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

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, VOLUME 38, 2006

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