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PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY VOLUME 37, 2005 NUMBER 1 Environmental Biotechnology SHAKOORI, A.R., ZILL-I-HUMA, DAR, N. AND ALI, S.S. Lead resistant yeast from industrial waste water capable of decontaminating it of heavy metals ................ 1 Pest and Pest Control KHAN, R.A. AND HAMED, M. Toxicity of different groups of insecticides against first, second and third instar larvae of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) .................. 13 RUSTAMANI, M.A., KAKAR, A.W., KHOOHARO, A.A., DARS, F., ANSARI, S.A. AND BALOCH, H.B. Grain losses caused by house rat Rattus rattus L. and its control ............................... 33 MANSOOR-UL-HASSAN, AKBAR, S. AND BASHIR, F. False spider mites (Acarina: Tenuipalpidae) on Rosa indica in Punjab, Pakistan....................................... 39 AHMAD, N., WAGAN, M.A., FATIMA, B. AND KHAN, G.Z. Significance and cost benefit of using pheromones in conjunction with parasitoids for the management of cotton bollworms ................ 43 Viruses HAIDER, M.S., LIU, S., AHMED, W., EVANS, A.A.F. AND MARKHAM, P.G. Detection and relationship among begomoviruses from five different host plants, based on ELISA and western blot analysis ....................................................... 69 Marine Fauna and Biodiversity BARKATI, S. AND RAHMAN, S. Species composition and faunal diversity at three sites of Sindh mangroves.............................. 17 Fisheries NAREJO, N.T., SALAM, M.A., SABUR, M.A. AND RAHMATULLAH, S.M. Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of indigenous catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) reared in cemented cistern fed on formulated feed ..... 49 PARVEEN, R., AHMED, G.U. AND ALI, M.L. Seasonal variation of diseases of some small indigenous fishes from Oxbow Lake fisheries of Bangladesh .......... 53 QAYYUM, A., AYUB, M. AND TABINDA, A.B. Effect of aeration on water quality, fish growth and survival in aquaculture ponds ........................................................... 75 Toxicology KALSOOM, O., JALALI, S. AND SHAMI, S.A. Effect of endosulfan on histomorphology of fresh water cyprinid Fish, Cyprinion watsoni .............................. 61 NUMBER 2 Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER- NASIR, E., FAYYAZ-UD-DIN, SHAKOORI, A.R. AND NASIR-UD- DIN. Recognition of protease binding site in bovine pancreatic RNase B: role of Thr45 modification by O-GlcNAc, phosphate and their interplay ...................... 81 MEMON, I.K., ISHAQ, M., SIDDIQUI, S., KHAN, I.A., NAWAZ, H. AND KHAN, K.M. Expression of adenylyl cyclase isoforms in articular chondrocytes of rat .... 145 Pests and Pest Control CHEEMA, G.M., HUSSAIN, M., SALEEM, M.A. AND NASREEN, A. Response of cotton NIAB-Krishma to square loss at different growth stages................................. 87

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PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

VOLUME 37, 2005

NUMBER 1

Environmental Biotechnology

SHAKOORI, A.R., ZILL-I-HUMA, DAR, N.

AND ALI, S.S. Lead resistant yeast from

industrial waste water capable of

decontaminating it of heavy metals ................1

Pest and Pest Control

KHAN, R.A. AND HAMED, M. Toxicity of

different groups of insecticides against

first, second and third instar larvae of

cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera

(Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) ..................13

RUSTAMANI, M.A., KAKAR, A.W.,

KHOOHARO, A.A., DARS, F.,

ANSARI, S.A. AND BALOCH, H.B.

Grain losses caused by house rat Rattus

rattus L. and its control ...............................33

MANSOOR-UL-HASSAN, AKBAR, S.

AND BASHIR, F. False spider mites

(Acarina: Tenuipalpidae) on Rosa indica

in Punjab, Pakistan.......................................39

AHMAD, N., WAGAN, M.A., FATIMA, B.

