Community-level diversity modelling of birds and butterflies on Anjouan, Comoro Islands by Marsh, C, Lewis, O, Said, I, Ewers, R

“…Here, we investigate the distribution patterns of birds and butterflies on the island of Anjouan to identify areas important for the persistence of endemic species. …”

Classification hiérarchique des zones boisées d’altitudes de l’île d’Anjouan, Comores by Houmadi Amélaïd, Pascal Fust, Kathleen Green, Mohamed Daniel, Ishaka Said, Joelisoa Ratsirarson, Steeves Buckland

“…The second largest island of the Comoros archipelago, Anjouan, was covered by forest before human colonization, whereas today only a few forest fragments remain on steep and inaccessible slopes. …”
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La maison urbaine, cadre de production du statut et du genre à Anjouan (Comores), XVIIe-XIXe siècles by Sophie Blanchy

“…It thus appears to be the site of the joint production of status and gender in Anjouan.…”
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Fragilisation et modification des formations littorales meubles sur l’île d’Anjouan (Comores) : Quand l’érosion d'origine anthropique se conjugue au changement climatique by Kamardine Sinane, Gilbert David, Gwenaëlle Pennober, Roland Troadec

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Les Comores et l'aléa cyclonique dans le contexte des changements climatiques : la vulnérabilité différenciée d'Anjouan et de Mayotte by Nicolas Legoff

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Anjouan (Comores), un nœud dans les réseaux de l’océan Indien. Émergence et rôle d’une société urbaine lettrée et marchande (XVIIe-XXe siècle) by Sophie Blanchy

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First record of Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Comoros Archipelago with description of Sergentomyia (Vattieromyia) pessoni n. sp. and S. (rondanomyia) goodman... by Randrianambinintsoa F.J., Depaquit J., Brengues C., Dhondt C., Yahaya I., Ouledi A., Léger N., Robert V.

“…No Phlebotomine sandflies had ever been reported in the Comoros Archipelago, including the three islands of the Republic of the Union of Comoros (Grande Comore, Mohéli and Anjouan) and the French oversea department of Mayotte. …”
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Alu elements within the human major histocompatibility class I region in the Comoros Islands: genetic variation and population relationships by Said Nassor Abeid, Majida Motrane, Hamid Farhane, Nourdin Harich

“…Subjects and methods: Two hundred and fifty-seven unrelated participants from the Comoros archipelago, Grande Comore (86), Anjouan (93) and Moheli (78), were examined for five MHC Alu insertions. …”
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How history and geography may explain the distribution in the Comorian archipelago of a novel mutation in DNA repair-deficient xeroderma pigmentosum patients by Alain Sarasin, Patrick Munier, François Cartault

“…Although the four Comorian islands were populated by the same individuals during the 7-10th centuries, XP was found now only in the Comorian island of Anjouan. To avoid the slavery process caused by the arrival of the Arabs around the 11-13th centuries, inhabitants of Anjouan, including XP-heterozygotes, hid inland of the island protected by volcanoes. …”
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« Le petit Mahorais apprend à écrire de droite à gauche à l´école coranique. Ensuite de gauche à droite avec l´alphabet Latin » by Rémi Tchokothe

“…Dans cet entretien Nassur Attoumani parle des langues d’écriture et des identités littéraires, des réseaux littéraires, de l’écrivain « postcolonial » comme traducteur (in)conscient, du lectorat absent, de la crise humanitaire liée à la « migration » des îles d’Anjouan, de Mohéli et de la Grande-Comore vers Mayotte et du mythe du casque colonial qu’il porte fièrement depuis plusieurs décennies.     …”
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Diversification in the Comoros: Review of the <i>Laccophilus alluaudi</i> Species Group with the Description of Four New Species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) by Johannes Bergsten, Olof Biström

“…To date, a single species, <i>Laccophilus tigrinus</i> Guignot, 1959 (Anjouan), is known from the Comoro Islands, with eight other species known from Madagascar. …”
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Control of malaria in the Comoro Islands over the past century by Ismaël Chakir, Ali Ibrahim Said, Bacar Affane, Ronan Jambou

“…Results There has been much effort to reach a pre-eradication state in Anjouan and Moheli, but only control steps have been taken in the Great Comoro. …”
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Anopheles gambiae on remote islands in the Indian Ocean: origins and prospects for malaria elimination by genetic modification of extant populations by Robert E. Ditter, Melina Campos, Marc W. Crepeau, João Pinto, Ali Toilibou, Yssouf Amina, Luciano Michaël Tantely, Romain Girod, Yoosook Lee, Anthony J. Cornel, Gregory C. Lanzaro

“…Abstract The mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. is a primary malaria vector throughout sub-Saharan Africa including the islands of the Comoros archipelago (Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mayotte and Mohéli). These islands are located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in eastern Africa. …”
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Ticks are unlikely to play a role in leprosy transmission in the Comoros (East Africa) as they do not harbour M. leprae DNA by Lena Krausser, Lena Krausser, Lena Krausser, Elien Chauvaux, Elien Chauvaux, Magalie Van Dyck-Lippens, Amina Yssouf, Amina Yssouf, Younoussa Assoumani, Younoussa Assoumani, Pablo Tortosa, Pablo Tortosa, Bouke Catherine de Jong, Sofie Marijke Braet, Sofie Marijke Braet, Sofie Marijke Braet

“…Ticks have been proposed as a potential contributor in leprosy transmission due to their importance as vectors for other infectious diseases.MethodsIn 2010, a sampling of ticks residing on cattle was conducted on the islands Grande Comore, Anjouan, and Mohéli which constitute the Union of the Comoros where leprosy remains endemic. …”
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Large-scale mitochondrial DNA analysis of native honey bee Apis mellifera populations reveals a new African subgroup private to the South West Indian Ocean islands by Maéva Angélique Techer, Johanna Clémencet, Christophe Simiand, Sookar Preeaduth, Hamza Abdou Azali, Bernard Reynaud, Delatte Hélène

“…An extensive sampling (n = 1184 colonies) was done in the Mascarene (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), Seychelles (Mahé, Praslin, La Digue) and Comoros (Grande Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan, Mayotte) archipelagos. Islands genetic diversity was compared to newly sampled populations from Madagascar, continental African and European populations. …”
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Volcanism and tectonics unveiled in the Comoros Archipelago between Africa and Madagascar by Thinon, Isabelle, Lemoine, Anne, Leroy, Sylvie, Paquet, Fabien, Berthod, Carole, Zaragosi, Sébastien, Famin, Vincent, Feuillet, Nathalie, Boymond, Pierre, Masquelet, Charles, Mercury, Nicolas, Rusquet, Anaïs, Scalabrin, Carla, Van der Woerd, Jérôme, Bernard, Julien, Bignon, Julie, Clouard, Valérie, Doubre, Cécile, Jacques, Eric, Jorry, Stephan J., Rolandone, Frédérique, Chamot-Rooke, Nicolas, Delescluse, Matthias, Franke, Dieter, Watremez, Louise, Bachèlery, Patrick, Michon, Laurent, Sauter, Daniel, Bujan, Stéphane, Canva, Albane, Dassie, Emilie, Roche, Vincent, Ali, Said, Sitti Allaouia, Abdoul Hamid, Deplus, Christine, Rad, Setareh, Sadeski, Ludivine

“…Here we identify and describe two major submarine tectono-volcanic fields: the N’Droundé province oriented N160°E north of Grande-Comore Island, and the Mwezi province oriented N130°E north of Anjouan and Mayotte Islands. The presence of popping basaltic rocks sampled in the Mwezi province suggests post-Pleistocene volcanic activity. …”
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