Department Of Zoology
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The Department offers courses which will enable the Zoology student acquire a considerable knowledge of the animal kingdom such as classification, anatomy, physiology, evolution, phylogenetic relationship and adaptations to environment of the major animal group from protozoa to mammals. The foci of the programme are General Zoology, Applied Entomology, Parasitology, Ecotoxicology and Conservation.
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Antibiotics, algal evaluations and subacute effects of abattoir wastewater on liver function enzymes, genetic and haematologic biomarkers in the freshwater fish, Clarias gariepinus
(Elsevier Inc., 2021-01-30)Abattoirs are positioned close to freshwaters in most developing countries where untreated wastewaters are discharged into with potential risk to aquatic life such as fish and ultimately human health. We assessed physicochemical ... -
Sustain Life Below Water, Save Livelihoods & Human Health: Evidence-Based Recommendations
(University of Lagos, 2020-12-28)catch and adverse impacts on fisheries.The current environmental standards for Nigerian coastal waters do not include these priority and emerging pollutants. This has implications for sustainability of aquatic organisms ... -
Biomonitoring of aquatic pollution: status and trends from genomics to populations
(The Nigerian Academy of Science, 2020-12-31)Biomonitoring offers an appealing tool for the assessment of pollution in aquatic ecosystem. Biological processes, species, or communities of bioindicators are used to assess the quality of the environmentand ... -
SDG 14 -life below water: trend and trajectory in Nigeria
(The Nigerian Academy of Science, 2020-12-31)Guest Editorial for the Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science (Themed Edition on Sustainable Development Goal 14) -
Physicochemical characteristics, animal species diversity and oxidative stress responses in dominant fish from an impacted site on the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria
(Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2020-08-24)The evaluation of biomarkers in resident fisheries of aquatic ecosystems is important for risk assessment of such ecosystems. In this study, surface water and sediment physicochemical characteristics, macrobenthic invertebrate ... -
A Solution-Based Position Paper of the Nigerian Young Academy on Sex-for-Grades Menace Across Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
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Acute toxicity and genotoxicity of sublethal concentrations of sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium tripolyphosphate against Clarias gariepinus (The African Sharptooth Catfish)
(Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2020-06)Personal care products (PCPs) are emerging pollutants which have been detected in aquatic environments and are potentially toxic to aquatic organisms. The acute toxicity of two (2) PCPs - sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and ... -
Sublethal concentrations of dichlorvos and paraquat induce genotoxic and histological effects in the Clarias gariepinus
(The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology/Korea Society for Environmental Analysis, 2020-08)Non-target aquatic organisms such as fish may be impacted by agricultural activities through the run-off of pesticides from farms into aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the genotoxic (erythrocytic micronuclei) and ... -
Specific polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons identified as ecological risk factors in the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria
(Elsevier, 2019-12)The ecological risk assessment (ERA) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is imperative due to their ubiquity and biological effects in aquatic organisms. We evaluated the seasonal levels and ERA of 16 priority PAHs ... -
Heavy metals in vegetables collected from selected farm and market sites in Lagos, Nigeria
(2012-09)This study was conducted to determine the concentration of heavy metals (copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd)) in five vegetables viz; Cochorus olitorus (Jew’s mallow), Vernonia amygdalina (Bitter-leaf), ... -
Toxicological evaluations of treated cosmetic effluent on Clarias gariepinus (The African Sharptooth Catfish)
(University of Lagos Journal of Medicine, Science and Technology, 2019-12)The preponderance of industrial activities has led to the discharge of often untreated effluents into the aquatic environment. Some industries endeavour to carry out some form of treatment on their effluent before discharge ... -
Histological, microbiological, physicochemical and heavy metals evaluation of effluent from Kara Cow Market, Ogun state in Guppy Fish (Poecilia reticulata)
(The Zoologist, 2019-12)The Ogun River is a sink for untreated effluents discharged from the Kara Cow Market, Ogun State. In this study, microbiological, physicochemical and heavy metals evaluation were carried out on effluent from the market. ... -
Sawmill activities near the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analysis and embryotoxic evaluations of sediment extracts using Clarias gariepinus
(Springer, 2020-04-20)The physicochemical parameters and 16 priority PAHs in surface water, porewater and sediment at a sawmill wastes-impacted and High-Rise study sites on the Lagos lagoon in Nigeria were assessed. Further, the embryotoxic ... -
Bioaccumulation and distribution of organochlorine residues across the food web in Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE, 2016)Eighteen organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues were measured in the water, sediment, plankton, benthic invertebrates and fish in various sections of the Lagos Lagoon in 2014 to investigate their bioaccumulation ... -
Assessment of Public Health Risk Associated with Consumption of Dominant Edible Animal Species of the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria
(Ife Journal of Science, 2018-06)Heavy metals bio-accumulated in edible aquatic animal species pre-dispose final consumers to adverse health effects of these toxins. Edible animal species were collected from the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria where elevated co ... -
The artificial substrate preference of invertebrates in Ogbe Creek, Lagos, Nigeria
(Life Science Journal, 2006-05-09)The colonisation patterns of the invertebrates of Ogbe Creek on four different types of artificial substrates (Kakaban, gravel bucket, glass and wood) was investigated within the period of September and November, 2002. A ... -
Migration patterns and morphometrics of Common Sandpipers Actitis hypoleucos at Ottenby, southeastern Sweden
(Ringing & Migration, 2011)Current knowledge of the migration of the Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos is still limited. The species has been ringed at Ottenby Bird Observatory, southeast Sweden, since 1947, allowing for analyses of long-term ... -
Intra-African movements of the African cuckoo Cuculus gularis as revealed by satellite telemetry
(Journal of Avian Biology, 2018)Despite many bird species migrating regularly within the African continent, in response to rainfall and breeding opportunities, documented evidence of the spatiotemporal patterns of such movements is scarce. We use satellite ... -
Spatial behaviour and food choice of the Garden Warbler Sylvia borin during its non-breeding season
(Ostrich, 2017)Information regarding the spatial behaviour of migratory bird species on their wintering ground is important in understanding the factors that can influence breeding success and population size. The Garden Warbler ... -
PATTERNS IN BIRD SPECIES RICHNESS AND ABUNDANCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA CAMPUS
(Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife & Environment, 2018-09)Biodiversity is declining globally partly due to urbanization which is often accompanied by habitat destruction, fragmentation and loss. In this study we investigated the factors influencing the patterns in bird species ...
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