AND KHAN, G.Z. Significance and cost

benefit of using pheromones in

conjunction with parasitoids for the

management of cotton bollworms ................43

Viruses

HAIDER, M.S., LIU, S., AHMED, W.,

EVANS, A.A.F. AND MARKHAM,

P.G. Detection and relationship among

begomoviruses from five different host

plants, based on ELISA and western blot

analysis .......................................................69

Marine Fauna and Biodiversity

BARKATI, S. AND RAHMAN, S. Species

composition and faunal diversity at three

sites of Sindh mangroves..............................17

Fisheries

NAREJO, N.T., SALAM, M.A., SABUR,

M.A. AND RAHMATULLAH, S.M.

Effect of stocking density on growth and

survival of indigenous catfish,

Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) reared in

cemented cistern fed on formulated feed .....49

PARVEEN, R., AHMED, G.U. AND ALI,

M.L. Seasonal variation of diseases of

some small indigenous fishes from

Oxbow Lake fisheries of Bangladesh ..........53

QAYYUM, A., AYUB, M. AND TABINDA,

A.B. Effect of aeration on water quality,

fish growth and survival in aquaculture

ponds...........................................................75

Toxicology

KALSOOM, O., JALALI, S. AND SHAMI,

S.A. Effect of endosulfan on

histomorphology of fresh water cyprinid

Fish, Cyprinion watsoni ..............................61

NUMBER 2

Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics

AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-

NASIR, E., FAYYAZ-UD-DIN,

SHAKOORI, A.R. AND NASIR-UD-

DIN. Recognition of protease binding

site in bovine pancreatic RNase B: role

of Thr45 modification by O-GlcNAc,

phosphate and their interplay ......................81

MEMON, I.K., ISHAQ, M., SIDDIQUI, S.,

KHAN, I.A., NAWAZ, H. AND KHAN,

K.M. Expression of adenylyl cyclase

isoforms in articular chondrocytes of rat ....145

Pests and Pest Control

CHEEMA, G.M., HUSSAIN, M., SALEEM,

M.A. AND NASREEN, A. Response of

cotton NIAB-Krishma to square loss at

different growth stages.................................87

VOLUME 37, 2005

SHAFIQUE, M. AND AHMAD, M.

Chickpea grains resistance to pulse

beetle, Callosobruchus analis (F.)

(Coleoptera: Bruchidae) ............................123

HUSSAIN, I. AND AFZAL, M.

Insectivorous birds and their significance

in a cotton-wheat based agro-ecosystem

of Punjab, Pakistan ...................................133

Fish and Shrimp Culturing

MAHMOOD, S.U., ALI, M.S. AND

HOSSAIN, M.L. Growth of black tiger

shrimp, Penaeus monodon, on fishmeal

based formulated diet in a southeastern

coastal shrimp farm of Bangladesh...............95

NAZIR, A., AKHTAR, N., ZAFAR, M.,

AFZAL, M. AND RAB, A. Performance

and feeding response of Tor putitora to

formulated diet in relation to temperature

under captive conditions (S.C.)...................153

Fish Toxicology

OTI, E.E. AND AVOAJA, D.A.

Haematological assessment of

freshwater catfishes, Clarias gariepinus

(Burch) and “Heteroclarias” (Hybrid)

exposed to sublethal concentrations of

zinc............................................................101

OTI, E.E. Selenium toxicity in the early life

stages of African Catfish, Clarias

gariepinus (Burchell) ................................127

Parasitology

GHAZI, R.R., KHAN, A. AND NOORUN-

NISA. Two new species of helminth

parasites from frog (Rana tigrina

Daudin) .....................................................107

KHAN, A., BILQEES, F.M. AND MUTI-

UR-REHMAN. Lueheia karachiensis,

new species (Acanthocephala:

Plagiorhynchidae) from a bird in

Karachi, Pakistan .......................................113

Taxonomy

AMIR, R., KAMALUDDIN, S. AND

KHAN, M.A.J. A new species of the

genus Compsobuthus Vachon

(Arachnida: Scorpionida: Buthidae) from

Pakistan ....................................................117

KHALID, M. A new species of fruit flies of

genus Bactrocera (Dacinae: Tephritidae:

Diptera) from Pakistan (S.C.) .....................161

Microbiology

TANVIR, F., TANVIR, S., MIRZA, M.A.

