Godfrey C. Akani

Rivers State University — Nigeria

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(63), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(60), Turtle Biology and Conservation(33), Species Distribution and Climate Change(21), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(19)

Publications130 total

What’s for dinner? How sex and size affect the diet of Trionyx triunguis across Africa
Herpetological Bulletin·2025Open Access
Economic Value Potentials of the Niger Delta Mangrove Ecosystem, and Decline in Rural Livelihood Arising from Unsustainable Exploitations
Journal of Global Ecology and Environment·2025Open Access
Human–reptile cohabitation and the associated conservation dilemmas in Nigeria
Biodiversity·2025
Same but Different: Intersexual and Age‐Related Habitat Use of the Threatened West African <i>Trionyx triunguis</i> Clade—A Four‐Country Comparative Study
African Journal of Ecology·2024· 1 cited
Diet of the Galam white-lipped frog Amnirana galamensis in southern Nigeria deduced from faecal samples
Herpetological Bulletin·2024Open Access
Nesting trees used by a pest bird (Village Weaver, <i>Ploceus cucullatus</i>): a large field survey suggests further human conflicts with local stakeholders in Southern Nigeria
Folia oecologica·2024Open Access
Challenges of Sea Turtle Conservation in African Territorial Waters: The Way Out
Sustainable development and biodiversity·2023· 4 cited
Rationale Behind Conservation of Africa’s Biological Resources
Sustainable development and biodiversity·2023· 6 cited
Report on the incidences of skeletal anomalies in three fish species from Bonny tributary (Niger delta), Nigeria
Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Factors Militating Against Biodiversity Conservation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: The Way Out
Sustainable development and biodiversity·2022· 9 cited
Intestinal helminth parasites of greater cane rats (Thryonomys swinderianus) sold at Omagwa BushmeatMarket, Omagwa, Rivers State, Nigeria.
PubMed·2022· 1 cited
Impact of <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 on wild meat trade in Nigerian markets
Conservation Science and Practice·2021· 13 citedOpen Access
Generalist, selective or ‘mixed’ foragers? Feeding strategies of two tropical toads across suburban habitats
Journal of Zoology·2021· 2 cited
Determining the composition and structure of antelope communities in three study sites within the Niger Delta (Nigeria) based on bushmeat market data
Tropical Ecology·2021· 2 cited
Length-weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Cichlids in Eniong and Lower Cross Rivers, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Community Characteristics of Sympatric Freshwater Turtles from Savannah Waterbodies in Ghana
Wetlands·2021· 8 cited
A Comparative Analysis of the Diets of a Genus of Freshwater Turtles across Africa
Diversity·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
Community Characteristics of Sympatric Freshwater Turtles From Savannah Waterbodies in Ghana
Research Square (Research Square)·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
A Comparative Analysis of the Diets of &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Pelusios&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; Turtles across Africa &amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;†&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;
2021Open Access
Pre- and post-Ebola outbreak trends in wild meat trade in West Africa
Biological Conservation·2021· 18 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Luca Luiselli(44), Edem A. Eniang(19), Fabio Petrozzi(11), Daniele Dendi(9), Francesco M. Angelici(9), Nioking Amadi(8), Edoardo Politano(7), Giovanni Amori(6), Dario Capizzi(6), Emmanuel M. Hema(5), Massimiliano Di Vittorio(5), Julia E. Fa(5), Nwabueze Ebere(5), Stephanie N. Ajong(4), Lorenzo Rugiero(3), Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto(3), B.B. Fakae(3), Luca Luiselli(3), Valy Ouattara(2), Gnoumou Parfait(2)