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Biogeographic mechanisms involved in the colonization of Madagascar by African vertebrates: Rifting, rafting and runways

open access: yesJournal of Biogeography, 2020
For 80 years, popular opinion has held that most of Madagascar's terrestrial vertebrates arrived from Africa by transoceanic dispersal (i.e. rafting or swimming).
J. Masters   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The genus Prorops Waterson, 1923 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Madagascar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Three species of the genus Prorops Waterson, 1923 occur in Madagascar. Prorops nasuta Waterson, 1923 is recorded for the first time from Madagascar and two new species are described and illustrated: P. sparsa sp. nov. and P. impotens sp. nov., both based
Azevedo, Celso O., Waichert, Cecília
core   +3 more sources

A multimillennial climatic context for the megafaunal extinctions in Madagascar and Mascarene Islands

open access: yesScience Advances, 2020
Human activities within the context of a drying trend triggered the megafaunal extinctions in Madagascar and Mascarene Islands. Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues underwent catastrophic ecological and landscape ...
Hanying Li   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis surveillance and cascade of care in Madagascar: a five-year (2012–2017) retrospective study

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2020
Background In Madagascar, the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) surveillance programme was launched in late 2012 wherein previously treated TB cases and symptomatic MDR-TB contacts (hereafter called presumptive MDR-TB cases) undergo drug ...
Astrid M. Knoblauch   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unravelling the mystery of “Madagascar copal”: Age, origin and preservation of a Recent resin

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
The loss of biodiversity during the Anthropocene is a constant topic of discussion, especially in the top biodiversity hotspots, such as Madagascar. In this regard, the study of preserved organisms through time, like those included in "Madagascar copal",
X. Delclòs   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiological Patterns of Seasonal Respiratory Viruses during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Madagascar, March 2020–May 2022

open access: yesViruses, 2022
Three epidemic waves of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) occurred in Madagascar from March 2020 to May 2022, with a positivity rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) of 21% to 33%.
Norosoa Harline Razanajatovo   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primates in peril: the significance of Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for global primate conservation

open access: yesPeerJ, 2018
Primates occur in 90 countries, but four—Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—harbor 65% of the world’s primate species (439) and 60% of these primates are Threatened, Endangered, or Critically Endangered (IUCN ...
A. Estrada   +27 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geographical structure of genetic diversity in Loudetia simplex (Poaceae) in Madagascar and South Africa

open access: yesBotanical journal of the Linnean Society, 2020
Ecologically dominant species are primary determinants of ecosystem function, especially in grassy ecosystems, but the history and biology of grassy ecosystems in Madagascar are poorly understood compared to those of Africa.
Peter Hagl   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A qualitative analysis of obstetric violence in rural Madagascar

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
In Madagascar, a country where maternal mortality remains high, the quality of obstetric care as perceived by users has been little explored. In this paper, we examine the perception of the quality of care in rural areas, by identifying women's ...
Emilia Brazy-Nancy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

In and out of Madagascar : dispersal to peripheral islands, insular speciation and diversification of Indian Ocean daisy trees (Psiadia, Asteraceae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This study was supported by the European Union’s HOTSPOTS Training Network (MEST-2005-020561)Madagascar is surrounded by archipelagos varying widely in origin, age and structure.
Christophe Thébaud   +8 more
core   +4 more sources

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