AND AZIZULLAH. Altered sensitivity

of Staphylococcus aureus to

streptomycin after continuous exposure

to a homeopathic drug Echinacea (S.C.) ....156

MRIDHA, M.A.R., NAREJO, N.T., UDDIN,

M.S., KABIR, M.S., KARIM, M. AND

CHOWDHURY, M.B.R. Resistance of

Aeromonas spp. in the fish, Catla catla,

against some antibacterial agents (S.C.)......158

Wildlife

MIRZA, Z.B. AND RASOOL, G. The first

report of the post-cranial skeletal

measurements of woolly fly squirrel,

Eupetaurus cinerius, with observations

on its behaviour (S.C.) ...............................162

NUMBER 3

Molecular Biology / Virology

ABBAS, N. AND SHAKOORI, A.R. The

cloning of PreS gene from Pakistanian

isolates of hepatitis B virus into a high

expression vector pKK-223-3 ................... 165

Microbiology

QAZI, J.I. AND TAHIR, R. Occurrence of

Amphibacillus and Bacillus endospores

in the atmospheric suspended particulate

matter of Lahore city................................. 187

SHAKOORI, F.R., SHAHZAD, M.,

BUKHARI, D.A. AND SHAKOORI,

A.R. Silver resistant yeast strains

isolated from industrial waste water and

VOLUME 37, 2005

their ability to uptake silver from the

medium .................................................... 221

Pest and Pest Control

MUKHTAR, M.K. AND MUSHTAQ, S.

Spiders of the genus Clubiona (Araneae:

Clubionidae) from Punjab, Pakistan ......... 169

SYED, F., KHAN, M.S., KHAN, M.H. AND

BADSHAH, H. Efficacy of different

insecticides against aphid Myzus

persicae L. on tobacco crop ...................... 193

MUKHTAR, M.K. AND MUSHTAQ, S.

Spiders of the genus Cyclosa (Araneae:

Araneidae) from Punjab, Pakistan ............ 199

Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology

AWAN, G.A., AHMAD, T. AND FESTA-

BIANCHET, M. Disease spectrum and

mortality of Punjab urial (Ovis vignei

punjabiensis) in Kalabagh Game

Reserve .................................................... 175

RAHMAN, M.M., NAREJO, N.T., AHMED,

G.U., BASHAR, M.R. AND

RAHMATULLAH, S.M. Effect of

temperature on food, growth and

survival rate of freshwater mud eel,

Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) during

aestivation period ..................................... 181

SIDDIQUE, J., KHAN, A.A., HUSSAIN, I.

AND AKHTER, S. Growth and

reproduction of earthworm (Eisenia

fetida) in different organic media ............. 211

ISMAIL, N.S., MOUGHRABI, S. AND

ABU-HILAL, A. Recovery of

macrobenthic invertebrates near

abandoned sewer outlets in the Gulf of

Aqaba, Red Sea, Jordan ........................... 237

Parasitology

AHMED, S., NAWAZ, M., GUL, R.,

ZAKIR, M. AND RAZZAQ, A.

Diversity and prevalence of trematodes

in livers of sheep and goat in Quetta,

Pakistan ................................................... 205

SAEED, S.A., WAQAR, M.A. AND

MANZOOR, I. Malaria and resistance to

anti-malarial drugs (A review) ................. 215

IQBAL, Z. AND WOOTTEN, R. Location

and migration of Proteocephalus

filicollis (Rudolphi) in the intestine of

Gasterosteus aculeatus L. (S.C.) ............... 243

IQBAL, Z. AND WOOTTEN, R.

