Articles

Evaluation of Resistance of Capsicum annum against Meloidogyne incognita and Sclerotium rolfsii and their Integrated Management

Adnan Yousaf, Jia Wu, Qaiser Shakeel, Yasir Iftikhar, Muhammad Irfan Ullah, Uzma Tahira et al.

Experiments were carried out to screen resistance of chili cultivars against Meloidogyne incognita and Sclerotium rolfsii and their integrated management by using derosol, cadusafos and Trichoderma harzianum in the green house at 25 ± 4ºC. Primaril…

Association between the COMT Gene and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Case-Control Study

Javeria, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Akhtar Ali, Asif Nadeem, Abdul Wajid, Sajjad Ali Shah et al.

This studyaimedto find out the genetic variations in Catechol O Methyl transferase (COMT) gene and association of these genes with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in the Pakistani Patients. We selected OCD patients (n=100) following the Diagnostic Statisti…

Organization and Variation of the Mitochondrial DNA Control Region in Ardeidae (Aves: Ciconiiformes) and their Phylogenetic Relationship

Zuhao Huang, Meifang Li, Rujue Ruan, Jiawei Qin

Control region is a non-coding region of mitochondrial genome. To infer the organization and variation of Ardeidae mitochondrial DNA control region, the control region genes of 20 species were analyzed. All the Ardeidae species had duplicate control regions, e…

Some Reproductive Characteristics of Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) in Izmir Bay (Eastern Aegean Sea, Turkey)

Gülnur Metin, İlker Aydin

In this study, some reproductive characteristics (reproductive season, first maturation size (LM50) and sex ratio) of the jinga shrimp, Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837), in Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, Turkey) were investigated. A total of 2894 M. affini…

Behavioural Rhythms during the Adaptive Phase of Introduced Milu/Pere David's Deer, Elaphurus davidianus, in the Dongting Lake Wetland, China

Shuangye Wang, Yunlin Zhao, Zhenggang Xu, Li Li, Liang Wu, Choucang Duan et al.

To explore the adaptation of introduced Milu(Elaphurus davidianus), also known as Père David’s Deer, to their new environment, this study was designed to track and observe 16 Milu, which were released in the Dongting Lake wetland area from Jiangsu…

Effect of Wheat and Corn Bran and Barley and Sorghum β-Glucan Extracts on the Plasma Cholesterol Level of Dietary-Induced Hypercholesterolemic Rats

A. Hamid, M. Ilyas, S. Kalsoom

Hypercholestrolemia leading to cardiovascular diseases are very common problem in Pakistan and in most cases it is caused due to insufficient intake of dietary fiber.A study was conducted to evaluate the role of dietary fiber and ß-glucan from major food…

Effect of Pelleted and Chopped Wheat Straw on the Footpad Dermatitis in Broilers

Vladimir Avdalovic, Marijana Vucinic, Radmila Resanovic, Jelena Avdalovic, Danka Maslic-Strizak, Milos Vucicevic

An experiment was conducted to determine whether it is possible to replace the chopped wheat straw with newly formulated pelleted straw taking into account the prevalence and severity of footpad dermatitis (FPD) in broiler chickens. The study included 300 one-…

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We collected Platycephalus indicus individuals from Beihai and accurately described the species. The diacritically meristic counts were listed as follows: first dorsal fin with a single small isolated spine anteriorly; gill rakers 2-3+4-6=6-9; pored lateral li…

Morphological Differences Between two Populations of the Little Tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) in Tunisian Waters (Central Mediterranean Sea)

Hassen Allaya, Abderraouf Ben Faleh, Manel Rebaya, Sonia Zrelli, Abdallah Hattour, Jean-Pierre Quignard et al.

