PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

(Pakistan J. Zool.)

Volume 38 2 0 0 6 Number 2

C O N T E N T S

Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics

WAJAHAT, T., KALEEM, A., AHMAD, I.,

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

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PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

(Pakistan J. Zool.)

Volume 38 2 0 0 6 Number 1

C O N T E N T S

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

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Abstracts, Zoological Records, Information Retrieval Limited,

London, Service Central De Documentation De L'ORSTOM,

Paris and National Inquiry Services Centre, South Africa].

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