Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are ecologically important components of agroecosystems and frequently associate with honeydew-producing aphids. This preliminary study assessed the diversity and taxonomic composition of ants associated with banana aphid colonies in Banana Bunchy T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4318
Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism is one of the most significant and persistent constraints on small-ruminant health, welfare and productivity throughout the tropical and subtropical world, yet systematic parasitological data from rapidly urbanising Indian cities remain conspicuou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4319
Background and Aims: Fruit bats contribute to ecological processes in tropical urban landscapes, yet site-specific information from northern Nigeria remains limited. This study assessed fruit-bat feeding evidence, roost abundance, assemblage diversity and conservation considerati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4317
This preliminary study documented faunal diversity on the campus of Anantrao Pawar College, Pirangut, Pune, Maharashtra, and summarised the ecological roles associated with the recorded taxa. A qualitative, exploratory field survey was conducted from July 2025 to March 2026 using...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4313
Aphidiine parasitoids are important natural enemies of aphids and form key components of plant-mediated trophic networks. This review provides an updated checklist of aphidiine parasitoids associated with aphids infesting Artemisia species in India, with emphasis on tri-trophic a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4316
This study assessed the effects of wild animals on cocoa farms in Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria, with emphasis on the species associated with farm damage, the nature and extent of damage, farmers’ experiences of cocoa-wildlife conflict, and locally releva...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4315
Behavioural responses can provide sensitive indicators of contaminant stress in fish, including exposure to organophosphate pesticides. This laboratory study characterised the time course of behavioural responses in the freshwater air-breathing fish Channa punctatus exposed to no...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4314
Spider distribution records in central India are dispersed across taxonomic papers, regional surveys, institutional reports, and state-level checklists. This literature-based review consolidates records from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh together with selected districts of neig...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4312
Background: Morphometric differentiation occurs in fishes within the same ecosystem or river when populations experience distinct microhabitats due to the dynamic nature of water physicochemical characteristics, such as water flow, food availability, and predation. It may offer s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4310
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) remains a widely used molecular resource in animal systematics, phylogeography, population genetics, conservation biology, and biodiversity assessment. Its high cellular copy number, compact genome, and informative variation across loci such as cytochrom...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4311