In this study we analyzed possible differences among the specimens of the little tunny Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) inhabiting Tunisian waters. Our investigation based on the analysis of morphological characteristics of Euthynnus alletteratus from…

Isolation and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers for the Sable, Martes zibellina (Mammalia: Mustelidae)

Wanchao Zhu, Qinguo Wei, Shuyu Xue, Huanxin Zhang, Tianshu Lv, Honghai Zhang

The number of wild sables has declined dramatically in recent years due to the high value and increasing demand of their fur. In order to evaluate the genetic diversity and population structure for the conservation and management of sables (Martes zibellina),…

Age, Growth, Length-Weight Relationship and Reproduction of Chub, Squalius cephalus (L., 1758) in Upper Akcay River, Turkey

Huseyin Sasi, Gulcin G. Ozay

For the first time, we investigate the aspect of bio-ecological of chub(Squalius cephalus L., 1758) in upper Akcay River (Buyuk Menderes Basin) including the age, growth, length-weight relationship and reproduction. The study was conducted in upper Akcay River…

Association of Serum Resistin with Indices of Obesity in Young Pakistani Subjects

Farah Ashfaq, Tasnim Farasat

The aim of this research work was to examine the relationship of serum resistin with metabolic markers in obese Pakistani subjects. Anthropometric parameters including age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-hip ratio (WHR), diastolic and systol…

Histological and Ultrastructural Features of the Leydig Cells and their Association with other Testicular Cells of the Vervet Monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops

Sogolo L. Lebelo, Gerhard van der Horst

The study was undertaken to investigate the structure of the Leydig cells of the vervet monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, using both light and electron microscopic techniques and to elucidate the association of these cells with other testicular cells. The Leydig c…

Time Budget and Rhythm of Wintering Behaviors of Great Bustard in the Middle Reaches of Yellow River Basin of China

Wu Yi-qun, Xu Xiu

During the period from January 26th to February 3rd, 2013, the time budget and rhythm of wintering behaviors of Great Bustard (Otis tarda) was studied with instantaneous-scanning method in the intersection area of the Yellow River, the Wei River and the Luo Ri…

Genotype and Phenotype Probabilities by Ternary Code based Line-dot Method and Polygonal Illustrations

Muhammad Imran Shabbir

The heart of learning genetics is in realizing that how the likelihood of inheriting a particular trait can be predicted. This fundamental approach is the basis for plant and animal breeding to get desired varieties as well as performing genetic analysis inclu…

Predicting Honey Production using Data Mining and Artificial Neural Network Algorithms in Apiculture

Koksal Karadas, Ibrahim Hakki Kadırhanogullari

This survey was conducted on all the 85 beekeeping farms collected with census study method in Igdir province of Turkey with the purpose of determining some factors influencing average honey yield (AHY) per beehive in the year 2014. For this purpose, predictiv…

Effect of Leaf Extracts of some Indigenous Plants on Settling and Oviposition Responses of Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Ayesha Ilyas, Hafiz Azhar Ali Khan, Abdul Qadir

The experiments were set up to investigate the settling and ovipositional deterrent effects of crude leaf extracts of six indigenous plants viz., amaltas (Cassia fistula), datura (Datura alba), neem (Azadirachta indica), niazboo (Ocimum basilicum), yellow kane…

Bioaccumulation of Cu and Zn in Schizothorax plagiostomus and Mastacembelus armatus from River Swat, River Panjkora and River Barandu in Malakand Division, Pakistan

Hazrat Ali, Wajid Ali, Karim Ullah, Fazle Akbar, Sher Ahrar, Irfan Ullah et al.

Contamination of aquatic ecosystems with heavy metals leads to accumulation of these elements in aquatic biota including fish. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fish is of public health concern because fish are an important part of human diet. The present stu…

Negative Association of HLA-DRB1*11 and HLA-DRB1*12 Alleles with Aeroallergy Patients Visiting Allergy Centre (NIH), Islamabad, Pakistan

Madiha Hashmi, Abid Hussain, Shafiq ur Rehman, Farida Ahmed, Shahbaz Aslam, Nadeem Afzal et al.

Aeroallergens include dust, pollens, cotton and threshing dust particles. Prevalence of different allergic diseases in Pakistan is about 66.1% and every year, almost 2.4 million people get vaccine for allergy from Allergy Centre, National Institute of Health (…

Table of Contents for Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume 49, Number 3, June 2017

Table of Contents for Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume, Number, June