Rhodes H. Makundi

Sokoine University of Agriculture — TZ

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

34h-index3.6kcitations187works1.32yr avg
OpenAlex↗ORCID↗Google Scholar↗Lab page↗

Accepting Students?

No reports yet. Know if this professor is taking students?

Research Topics

Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies(108), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(66), Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research(38), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(26), Zoonotic diseases and public health(26)

Publications187 total

Methods for Rodent Control to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Studies from Africa
Zoonotic Diseases·2026Open Access
Species Identification and Spatial Modeling of Subterranean Rodents in the Highlands of the Kilimanjaro Region, Northeastern Tanzania
SSRN Electronic Journal·2026Open Access
Does Rodent Management Impact the Distribution of <i>Rattus rattus</i> and <i>Mastomys natalensis</i> in Village Settings?
Integrative Zoology·2025Open Access
Potential zoonotic rickettsiales bacteria associated with small mammals and their ectoparasites in africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Infectious Diseases·2025Open Access
Serological Survey of Leptospira spp. in Livestock and Rodents from Different Settlements in the Kilombero Wetland, Tanzania
Pathogens·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Dynamic movement patterns of commensal rodents <scp><i>Mastomys natalensis</i></scp> and <scp><i>Rattus rattus</i></scp>: determining differential habitat use using Rhodamine B
Pest Management Science·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Antibodies against medically relevant arthropod-borne viruses in the ubiquitous African rodent Mastomys natalensis
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Antibodies against medically relevant arthropod-borne viruses in the ubiquitous African rodent <i>Mastomys natalensis</i>
2024Open Access
Seasonal breeding in three sympatric rodent species in semi-arid Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Mammalia·2024Open Access
Population dynamics of the Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and Makundi’s brush fur rat (Lophuromys makundii) and their implications in disease persistence in Mbulu District, Tanzania
European Journal of Wildlife Research·2024· 1 cited
Flea infestation of rodent and their community structure in frequent and non-frequent plague outbreak areas in Mbulu district, northern Tanzania
International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Afromontane mosaic vegetation acts as a barrier between small mammals from two savannah biomes in northern Ethiopia
Biodiversity and Conservation·2024· 2 cited
Small mammal abundance and diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution·2023· 1 cited
Rodent biology and ecologically based rodent management (EBRM)—25 years of progress through promoting multidisciplinary research
Integrative Zoology·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Current and Potential Future Distribution of Small Mammals in the Selous Ecosystem, Tanzania
Journal of East African Natural History·2023· 1 cited
Twenty-nine years of continuous monthly capture-mark-recapture data of multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) in Morogoro, Tanzania
Scientific Data·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Immunogenetics, sylvatic plague and its vectors: insights from the pathogen reservoir Mastomys natalensis in Tanzania
Immunogenetics·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Spatio-temporal home range of the dominant rodent species in Mabira central forest reserve, Uganda
BMC Ecology and Evolution·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Rodent abundance, diversity and community structure in a bubonic plague endemic area, northern Tanzania
Mammalia·2023· 9 cited
Prevalence of Bartonella spp. in rodent and shrew species trapped in Kigoma and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania: A public health concern
African Journal of Microbiology Research·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
page 1 of 10Next →

Frequent Co-authors

Herwig Leirs(21), Apia W. Massawe(20), Loth S. Mulungu(20), Steven R. Belmain(10), Benny Borremans(10), Seth J. Eiseb(8), Abdul Katakweba(8), Marc De Meyer(7), A. P. Maerere(7), Ara Monadjem(7), Themb’alilahlwa A. M. Mahlaba(6), Peter J. Taylor(6), Robert S. Machang’u(5), F. Kirsten(5), Phanuel Malebane(5), Sophie Gryseels(5), Stephen Davis(4), Maulid W. Mwatawala(4), Anne Laudisoit(4), Joë̈lle Goü̈y de Bellocq(4)