyactivityrelativeto canopyopeningsintheKirindydryforest,Madagascar (2009)
CommunitycompositionandbehaviourofbutterfliesatapermanentwaterpointinKirindyForest(2007)
CharacteristicsoftheactivitypatternsandmorphologicaltraitsofmaleDanauschrysippusin Kirindy Forest(2006)
SpatialdistributionofbutterfliesatthewaterpointofKirindyForest(2004)
Otherinvertebrates
Kirindy Forest web building spider and edge effect: Explaining the trend of web location (2015)
Taming antlions: understanding dispersion preferences experimentally (2015)
AstudyoftheeffectsoftermitemoundsandAphaenogasterswammerdamiantnestson neighbouringseedling densityand environmentinthedryforestsofMadagascar (2013)
Webofintrigue:investigating the abundance ofground-webspidersintheMalagasydrydeciduous forestofKirindy(2013)
Thedensity,sizeanddistributionoftermitemoundsinhabitatsofdifferentsoiltypesin Kirindy Forest (2012)
Isantlion larvaepitdistributiondrivenbypreyavailability?(2012)
Distributionandsizeofantliontrapsinrelationtopreyavailabilityinthedrydeciduousforest of Kirindy, Madagascar (2011)
Activitypatternsoftwoapoidwasp speciesinthedrydeciduousforest ofKirindy,Madagascar
(2010)
Webcharacteristics,huntingbehaviourand cooperationbetweenconspecifics in StegodyphussocialspiderfromKirindy Forest (2010)
Densityandactivityoftunnel-web-buildingspidersinKirindy Forest–influence ofarthropod abundanceandmicro-habitat(2008)
EffectofhumandisturbanceonarthropoddiversityatKirindy Forest(2008)
SpatialdistributionoftermitemoundsinanareaofforestintheKirindyReserve(2008)
Antlionsin KirindyForest: spatialdistribution,habitatchoice,andpitstructurevariation(2007)
OntherelationshipbetweentheinvasivesnailAchatinasp.and moisturegradientin KirindyForest,
(2007)
Aspectsoffeeding habitsinantlions(2003)
OccurrenceofthesnailAchatinafulicaalong KirindyRiver and around KirindyForestcamping site(2003)
Waterflickingbehaviourintwospeciesofdragonflies(2003)
Trap effectivenessandspacing behaviourinant-lionslarvae(2002)
OTHER VERTEBRATES
Lizardsandgeckos
Measuring the flight initiation distance of Zonosaurus laticaudatus and Zonosaurus karsteni in the dry deciduous forest of Kirindy, Madagascar (2015)
Activitypatternsofground geckos(Pareodurapicta)in KirindyForest(2008)
BehaviouralecologyofiguanidlizardOpluruscuvieriinKirindyforest: associationswithsexand colourmorph(2007)
Rottenlogs:theirimportance asamicrohabitatforgeckosin Kirindy Forest (2006)
Surveyofthenocturnalground geckosofthegenusParoedurainthe drydeciduousforest of Kirindy(2003)
Astudyofhomerange,territorialityand activitylevelofZonosauruslaticaudatusinthedryand semi-deciduousforest ofKirindy(2002)
Mammals
Burrow site selection in the Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena) (2015)
Lemursinthenight:theeffect ofartificiallight onthegreymouselemur (Microcebusmurinus) (2013)
Diet ofVerreaux’sSifaka(Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi,Grandidier1867)during thedryseason inKirindyForest, Madagascar (2011)
Inthemoodforfood:ontheimportance ofwaterbodiesforinsectivorousbats(2011)
DietoverlapofPropithecusverreauxi verreauxiandEulemurfulvusrufusduringthelatedryseason inKirindyForest(2010)
Thediversityofsifaka dietduring a periodofstressinKirindyForest (2006)
Howdoesarareunderstoreyplantspecies survivein adrydeciduousforest?Acase studyof UncarinaleandriiinKirindyForest (2011)
Dothesoilcharacteristicsinfluencethevegetationtype?Astudyofadrydeciduousforestin Madagascar(2010)
Seed dispersalbywindinKirindy Forest:relationshipsbetweenwingloading,seed shadowsand treeheights(2010)
Seed predationofAdansoniazaandA.rubrostipain Kirindy Forest(2006)
Fateofbaobab(Adansonia rubrostipa)fruitsindrydeciduousforestofKirindy(2004)
Vertebratedispersaland predationprocessesofseedsand seedlingsinaspeciesofStrychnosinadrydeciduousforestinwesternMadagascar (2004)
Isagreen bark characteranadaptationtodryconditionsin KirindyForest?(2003)
Assessment ofdispersaland predationofStrychnosdecussatafruitsand seedsbyfrugivoroustreevisitorsinKirindyForest (2002)
ThefateoftheseedsofCordyla madagascariensis(2002)
Pollination
Pollination ecology of Adenia olaboensis (Passifloraceae) in the dry deciduous forest of Kirindy, Madagascar (2014)