Histopathology of the intestine of

Gasterosteus aculeatus L, associated

with infection by a cestode,

Proteocephalus filicollis (Rudolphi)

(S.C.) ....................................................... 245

Entomology

SOOMRO, S. AND WAGAN, M.S. Notes on

subfamily Calliptaminae (Acrididae:

Acridoidea: Orthoptera) of Pakistan,

with the description of one new species .... 229

Announcement .................................................248

NUMBER 4

Microbiology

KHURSHED, N. AND SHAKOORI, A.R.

Characterization of locally isolated

strains of Bacillus and their evaluation as

potential biocides against house fly,

Musca domestica .......................................249

Parastiology

BILQEES, F.M. AND KHAN, A. Two new

helminth parasites from Pakistan, with

redescription of the acanthocephalan

Centrorhynchus fasciatum (Westrumb,

1821) .........................................................257

GILL, N. AND KHAN, M.M. Erythrocyte

sedimentation rate in rats (Rattus

norvegicus) naturally infected with

endoparasites (S.C.) ...................................323

Fisheries / Fish Pathology / Wildlife

NAREJO, N.T., LAGHARI, S.M. AND

JAFRI, S.I.H. Food and feeding habit of

palla, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton) from

Ring Dam (Up-Stream) River Indus ...........265

VOLUME 37, 2005

IQBAL, F., QURESHI, I.Z. AND ALI, M.

Histopathological changes in the liver of

a farmed cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio,

following exposure to nitrate......................297

PANDRANI, A., HASNAIN, S.A., GHALIB,

S.A. AND AHMAD, E. Observations on

the waterbirds of Jiwani Wetland

Complex, Makran Coast (Balochistan) .......301

Pest Control

PERVEZ, A., AHMED, S.M., KHAN, A.A.

AND LATHIYA, S.B. Comparative

field efficacy of some additive

formulated baits against rodent pests of

wheat crop in Sindh, Pakistan ....................269

AHMAD, M. AND ASLAM, M. Resistance

of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae

(Linnaeus) to endosulfan, organophos-

phates and synthetic pyrethroids.................293

Entomology

SATTAR, M., SARWAR, M. AND

HUSSAIN, M. Impact of pH, nitrogen

and protein contents in some cucurbits

on the population build-up of whitefly,

Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera:

Aleyrodidae)..............................................275

Reproductive Technology

HUSSAIN, R., NEMATULLAH, AKHTER,

S. Effect of season on average number of

culturable oocytes recovered from cattle

and buffalo ovaries ....................................281

Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics

ABBAS, N., RASOOL, M. AND AFROZE,

T. PCR based diagnosis of hepatitis B

virus ..........................................................285

AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-

NASIR, E., QAZI, W.M., SHAKOORI,

A.R. AND NASIR-UD-DIN. Prediction

of Tyr residues involved in autophos-

phorylation of FLT3 positive leukemias .....289

Biochemistry

MEHBOOBALI, N. AND IQBAL, M.P. A

simple and rapid micromethod for

determination of plasma levels of

ascorbic acid in Pakistani normal adults .....307

Toxicology

ALAM, J.M., FARIDI, N., SULTANA, I.,

MAHMOOD, S.R. AND QASIM, R.

Nephrotoxicity induced in experimental

animals by single dose of a shellfish

cytotoxin PvHTxllE....................................313

Announcement .................................................326

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

(Pakistan J. Zool.)

Volume 37 2 0 0 5 Number 1

C O N T E N T S

Environmental biotechnology

SHAKOORI, A.R., ZILL-I-HUMA, DAR, N.

AND ALI, S.S. Lead resistant yeast from

industrial waste water capable of

decontaminating it of heavy metals ................1

Pest and pest control

KHAN, R.A. AND HAMED, M. Toxicity of

different groups of insecticides against

first, second and third instar larvae of

cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera

(Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) ..................13

RUSTAMANI, M.A., KAKAR, A.W.,

KHOOHARO, A.A., DARS, F.,

ANSARI, S.A. AND BALOCH, H.B.

Grain losses caused by house rat Rattus

rattus L. and its control ...............................33

MANSOOR-UL-HASSAN, AKBAR, S.

AND BASHIR, F. False spider mites

(Acarina: Tenuipalpidae) on Rosa indica

in Punjab, Pakistan.......................................39

AHMAD, N., WAGAN, M.A., FATIMA, B.

