Observations on the benthos of Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria, East Africa

Biomagnification of mercury in fish from Thruston Bay, Napoleon Gulf, Lake Victoria (East Africa)

Assessment of cyanobacteria toxins in freshwater fish: a case study of Murchison Bay (Lake Victoria) and Lake Mburo, Uganda.

There is little information on the distribution of microcystins (MCs) in Oreochromis niloticus (ON) and Lates niloticus (LN) obtained from L. Mburo and Murchison Bay of L. Victoria. These fishes are harvested and sold both for local human consumption and for export. The presence of MC-RR, MC-LR and MC-YR in different organs (gut, muscle and liver) was determined using Liquid Chromatography coup...

Comment on "Origin of the superflock of cichlid fishes from Lake Victoria, East Africa".

Based on an extensive mitochondrial haplotype analysis representing about 900 specimens, we developed a conclusive model for the origin and age of the Lake Victoria (LV) superflock of haplochromine cichlids (1). Our most important findings were that (i) the cichlids were initially derived from Lake Kivu (LK), which contains the genetically most diverse and oldest cichlid lineages of any of the ...

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Precipitation over Lake Victoria, East Africa, in the 21st Century

Precipitation over Lake Victoria in East Africa greatly influences its water balance. Over 30 million people rely on Lake Victoria for food, potable water, hydropower and transport. Projecting precipitation changes over the lake is vital in dealing with climate change impacts. The past and future precipitation over the lake were assessed using 42 model runs obtained from 26 General Circulation ...

Origin of the superflock of cichlid fishes from Lake Victoria, East Africa.

Lake Victoria harbors a unique species-rich flock of more than 500 endemic haplochromine cichlid fishes. The origin, age, and mechanism of diversification of this extraordinary radiation are still debated. Geological evidence suggests that the lake dried out completely about 14,700 years ago. On the basis of phylogenetic analyses of almost 300 DNA sequences of the mitochondrial control region o...