Dr. Mesele Yihune Tamene

Assistant Professor
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Ecological and Systematic Zoology from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

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Biography

Dr. Mesele Yihune Tamene is currently working in Debre Markos University. He obtained his PhD in Ecological and Systematic Zoology from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is having 3 year 4 month teaching experience. He is member of Biological Society of Ethiopia, and Environmental Protection Club in the University. He also received grants from Frankfurt Zoological Society under Afro-alpine Ecosystem Conservation Project to conduct a research on Human-wildlife (The Ethiopian Wolf and Gelada Baboon Conflict) in and Around the Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. He has 6 publications in journals as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Ecology
Population Genetics
Internal Medicine
Zoology

Selected Publications

  1. Yihune, M. and A. Bekele, 2012. Population status, feeding ecology and activity patterns of Grant's gazelle (Gazella granti) in Abijata-Shalla Lakes, Ethiopia. Asian J. Biol. Sci., 5: 20-29.
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  2. Yihune, M. and A. Bekele, 2012. Diversity, distribution and abundance of rodent community in the Afro-alpine habitats of the simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Int. J. Zool. Res., 8: 137-149.
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  3. Yihune, M. and A. Bekele, 2010. Diet and activities of pied kingfisher (Ceryl rudis) in Lake Hora Arsedi, Debre Zeit. Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci., 9: 117-125.
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  4. Yihune, M., A. Bekele and Z. Tefera, 2009. Human-wildlife conflict in and around the Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci., 32: 57-64.
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  5. Yihune, M., A. Bekele and Z. Tefera, 2009. Human-gelada baboon conflict in and around the Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Afr. J. Ecol., 47: 276-282.
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  6. Yihune, M., A. Bekele and Z. Tefera, 2008. Human-Ethiopian wolf conflict in and around the Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Int. J. Ecol. Environ. Sci., 34: 149-155.
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