Mwangi Githiru

Kenya Wildlife Service — KE

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

18h-index1.3kcitations76works1.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(46), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(25), Avian ecology and behavior(22), Species Distribution and Climate Change(12), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies(11)

Publications76 total

Habitat degradation relates to reduced immune function in nestlings, but not adults, of a tropical forest bird
Die Naturwissenschaften·2025Open Access
Weak evaporative cooling capacity and body size shape thermal limits in tropical montane forest birds
2025Open Access
Heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio varies with habitat fragmentation and canopy cover in a tropical understory insectivore
Journal für Ornithologie·2025Open Access
Climate‐Smart Agriculture and Human–Elephant Conflict in Southern Kenya: Intercropping With Use of a Metal Strip Deterrent Fence
African Journal of Ecology·2025Open Access
Many winners, few losers: stable bird populations on an Afrotropical mountain amidst climate change
Frontiers in Conservation Science·2025Open Access
Habitat disturbance alters movement behaviour in a social Afrotropical forest bird
Biological Conservation·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Long-term genetic and demographic surveys reveal the impact of population history, habitat change, and conservation efforts on the globally endangered <i>Turdus helleri</i> (Taita Thrush)
Ornithological applications·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Participatory modelling across Kenyan villages facilitates insights into the complexity of human–elephant interactions
Oryx·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Lack of crucial information exacerbates barriers to mitigating human–elephant conflicts in rural Kenya
Oryx·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Cooperative breeding alters physiological and behavioral responses to habitat fragmentation
iScience·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Elephants at Crossroads: Foraging Implications Under Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) in Southern Kenya
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Elevational patterns of species richness and community structure of understorey birds in an East African montane forest
African Journal of Ecology·2023· 4 cited
Lunar phase as a dynamic landscape of fear factor affecting elephant crop raiding potential
Ethology Ecology & Evolution·2023· 3 cited
Farmer Attitudes On Climate Change, Farming Practices, and Livelihood Threats, and the Impact to Conservation in the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor, Kenya
Human Ecology·2023· 7 cited
Anthropogenic activities affect forest structure and arthropod abundance in a Kenyan biodiversity hotspot
Biodiversity and Conservation·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Contrasting effects of cooperative group size and number of helpers on maternal investment in eggs and nestlings
Animal Behaviour·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Socio-economic factors correlating with illegal use of giraffe body parts
Oryx·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Chemical Ecology and Elephant Conservation: Examining Chili Pepper Deterrent Fences
2023· 3 cited
Kin do not always help: testing multiple hypotheses on nest feeding in a cooperatively breeding bird
Behavioral Ecology·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
Complex Ways in Which Landscape Conditions and Risks Affect Human Attitudes Towards Wildlife
Conservation and Society·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
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Luc Lens(28), Erik Matthysen(11), Laurence Cousseau(7), Dries Van de Loock(6), Beate Apfelbeck(6), Bruce A. Schulte(5), Leon Bennun(5), Bernard Amakobe(4), Lynn Von Hagen(4), Peter Njoroge(3), Urbanus N. Mutwiwa(3), Simon Kasaine(3), Ken Norris(2), Peter Galbusera(2), C. P. K. O. Ogol(2), Munir Z. Virani(2), Paul Kirui(2), Simon Thomsett(2), Jan Christian Habel(2), Hilde Eggermont(2)