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Dr. Mpho Setlalekgomo

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Dr. Mpho Setlalekgomo

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences (BS)

P/Bag 0027 GABORONE
+2673650314
msetlale@buan.ac.bw
  • PhD topic: Metabolic energy relations in the Eastern Cape angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata).

 

Degrees

  • PhD in Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (2010), South Africa.
  • MSc in Zoology, University of Port Elizabeth (2002), South Africa.
  • BSc Honours in Zoology, University of Port Elizabeth (2000), South Africa.
  • BSc Biology and Environmental Science, University of Botswana (1995). Botswana.

Professional Societies

  • Member of Zoological Society of Southern Africa (ZSSA).
  • Herpetological Association of Africa (HAA).
  • Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS)

 

  • Biodiversity (Animal Diversity component)
  • Biology of Cells (Genetics component)
  • Invertebrate Zoology
  • Vertebrate Zoology

 

  • Diversity and distribution of Botswana tortoises.

 

  • Vegetation survey, Botswana

 

Google Scholar

Setlalekgomo M.R. and Winter P.E.D. (2016). The metabolic responses of adult angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) to varying ambient temperatures. CIBTech Journal of Zoology, 5 (2): 61-72. ISSN: 2319–3883 (Online).

Setlalekgomo M.R. (2016). Evidence for a circadian rhythm in the oxygen consumption of resting angulate tortoise(Chersina angulata). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 4(5): 945-949. E-ISSN: 2320-7078.P-ISSN: 2349-6800.

Setlalekgomo M.R. (2015). Snakebite Management in Cattle by Farmers in Lentsweletau Extension Area of Kweneng District in Botswana. International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 4(8): 6963- 6968. ISSN (Online): 2319-8753. ISSN (Print): 2347-6710. DOI:10.15680/IJIRSET.2015.0408188.

Setlalekgomo M.R. and Sesinyi, K. (2014). Seed dispersal by serrated tortoises (Psammobates oculiferus) and the effect of their gut passage on seed germination. Scientific Journal of Animal Science, 3(10): 252-257. ISSN 2322-1704. DOI: 10.14196/sjas.v3i10.1720.

Setlalekgomo M.R. (2014). Ethnozoological Survey of the Indigenous Knowledge on the Use of Pangolins (Manis Sps) in Traditional Medicine in Lentsweletau Extended Area in Botswana. Journal of Animal Science Advances, 4(6): 883-890. ISSN: 2251-7219. DOI: 10.5455/jasa.20140526093512.

Setlalekgomo, M.R. and Setlalekgomo, T. (2013). Effects of gut passage by kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) and pericarp on the germination percentage of morula (Sclerocarya birrea) seeds. Scientific Journal of Biological Sciences, 2(6): 122-126 ISSN 2322-1968.

Setlalekgomo, M.R. and Setlalekgomo, T. (2013). The Status of Tortoises and Community Attitudes towards Tortoises in Lentsweletau and Botlhapatlou Villages in Kweneng District of Botswana. Journal of Animal Science Advances, 3(4): 181-186. ISSN: 2251-7219. DOI: 10.5455/jasa.20130430122849.

Setlalekgomo, M.R. (2013). Ethnozoological survey of traditional medicinal uses of tortoises in Lentsweletau and Botlhapatlou villages in Kweneng district of Botswana. Scientific Journal of Zoology, 2(4): 36-39. ISSN 2322-293X.

Setlalekgomo, M.R. and Setlalekgomo T. (2013). The Use of Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Goats in Lentsweletau Village in Kweneng District of Botswana. Journal of Veterinary Advances, 3(7): 197-202. ISSN: 2251-7685. DOI:10.5455/jva.20130717124808.

Setlalekgomo, M.R. (2012). Limitations to Tswana Chicken Farming among Women in Lentsweletau Village in Kweneng District, Botswana. Journal of Animal Science Advances, 2(11): 473-476. ISSN: 2251-7677.

Setlalekgomo, M.R. and Winter, P.E.D. (2012). Effects of Changing Ambient Temperature on the Oxygen Consumption and the Body Temperature of Adult Angora Goats (Capra Aegagrus). Journal of Animal Science Advances, 2(11): 890-896. ISSN: 2251-7219.

Setlalekgomo, M.R., Els, S.F. and Winter, P.E.D. (2012). The thermoregulatory responses of adult angora goats (Capra aegagrus) to repeated wetting. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 8(2): 1219-1226. ISSN 1819-544X.

Setlalekgomo, M.R., Els, S.F. and Winter, P.E.D. (2012). The Metabolic Adjustments of The Angulate Tortoise (Chersina Angulata) To Seasonal Changes In Temperature And Photoperiod. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 8(2): 1211-1218. ISSN 1819-544X.

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