Structuralspecialisationandpollinationecology intwoMalagasyspeciesof Dalechampia(Euphorbiaceae) (2012)
Apreliminaryearly-season flower-visitationwebfortheKirindy Forest,Madagascar (2009)
Thesugarcontentofnectarand theattractivenessoftheflower to visitors(2006)
PollinationofUncarinapaederia(Pedaliaceae)(2003)
DistributionandsuccessofpollinationofVanilla madagascariensisonthe edgeandwithintheforest(2002)
PLANT AND FOREST ECOLOGY
Distribution
Effects of soil substrate and water gradient on the natural regeneration of the endemic Commiphoraguillaumini (Burseraceae) in the Kirindy dry forest, Madagascar (2015)
Comparative study of floristic composition and stand density within logged and unlogged Kirindy dry forest in Western Madagascar (2014)
Distribution of evergreen species along soil moisture gradient in Kirindy forest, Madagascar (2014)
Leaf litter invertebrate diversity of the deciduous dry forest of Kirindy – Does bamboo matter? (2014)
Regeneration in loggingtrailsin comparisonto the lightly loggedforestin Kirindy:the case of
Strychnosdecussata asafocusspecies(2013)
Forest structural variablesand evergreentree compositionalong theKirindyriver (2009) Forest structureona soilgradientin KirindyForest (Menabe region,Madagascar) (2009)
DistributionofCommiphora guillauminiinKirindyForest(2008)
Abundanceand establishmentsuccessofStrychnosmostueoidesin Kirindy Forest (2007)
Spatialdispersionofplantsand animalsalong a transectintropicaldrydeciduousforest (2004)
The effectsoflogging roadsontree composition, structure and speciesdiversity(2003)
Distributionand regenerationofAdansoniarubrostipain KirindyForest(2002)
Plant ecology
Dispersion of Hildegardia erithrosyphon in Kirindy Forest: a preliminary study (2014)
The ecology of Adenia firingalavensis (Passifloraceae) in Kirindy Forest, Central Menabe, western Madagascar (2014)
EffectsofenvironmentalvariablesandtimeofdayonthevisitationpatternsoftheNeemtree(Azadirachtaindica)inKirindyForest,Madagascar(2013)
Hungrycaterpillars – herbivoryin atropicaldry,deciduoustropicalforest(KirindyForest, Madagascar)(2012)
Janzen-Connelleffects, seedpredationandfruit dispersal inthebaobabAdansoniarubrostipa(2012)
TherelationshipbetweenthelengthoflianaandthesizeofsucculentstemofAdeniafiringalavensis(2012)
Variation in nectarvolumeand sugarconcentration inthenectarofChadsia flammeain Kirindy Forest (2012)
Fateofbaobabseeds,Adansonia rubrostipa(2011)
Theadaptationofplantsinfire-prone ecosystems:savannahand drydeciduousforest ofKirindy,
WesternMadagascar(2011)
Howdoesarareunderstoreyplantspecies survivein adrydeciduousforest?Acase studyof
UncarinaleandriiinKirindyForest (2011)
Dothesoilcharacteristicsinfluencethevegetationtype?Astudyofadrydeciduousforestin Madagascar(2010)
Seed dispersalbywindinKirindy Forest:relationshipsbetweenwingloading,seed shadowsand treeheights(2010)
Seed predationofAdansoniazaandA.rubrostipain Kirindy Forest(2006)
Fateofbaobab(Adansonia rubrostipa)fruitsindrydeciduousforestofKirindy(2004)
Vertebratedispersaland predationprocessesofseedsand seedlingsinaspeciesofStrychnosinadrydeciduousforestinwesternMadagascar (2004)
Isagreen bark characteranadaptationtodryconditionsin KirindyForest?(2003)
Assessment ofdispersaland predationofStrychnosdecussatafruitsand seedsbyfrugivoroustreevisitorsinKirindyForest (2002)
ThefateoftheseedsofCordyla madagascariensis(2002)
Pollination
Pollination ecology of Adenia olaboensis (Passifloraceae) in the dry deciduous forest of Kirindy, Madagascar (2014)
Structuralspecialisationandpollinationecology intwoMalagasyspeciesofDalechampia
(Euphorbiaceae)(2012)
Apreliminaryearly-season flower-visitationwebfortheKirindy Forest,Madagascar (2009)
Thesugarcontentofnectarand theattractivenessoftheflower to visitors(2006)
PollinationofUncarinapaederia(Pedaliaceae)(2003)
DistributionandsuccessofpollinationofVanilla madagascariensisonthe edgeandwithintheforest(2002)
COMMUNITY AND HUMAN IMPACT
No effect of tourism exposure on knowledge and attitude of Morondava vendors towards conservation (2015)
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