AND KHAN, G.Z. Significance and cost

benefit of using pheromones in

conjunction with parasitoids for the

management of cotton bollworms ................43

Viruses

HAIDER, M.S., LIU, S., AHMED, W.,

EVANS, A.A.F. AND MARKHAM,

P.G. Detection and relationship among

begomoviruses from five different host

plants, based on ELISA and western blot

analysis .......................................................69

Marine fauna and biodiversity

BARKATI, S. AND RAHMAN, S. Species

composition and faunal diversity at three

sites of Sindh mangroves .............................17

Fisheries

NAREJO, N.T., SALAM, M.A., SABUR,

M.A. AND RAHMATULLAH, S.M.

Effect of stocking density on growth and

survival of indigenous catfish,

Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) reared in

cemented cistern fed on formulated feed .....49

PARVEEN, R., AHMED, G.U. AND ALI,

M.L. Seasonal variation of diseases of

some small indigenous fishes from

Oxbow Lake fisheries of Bangladesh ..........53

QAYYUM, A., AYUB, M. AND TABINDA,

A.B. Effect of aeration on water quality,

fish growth and survival in aquaculture

ponds...........................................................75

Toxicology

KALSOOM, O., JALALI, S. AND SHAMI,

S.A. Effect of endosulfan on

histomorphology of fresh water cyprinid

Fish, Cyprinion watsoni ..............................61

[Abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical

Abstracts, Zoological Records, Information Retrieval Limited,

London, and Service Central De Documentation De

L'ORSTOM, Paris].

Website: www.zspk.com

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

(Pakistan J. Zool.)

Volume 37 2 0 0 5 Number 2

C O N T E N T S

Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics

AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-NASIR,

E., FAYYAZ-UD-DIN, SHAKOORI, A.R.

AND NASIR-UD-DIN. Recognition of

protease binding site in bovine pancreatic

RNase B: role of Thr45 modification by O-

GlcNAc, phosphate and their interplay ................81

MEMON, I.K., ISHAQ, M., SIDDIQUI, S.,

KHAN, I.A., NAWAZ, H. AND KHAN,

K.M. Expression of adenylyl cyclase

isoforms in articular chondrocytes of rat ............145

Pests and Pest Control

CHEEMA, G.M., HUSSAIN, M., SALEEM,

M.A. AND NASREEN, A. Response of

cotton NIAB-Krishma to square loss at

different growth stages..........................................87

SHAFIQUE, M. AND AHMAD, M. Chickpea

grains resistance to pulse beetle,

Callosobruchus analis (F.) (Coleoptera:

Bruchidae) ..........................................................123

HUSSAIN, I. AND AFZAL, M. Insectivorous

birds and their significance in a cotton-wheat

based agro-ecosystem of Punjab, Pakistan .........133

Fish and Shrimp Culturing

MAHMOOD, S.U., ALI, M.S. AND HOSSAIN,

M.L. Growth of black tiger shrimp, Penaeus

monodon, on fishmeal based formulated diet

in a southeastern coastal shrimp farm of

Bangladesh............................................................95

NAZIR, A., AKHTAR, N., ZAFAR, M., AFZAL,

M. AND RAB, A. Performance and feeding

response of Tor putitora to formulated diet

in relation to temperature under captive

conditions (S.C.)..................................................153

Fish Toxicology

OTI, E.E. AND AVOAJA, D.A. Haematological

assessment of freshwater catfishes, Clarias

gariepinus (Burch) and “Heteroclarias”

(Hybrid) exposed to sublethal concentrations

of zinc .................................................................101

OTI, E.E. Selenium toxicity in the early life stages

of African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus

(Burchell) .......................................................... 127

Parasitology

GHAZI, R.R., KHAN, A. AND NOORUN-NISA.

