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PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
Volume 38, 2006
CONTENTS
NUMBER 1
Parasitology
AHMED, S., NAWAZ, M., GUL, R.,
ZAKIR, M. AND RAZZAQ, A. Some
epidemiological aspects of hydatidosis
of lungs and livers of sheep and goats in
Quetta, Pakistan .............................................1
EL-LABADI, S.N., ISMAIL, N.S. AND
KHALAF, M. Intestinal digenetic
trematodes of some fishes from the Gulf
of Aqaba, Red Sea .......................................43
BILQEES, F.M. AND KHAN, A. A new
trematode from the intestine of kite,
Milvus migrans migrans...............................75
Pest Control and Entomology
SHAFIQUE, M., AHMAD, M. AND
CHAUDRY, M.A. Evaluation of wheat
varieties for resistance to angoumois
grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella
(Olivier) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) ..............7
SHAFIQUE, M., AHMAD, M. AND
CHAUDRY, M.A. Feeding preference
and development of Tribolium
castaneum (Herbst.) in wheat products .........27
SAEED, S., KWON, Y-J. AND KAUSAR, T.
Irradiation control of Plodia
interpunctella L. (Lepidoptera:
Pyralidae) in dehydrated Ginseng
(Panax ginseng) ...........................................33
HAMED, M., KHAN, R.A. AND JAMIL,
F.F. Toxicity of different insecticide
mixtures against cotton bollworm,
Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.)
(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) .............................39
MAHMOOD, K. New record of two fruit
flies (Tephritidae: Diptera) species from
Pakistan (S.C.) .............................................82
Fisheries / Fish Pathology / Wildlife
NAREJO, N.T. Length-weight relationship
and relative condition factor of a carp,
Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton) from
Manchar Lake, Distt. Dadu, Sindh,
Pakistan.......................................................11
GHALIB, S.A., RAHMAN, H. AND KHAN,
A.R. Observations on the Wildlife of
Nara Wetland Complex, Tehsil Nara,
District Khairpur, Sindh with special
reference to the waterbirds ...........................21
YOUSAFZAI, A.M. AND SHAH, J. Non-
song birds of valley Swat: Pakistan
(S.C.) ...........................................................77
Physiology / Biochemistry
KHAN, T.H., ZAIB-UN-NISA AND
RAFEEQ, M. The effects of blood
groups, sex, marital status, residential
status, ethnicity, income and age on the
prevalence of hepatitis in the patients
visiting Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur.........15
QURESHI, I.Z., SHABANA, A. AND
FAREEHA, A. Effect of overweight and
obesity on liver function in a sample
from Pakistani population ............................49
SIDDIQUI, A., NIAZI, A. AND
SHAHARYAR, S. Facilitation of
lordosis behaviour is differentially
mediated by 5-HT2 receptor agents in
diazepam-tolerant female rats.......................65
Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics
QAZI, W.M., AHMED, M., HOESSLI, D.C.,
AHMAD, I., KHAWAJA, I.,
WAJAHAT, T., KALEEM, A.,
WALKER-NASIR, E., RAHMAN, N.,
SHAKOORI, A.R. AND NASIR-UD-
DIN. Consensus sequences as targets for
phosphorylation of amino acids in
phosphoproteins: statistical computing
analysis........................................................55
NUMBER 2
Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics
WAJAHAT, T., KALEEM, A., AHMAD, I.,
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HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-NASIR, E.,
QAZI, W.M., SALEEM, M.,
SHAKOORI, A.R. AND NASIR-UD-
DIN. Mammalian epidermal growth
factor receptor: role of phosphorylation
and glycosylation .........................................85
KALEEM, A., AHMAD, I., WAJAHAT, T.,
HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-NASIR, E.,
HUSSAIN, S.A., QAZI, W.M.,
SHAKOORI, A.R. AND NASIR-UD-
DIN. Somatic cell cycle regulation by
histone H3 modifications: action of OGT
and kinases ................................................137
Fisheries / Fish Pathology
NAREJO, N.T. Study on the food and
feeding habit of Palri, Gudusia chapra
(Hamilton) from fishpond in Distt.
Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan ................................93
SHAHZAD, K., SALIM, M. AND ASAD, F.
