A5001993493- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
Université Ibn Zohr
2021-2024
Cadi Ayyad University
2010-2017
Food habits of the Moroccan dorcas gazelle, Gazella massaesyla, previously investigated in 1980s using microhistological fecal analysis, M’Sabih Talaa Reserve, west central Morocco, were re-evaluated over three seasons (spring, summer and autumn 2009) trnL approach to determine diet composition its seasonal variation from samples. Taxonomic identification was carried out originating database built EMBL list plant species within reserve. The total taxonomic richness reserve 130 instead 171...
The varying influences of selective forces throughout a species' range can result in geographic variation sexual size dimorphism (SSD). Moroccan turtle, Mauremys leprosa, occupies an extremely wide variety ecoregions and habitats, including coastal rivers, mountain streams, oases, intermittent rivers the northern fringe Sahara Desert. To assess SSD, we collected specimens along environmental gradient central Morocco, Oued (River) Ksob on Atlantic coast, Zat High Atlas Mountain foothills,...
Delimitation of species is an important and controversial area within evolutionary biology. Many boundaries have been defined using morphological data. New genetic approaches now offer more objective evaluation assessment the reliability variation as indicator that speciation has occurred. We examined geographic in morphology continuously distributed skink Chalcides mionecton from Morocco used Bayesian analyses nuclear mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) loci to examine: (i) their concordance with...
Abstract The Barbary macaque Macaca sylvanus is imperiled throughout its distribution range in north-west Africa. In the summers of 2009 and 2013 we used piecewise line-transect distance sampling method to study southernmost population High Ourika valley, western Atlas Morocco. This rugged mountainous area dominated by degraded fruit-poor environments, mostly holm oak Quercus rotundifolia forest patches. We located four two groups 2013, respectively, estimated sizes 122 84 individuals. mean...
Abstract Atlas Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia , are the only wild caprinid of Northwest Africa. Some studies have investigated their feeding ecology, but there is no information on intraspecific dietary variation. Therefore, we determined spring diet and its variation between age-sex classes in sheep within a fenced nature reserve Western High mountain range, Morocco. We used faecal microhistological analysis to assess composition based reference epidermis catalogue. The habitat was highly...
Abstract The formerly widespread but now Vulnerable dorcas gazelle Gazella has declined markedly during the last 2 decades. semi-captive population in M'Sabih Talaa Reserve, west-central Morocco, is genetically distinct and may be remnant of Moroccan G. massaesyla . estimate size this was c. 200, 1996. To assess current we used line-transect distance sampling to survey over five seasons from April 2008 August 2009. estimated 113 87 individuals November 2008, increased 111 February 2009...
We studied the reproductive cycle of male and female Mauremys leprosa in central Morocco. The for males starts spring with warming temperatures beginning dry-season testicular enlargement a decrease epididimydes size accompanied by sperm production. epididymis contains mainly winter, summer. Females exhibited follicular from November reaching peak February when maximum follicle 38.5 mm was observed. Ovulation appears to begin April or May oviductal eggs were present our samples – July....