Publications by authors named "Excellence Akeredolu"
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- The white-bellied pangolin, the most trafficked mammal, is nearing extinction and understanding its trafficking origins is crucial for combating this issue.
- A genomic analysis of 111 samples from Africa and 643 confiscated scales from Asia revealed a shift in poaching from West to Central Africa, particularly around Cameroon's southern border.
- The research identified Nigeria as a key trafficking hub for pangolin scales, providing new insights to inform anti-trafficking strategies and disrupt illegal wildlife trade.
The presence of trace metals in the sediment, water, and biota of the Epe lagoon has been recently linked to oil exploration and municipal perturbations around the lagoon. The study was aimed at assessing the concentrations and associated health risks of Fe, Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd, Cr, Mn, Co and V in the water, sediment, and of Epe lagoon and to evaluate the role of the enteric parasite in bioaccumulation of the metals in the fish. The temperature, pH, redox potential, conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), total dissolved solids (TDS), and salinity were determined in-situ using a handheld multi-parameter probe (Horiba Water Checker Model U-10).
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