Evaluation of apparent digestibility
coefficient of corn, wheat and feather
meal for Labeo rohita ................................125
Microbiology
AZIZ, H., FAIZ, M., BASHIR, T. AND
ASGHAR, S. The resistance of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated
from cancer patients to various groups of
antibiotics ....................................................99
NADEEM, M., BAIG, S., SYED, Q., AND
QAZI, J.I. Microbial production of
alkaline proteases by locally isolated
Bacillus subtilis PCSIR-5...........................109
QAZI, J.I., SHAHID, S. AND
CHAUDHARY, N. Occurrence of
hemolytic coliform bacteria in drinking
water samples of Lahore ............................119
Parasitology
KHAN, M.A., RAZAMARA, S.A.,
YOUNUS, M., KHAN, M.S., KHAN, I.
AND ABBAS, T. Prevalence and effect
of helminthiasis on haematological
parameters in the migratory sparrows
(Alauda arvensis) and treatment with an
antihelmintic, fenbendazole .......................105
AHMED, S., NAWAZ, M., GUL, R.,
ZAKIR, M. AND RAZZAQ, A. Natural
infection of sheep and goats with
Dictyocaulus filaria and Protostrongylus
rufescens (Nematoda) in Quetta,
Pakistan (S.C.) ...........................................173
Pests, Pest Control and Entomology
AHMAD, I. AND RAB, N. New records and
redescription of a gonocerine squash gug
Cletomorpha hastata (F.) (Hemiptera:
Coreidae) from Indo-Pakistan sub-
continent and its cladistic relationships ......115
SIDDIQI, A.R., JILANI, G., REHMAN, J.U.
AND KANVIL, S. Effect of turmeric
extracts on settling response and
fecundity of peach fruit fly (Diptera:
Tephritidae) ...............................................131
AKHTAR, N. AND MUJAHID, M.Y.
Patterns of resistance against Schizaphis
graminum (Rondani) in rain fed wheat
varieties .....................................................153
ALAM, J.M., SULTANA, I., MAHMOOD,
S.R. AND ALAM, S.M. Pneumotoxic
activity of crude venom and a cytolytic
protein, PuTX-IVC, from a coelenterate,
Physalia utriculus (Blue Bottle) .................159
AKHTAR, N., EHSAN-UL-HAQ AND
MASOOD, M.A. Categories of
resistance in national uniform wheat
yield trials against Schizaphis graminum
(Rondani), (Homoptera: Aphididae)...........167
Ecology
BAIG, K.J., AWAN, M.R. AND ASHRAF,
N. Ecological studies and zoogeographic
affinities of the amphibians and reptiles
found in Chagai Desert, Balochistan,
Pakistan.....................................................145
Obituary note ....................................................176
NUMBER 3
Biotechnology
HAQ, I.U., ALI, S., ASLAM, A. AND
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QADEER, M.A. β-D-fructofuranosidase
production by a 2-deoxy-D-glucose
stabilized mutant strain of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae on kinetic
basis ..........................................................207
Entomology
BUTT, A., ANWAR, R. AND TAHIR, M.
Some new species of family Lycosidae
from agricultural fields of Punjab,
Pakistan .....................................................185
BUTT, A. AND SIRAJ, A. Some orb weaver
spiders from Punjab, Pakistan ....................215
SHAH, Z.A., YASIN, S. AND KALLU, A.A.
Calliphorid and sarcophagid fly fauna of
District Faisalabad .....................................221
Marine Biology
MOAZZAM, N. AND MOAZZAM, M.
Stomatopod larvae from Pakistan Coast-
I. Taxonomic enumeration .........................177
ALI-KHAN, S. Adults and copepodite stages
of Temora turbinata (Copepoda:
Calanoida) from the Indian Ocean..............201
MOAZZAM, N. AND MOAZZAM, M. On
some hydroids (Cnidaria) from the Coast
of Pakistan.................................................225
Pests and Pest Control
BURIRO, A.H., HAMEED, S., AFRIDI,
J.K., QAZI, B.R. AND MAHAR, A.N.