Two new species of helminth parasites from

frog (Rana tigrina Daudin) ................................ 107

KHAN, A., BILQEES, F.M. AND MUTI-UR-

REHMAN. Lueheia karachiensis, new

species (Acanthocephala: Plagiorhynchidae)

from a bird in Karachi, Pakistan......................... 113

Taxonomy

AMIR, R., KAMALUDDIN, S. AND KHAN,

M.A.J. A new species of the genus

Compsobuthus Vachon (Arachnida:

Scorpionida: Buthidae) from Pakistan ............... 117

KHALID, M. A new species of fruit flies of genus

Bactrocera (Dacinae: Tephritidae: Diptera)

from Pakistan (S.C.) ........................................... 161

Microbiology

TANVIR, F., TANVIR, S., MIRZA, M.A. AND

AZIZULLAH. Altered sensitivity of

Staphylococcus aureus to streptomycin after

continuous exposure to a homeopathic drug

Echinacea (S.C.) ................................................ 156

MRIDHA, M.A.R., NAREJO, N.T., UDDIN,

M.S., KABIR, M.S., KARIM, M. AND

CHOWDHURY, M.B.R. Resistance of

Aeromonas spp. in the fish, Catla catla,

against some antibacterial agents (S.C.) ............. 158

Wildlife

MIRZA, Z.B. AND RASOOL, G. The first report

of the post-cranial skeletal measurements of

woolly fly squirrel, Eupetaurus cinerius,

with observations on its behaviour (S.C.)........... 162

[Abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical

Abstracts, Zoological Records, Information Retrieval Limited,

London, and Service Central De Documentation De

L'ORSTOM, Paris].

Website: www.zspk.com

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

(Pakistan J. Zool.)

Volume 37 2 0 0 5 Number 3

C O N T E N T S

Molecular Biology / Virology

ABBAS, N. AND SHAKOORI, A.R. The

cloning of PreS gene from Pakistanian

isolates of hepatitis B virus into a high

expression vector pKK-223-3 ................... 165

Microbiology

QAZI, J.I. AND TAHIR, R. Occurrence of

Amphibacillus and Bacillus endospores

in the atmospheric suspended particulate

matter of Lahore city................................. 187

SHAKOORI, F.R., SHAHZAD, M.,

BUKHARI, D.A. AND SHAKOORI,

A.R. Silver resistant yeast strains

isolated from industrial waste water and

their ability to uptake silver from the

medium .................................................... 221

Pest and Pest Control

MUKHTAR, M.K. AND MUSHTAQ, S.

Spiders of the genus Clubiona (Araneae:

Clubionidae) from Punjab, Pakistan ......... 169

SYED, F., KHAN, M.S., KHAN, M.H. AND

BADSHAH, H. Efficacy of different

insecticides against aphid Myzus

persicae L. on tobacco crop ...................... 193

MUKHTAR, M.K. AND MUSHTAQ, S.

Spiders of the genus Cyclosa (Araneae:

Araneidae) from Punjab, Pakistan ............ 199

Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology

AWAN, G.A., AHMAD, T. AND FESTA-

BIANCHET, M. Disease spectrum and

mortality of Punjab urial (Ovis vignei

punjabiensis) in Kalabagh Game

Reserve .................................................... 175

RAHMAN, M.M., NAREJO, N.T., AHMED,

G.U., BASHAR, M.R. AND

RAHMATULLAH, S.M. Effect of

temperature on food, growth and

survival rate of freshwater mud eel,

Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) during

aestivation period ..................................... 181

SIDDIQUE, J., KHAN, A.A., HUSSAIN, I.

AND AKHTER, S. Growth and

reproduction of earthworm (Eisenia

fetida) in different organic media ............. 211

ISMAIL, N.S., MOUGHRABI, S. AND

ABU-HILAL, A. Recovery of

macrobenthic invertebrates near

abandoned sewer outlets in the Gulf of

Aqaba, Red Sea, Jordan ........................... 237

Parasitology

AHMED, S., NAWAZ, M., GUL, R.,

ZAKIR, M. AND RAZZAQ, A.

