Elephant dung is both an ephemeral and patchy resource present mainly in the late dry season.
In this model gut pathology is predominantly located to the distal small intestine and characterized by a patchy, but severe inflammation and necrosis.
The aftermath of the rebellion, too, has received only patchy treatment.
This includes geniculate lamination, cortical lamination, and the horizontally patchy association (cortico-cortical) connections between areas of visual cortex.
As regards maize crop production, however, liberalisation has failed to solve the challenges of high cost and patchy service delivery.
Adjustments are generally incremental and patchy rather than radical and comprehensive.
The distribution of carabid assemblages usually reflects the patchy availability of food resources.
Superimposed on this patchy pattern was a trend of increasing biomass through late summer.