Search Results - "Koné, N'golo Abdoulaye"
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Can Differences in Symbiont Transmission Mode Explain the Abundance and Distribution of Fungus-Growing Termites in West Africa?
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (18-12-2020)“…Fungus-growing termites (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae) dominate African savannah ecosystems where they play important roles in ecosystem functioning. Their…”
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Cultural attitudes and human pressure towards vultures around the Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)
Published in Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine (29-02-2024)“…Populations of vultures in Africa have experienced a rapid decline over recent decades, with some species suffering losses of more than 90%. Various forms of…”
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Can habitat characteristics of a West African forest‐savanna mosaic landscape model bee community composition?
Published in African journal of ecology (01-12-2023)“…Bees are vital to both ecosystems and humans worldwide; supplying a range of key support facilities for the successful breeding of the majority of flowering…”
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Phytogeographical and sociolinguistical patterns of the diversity, distribution, and uses of wild mushrooms in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
Published in Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine (18-01-2019)“…Many fungal species in tropical Africa are useful, with high added value, and play essential roles in the structure and dynamic of ecosystems. However, the…”
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Diversity, phenology and distribution of Termitomyces species in Côte d'Ivoire
Published in Mycology (02-10-2018)“…The mutualistic symbiosis between termites of the Macrotermitinae subfamily (Isoptera: Termitidae) and fungi of the genus Termitomyces (Basidiomycota:…”
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Determinants of Termite Assemblages' Characteristics within Natural Habitats of a Sudano-Guinean Savanna (Comoe National Park, Côte d'Ivoire)
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (10-12-2018)“…Termites are one of the major components of tropical ecosystems. However, the ecological and biological variables determining the structure of their…”
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Termite Taxonomy, Challenges and Prospects: West Africa, A Case Example
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (16-01-2019)“…Termites are important ecosystem engineers. Yet they are often difficult to identify due to the lack of reliable species-specific morphological traits for many…”
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Gut microbial compositions mirror caste‐specific diets in a major lineage of social insects
Published in Environmental microbiology reports (01-04-2019)“…Summary Social insects owe their ecological success to the division of labour between castes, but associations between microbial community compositions and…”
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Non-ribosomal peptide synthase profiles remain structurally similar despite minimally shared features across fungus-farming termite microbiomes
Published in ISME Communications (02-08-2024)“…Fungus-farming termites (Macrotermitinae) engage in an obligate mutualism with members of the fungal genus Termitomyces, which they maintain as a monoculture…”
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Season affects fire behavior in annually burned humid savanna of West Africa
Published in Fire ecology (30-08-2018)“…Background Fire is important for the maintenance of African savanna ecosystems, particularly humid savanna. Despite the importance of fire behavior to our…”
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You don't have the guts: a diverse set of fungi survive passage through Macrotermes bellicosus termite guts
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (09-12-2020)“…Monoculture farming poses significant disease challenges, but fungus-farming termites are able to successfully keep their monoculture crop free from…”
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