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Rural livelihood diversity and its influence on the ecological intensification potential of smallholder farms in Kenya by Kansiime, Monica K., Girling, Robbie D., Mugambi, Idah, Mulema, Joseph, Oduor, George, Chacha, Duncan, Ouvrard, David, Kinuthia, Wanja, Garratt, Michael P. D.

“…Smallholder farmers represent the majority of food producers around the world, yet they are often the most at risk of suffering yield gaps and not achieving…”
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Do French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown in proximity to Mt Kenya forest- Kenya- experience pollination deficit? by Masiga, Rose, Kasina, Muo, Mbugi, Jenard, Odhiambo, Christopher, Kinuthia, Wanja, Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Vaissière, Bernard

“…Yields of commercially important crops in Kenya are often far below their potential. Amongst the possible reasons for such low yields may be the ecosystem…”
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Priorities for Research and Development in the Management of Pollination Services for Agricultural Development in Africa by Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Kwapong, Peter Kwapong, Aidoo, Kwame, Martins, Dino, Kinuthia, Wanja, Gikungu, Mary, Eardley, Connal Desmond

“…It is increasingly recognized that a sustainable future for agriculture must build on ecosystem services. Pollination is an important ecosystem service in all…”
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Developing the global potential of citizen science: Assessing opportunities that benefit people, society and the environment in East Africa by Pocock, Michael J. O., Roy, Helen E., August, Tom, Kuria, Anthony, Barasa, Fred, Bett, John, Githiru, Mwangi, Kairo, James, Kimani, Julius, Kinuthia, Wanja, Kissui, Bernard, Madindou, Ireene, Mbogo, Kamau, Mirembe, Judith, Mugo, Paul, Muniale, Faith Milkah, Njoroge, Peter, Njuguna, Edwin Gichohi, Olendo, Mike Izava, Opige, Michael, Otieno, Tobias O., Ng'weno, Caroline Chebet, Pallangyo, Elisha, Thenya, Thuita, Wanjiru, Ann, Trevelyan, Rosie, McKenzie, Ailsa

“…Citizen science is gaining increasing prominence as a tool for science and engagement. However, despite being a potentially valuable tool for sustainable…”
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Nucleotide variability at its limit? Insights into the number and evolutionary dynamics of the sex-determining specificities of the honey bee Apis mellifera by Lechner, Sarah, Ferretti, Luca, Schöning, Caspar, Kinuthia, Wanja, Willemsen, David, Hasselmann, Martin

“…Deciphering the evolutionary processes driving nucleotide variation in multiallelic genes is limited by the number of genetic systems in which such genes…”
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Enhancing legume crop pollination and natural pest regulation for improved food security in changing African landscapes by Otieno, Mark, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Potts, Simon G., Kinuthia, Wanja, Kasina, Muo John, Garratt, Michael P.D.

“…Legumes are important crops for food security, consumed by millions of people especially in Africa where they are an essential protein source and provide key…”
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New records of scale insects and mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in Kenya by Macharia, Isaac, Kibwage, Pamela, Heya, Helen M., Makathima, Fredrick, Olubayo, Dorothy, Guantai, Mary, Kinuthia, Wanja, Ouvrard, David, Watson, Gillian W.

“…Seventeen scale insect and mealybug species (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) are recorded from Kenya for the first time. Specimens were collected…”
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Distinct subspecies or phenotypic plasticity? Genetic and morphological differentiation of mountain honey bees in East Africa by Gruber, Karl, Schöning, Caspar, Otte, Marianne, Kinuthia, Wanja, Hasselmann, Martin

“…Identifying the forces shaping intraspecific phenotypic and genotypic divergence are of key importance in evolutionary biology. Phenotypic divergence may…”
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Evolution of allometries in the worker caste of Dorylus army ants by Schöning, Caspar, Kinuthia, Wanja, Franks, Nigel R.

“…The worker caste of polymorphic ant species consists of individuals of strikingly different morphologies. Most studies of polymorphic species have focused on…”
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Aspects determining the risk of pesticides to wild bees: risk profiles for focal crops on three continents by van der Valk, Harold, Koomen, Irene, Nocelli, Roberta C. F., Ribeiro de F., Marcia, Freitas, Breno M., Carvalho, Staphan, Kasina, John M., Martins, Dino, Mutiso, Matha, Odhiambo, Christopher, Kinuthia, Wanja, Gikungu, Mary, Ngaruiya, paul, Maina, Gladys, Kipyab, Pamela, Blacquière, Tjeerd, van der Steen, Jozef, Roessink, Ivo, Wassenberg, Jacoba, Gemmill-Herren, Barbara

“…In order to conduct a proper risk assessment of pesticides to bees, information is needed in three areas: (i) the toxicity of the pesticide; (ii) the…”
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Is the surface of endoparasitic wasp eggs and larvae covered by a limited coagulation reaction? by Kinuthia, Wanja, Li, Dongmei, Schmidt, Otto, Theopold, Ulrich

“…Evidence is presented for the existence of a Venturia homologue of hemomucin, a surface mucin that was recently described in Drosophila. Venturia hemomucin is…”
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Phenoloxidase-like activities and the function of virus-like particles in ovaries of the parthenogenetic parasitoid Venturia canescens by Schmidt, Otto, Li, Dongmei, Beck, Markus, Kinuthia, Wanja, Bellati, Judy, Roberts, Harry L.S.

“…The ichneumonid endoparasitoid Venturia canescens successfully develops inside the hemocoel of another insect by using maternal protein secretions, including…”
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High quality bee products are important to agriculture: why, and what needs to be done by Kevan, P.G, Eisikowitch, D, Kinuthia, W, Martin, P, Mussen, E.C, Partap, U, Taylor, O.R, Thomas, V.G, Thorp, R.W, Vergara, C.H

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