Population dynamics of grain aphid,
Sitobion avenae F. (Aphididae:
Homoptera) and barley thrips,
Limothrips cerealium H. (Thripidae:
Thysanoptera) on wheat and barley in
highland Balochistan..................................191
SARWAR, M. Occurrence of insect pests on
guava (Psidium guajava) tree .....................197
KANVIL, S., JILANI, G. AND REHMAN,
J.U. Repellency of petroleum ether
extract of some indigenous plants against
Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)
(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).......................233
HUSSAIN, I., NAUREEN, H. AND
AHMED, I. A preliminary study on risk
analysis of pesticides to insectivorous
birds inhabiting cotton based agro-
ecosystem of Punjab, Pakistan ...................255
Toxicology
AHSAN, M.M. SHAKOORI. F.R. AND
SHAKOORI, A.R. Biochemical and
haematological abnormalities in factory
workers exposed to hexavalent
chromium in tanneries of Kasur District .....239
NUMBER 4
Pests and Pest Control
SARWAR, M. Incidence of insect pests on
ber (Zizyphus jujube) tree ..........................261
DEEBA, F., SARWAR, M. AND KHUHRO,
R.D. Varietal susceptibility of mungbean
genotypes to pulse beetle,
Callosobruchus analis (Fabricius)
(Coleoptera: Bruchidae).............................265
HUSSAIN, I.
AND PRESCOTT, C.V.
Effectiveness of Warfarin for controlling
the lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota
bengalensis) in field crops of Pothwar
Plateau, Pakistan........................................283
KANVIL, S., JILANI, G. AND REHMAN,
J.U. Repellency of acetone extract of
some indigenous plants against
Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)
(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)-II...................297
ALI, N.S., ALI, S.S. AND SHAKOORI. A.R.
Survival and body weight loss of starved
adults of lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha
dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) at
different relative humidities .......................317
Fisheries
NAREJO, N.T., LASHARI, P.K.,
LAGHARI, M.Y., MASTOI, A.M. AND
KHOSO, H.B. Fecundity of palri,
Gudusia chapra (Hamilton) from
fishponds of Chilya Hatchery (Distt.
Thatta), Sindh, Pakistan .............................269
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Entomology
BASHIR, M.H. AND AFZAL, M. Two new
species of the genus Dactyloscirus
(Acari: Cunaxidae) from Punjab,
Pakistan .....................................................273
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and
Bioinformatics
SAMI, A.J. Purification and characterization
of growth hormone of water buffalo,
Bubalus bubalis (Neeli Ravi) from
Pakistan ....................................................278
SAMRA, Z.Q., SIDDIQUE, Z., DAR, N.
AND ATHAR, M.A. Immunochemical
detection of PreS2 epitope of hepatitis B
surface antigen...........................................291
KALEEM, A., WAJAHAT, T., AHMAD, I.,
HOESSLI, D.C., NASIR, E.W., QAZI,
W.M., SHAKOORI, A.R. AND NASIR-
UD-DIN Regulation of apoptosis by
histone H2B modifications.........................305
SAMRA, Z.Q., MIRZA, S.N., DAR, N.,
MAHMOOD, Z. AND ATHAR, M.A.
Characterization of lactate dehydro-
genase enzyme immobilized to magnetic
nanoparticles..............................................327
CHAUDHARY, Z.I., AHMED, R.S.,
HUSSAIN, S.M.I. AND SHAKOORI,
A.R. Detection of Toxoplasma gondii
infection in butchers and buffaloes by
polymerase chain reaction and latex
agglutination test .......................................333
SAMI, A.J. AND SHAKOORI, A.R.
Heterogeneity in cellulases of some of
the local agricultural insect pests................337
Parasitology
DHAREJO, A.M., BILQEES, F.M. AND
KHAN, M.M. Paramonostomum
(Paramonostomum) macrovesiculum,
new species (Trematoda: Notocotylidae)
from black coot Fulica atra (Aves:
Rallidae) of Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan .....313
Palaeontology
KHAN, M.A. KHAN, A.M. FAROOQ, U.,
ILIOPOULOS, G. AND AKHTAR, M.
Selenoportax vexillarius (Mammalia,
Boselaphini, Bovidae) from the Siwaliks....321
Environmental Pollution
YOUSAFZAI, A.M. AND SHAKOORI,
A.R. Bioaccumulation of chromium,
nickle, lead, copper and zinc in the skin
of Tor putitora as an indicator of the
presence of heavy metal load in River
Kabul, Pakistan..........................................341