Diversity and prevalence of trematodes

in livers of sheep and goat in Quetta,

Pakistan ................................................... 205

SAEED, S.A., WAQAR, M.A. AND

MANZOOR, I. Malaria and resistance to

anti-malarial drugs (A review) ................. 215

IQBAL, Z. AND WOOTTEN, R. Location

and migration of Proteocephalus

filicollis (Rudolphi) in the intestine of

Gasterosteus aculeatus L. (S.C.) ............... 243

IQBAL, Z. AND WOOTTEN, R.

Histopathology of the intestine of

Gasterosteus aculeatus L, associated

with infection by a cestode,

Proteocephalus filicollis (Rudolphi)

(S.C.) ....................................................... 245

Entomology

SOOMRO, S. AND WAGAN, M.S. Notes on

subfamily Calliptaminae (Acrididae:

Acridoidea: Orthoptera) of Pakistan,

with the description of one new species .... 229

Announcement .................................................248

[Abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical

Abstracts, Zoological Records, Information Retrieval Limited,

London, Service Central De Documentation De L'ORSTOM,

Paris and National Inquiry Services Centre, South Africa].

Website: www.zspk.com

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

(Pakistan J. Zool.)

Volume 37 2 0 0 5 Number 4

C O N T E N T S

Microbiology

KHURSHED, N. AND SHAKOORI, A.R.

Characterization of locally isolated

strains of Bacillus and their evaluation as

potential biocides against house fly,

Musca domestica .......................................249

Parastiology

BILQEES, F.M. AND KHAN, A. Two new

helminth parasites from Pakistan, with

redescription of the acanthocephalan

Centrorhynchus fasciatum (Westrumb,

1821) .........................................................257

GILL, N. AND KHAN, M.M. Erythrocyte

sedimentation rate in rats (Rattus

norvegicus) naturally infected with

endoparasites (S.C.) ...................................323

Fisheries / Fish Pathology / Wildlife

NAREJO, N.T., LAGHARI, S.M. AND

JAFRI, S.I.H. Food and feeding habit of

palla, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton) from

Ring Dam (Up-Stream) River Indus ...........265

IQBAL, F., QURESHI, I.Z. AND ALI, M.

Histopathological changes in the liver of

a farmed cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio,

following exposure to nitrate......................297

PANDRANI, A., HASNAIN, S.A., GHALIB,

S.A. AND AHMAD, E. Observations on

the waterbirds of Jiwani Wetland

Complex, Makran Coast (Balochistan) .......301

Pest Control

PERVEZ, A., AHMED, S.M., KHAN, A.A.

AND LATHIYA, S.B. Comparative

field efficacy of some additive

formulated baits against rodent pests of

wheat crop in Sindh, Pakistan ....................269

AHMAD, M. AND ASLAM, M. Resistance

of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae

(Linnaeus) to endosulfan, organophos-

phates and synthetic pyrethroids.................293

Entomology

SATTAR, M., SARWAR, M. AND

HUSSAIN, M. Impact of pH, nitrogen

and protein contents in some cucurbits

on the population build-up of whitefly,

Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera:Aleyrodidae) ...275

Reproductive Technology

HUSSAIN, R., NEMATULLAH, AKHTER,

S. Effect of season on average number of

culturable oocytes recovered from cattle

and buffalo ovaries ....................................281

Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics

ABBAS, N., RASOOL, M. AND AFROZE,

T. PCR based diagnosis of hepatitis B

virus ..........................................................285

AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-

NASIR, E., QAZI, W.M., SHAKOORI,

A.R. AND NASIR-UD-DIN. Prediction

of Tyr residues involved in autophos-

phorylation of FLT3 positive leukemias .....289

Biochemistry

MEHBOOBALI, N. AND IQBAL, M.P. A

simple and rapid micromethod for

determination of plasma levels of

ascorbic acid in Pakistani normal adults .....307

Toxicology

ALAM, J.M., FARIDI, N., SULTANA, I.,

MAHMOOD, S.R. AND QASIM, R.

Nephrotoxicity induced in experimental

animals by single dose of a shellfish

cytotoxin PvHTxllE....................................313

Announcement .................................................326

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