BIOLOGIA - Biological Society of Pakistan

BIOLOGIA (PAKISTAN)
ISSN 0006-3096
BIOLOGIA
(PAKISTAN)
Vol. 59, No.2, 2013
Editor-in-Chief
AZIZULLAH
EDITORS
PAKISTAN
FOREIGN
Nusrat Jahan
Jonathan Palmer (New Zealand)
Ghazala Yasmeen
Athar Tariq (U.S.A.)
Ikram-ul-Haq
C.J. Secombes (U.K.)
M. R. Mirza
B. Faye (France)
A.U.Khan
Salih Dogan (Turkey)
Zaheer-ud-din Khan
Wolfgang Von Engelhardt(Germany)
M.Sharif Mughal
Qi Bin Zhang (China)
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PAKISTAN
Biological Laboratories, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
www.biosoc.pk
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PAKISTAN
Biological Laboratories, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
PRESIDENT
M. Anwar Malik
Department of Zoology,
GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
VICE PRESIDENTS
Zaheer-ud-din Khan
Nusrat Jahan
Department of Zoology
Department of Botany,
GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
Anjum Perveen
Syed Akram Shah
Department of Botany,
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Department of Zoology,
Peshawar University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Rehana Asghar
Department of Biology
Mirpur, University, AJK
Department of Zoology,
University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Asmatulla Kakar
JOINT SECRETARY
Muhammad Afzal
GENERAL SECRETARY
Ikram-ul-Haq, SI
Agricultural University, Faisalabad
Pakistan
Institute of Industrial Biotechnology,
GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
MANAGING EDITORS
Abdul Qayyum Khan Sulehria
Department of Zoology
Govt. Islamia College, Civil Lines Lahore. Pakistan.
Safdar Ali Mirza
Department of Botany
GC University, Lahore. Pakistan.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Azizullah
Department of Zoology,
GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
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Tasneem Farasat (LCU for Women, Lahore)
M. Fiaz Qamar (GC University, Lahore)
Altaf Dasti (B. Z. U., Multan)
Wazir Ali Baloch (University of Sindh, Jamshoro)
Muhammad Ayub (DG, Fisheries Punjab)
Sana Ullah Khan Khattak (University of Peshawar,
Peshawar)
Zahid Hussain Malik (University of AJK, Muzaffarabad)
Tahira Aziz Mughal (LCU for Women, Lahore)
Atta Muhammad (Univ. of Balochistan, Quetta)
Aliya Rehman (karachi University)
Moin-ud-Din Ahmad (Urdu Uni., of Sci. Tech., Karachi)
Kazuo N. Watanabe (Japan)
Pei Sheng-Ji (China)
Jin Zou (U. K.)
Mary Tatnar (U. K.)
William Bill Radke (U. S. A.)
David B. Wilson (U. S. A.)
Lee A. Meserve (U. S. A.)
Fabrizio Rueca (Italy)
Silvana Diverio (Italy)
Giorgia Della Rocca (Italy)
R. Pabst (Germany)
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BIOLOGIA (PAKISTAN)
Volume 59,
PK ISSN 0006-3096
December 2013
Number 2
CONTENTS
Jahan, N. and Sarwar, M. S., Malaria prevalence
in district Okara, Punjab, Pakistan
Nazir, A., Malik, R. N., Ajaib, M. and Shaheen, H.,
Accumulation of Cadmium in Soil and Plants in
Vicinity of Koh-E-Noor Textile Mills Rawalpindi,
Pakistan
Saddiqe, Z., Maimoona, A. and Khalid, S.,
Phytochemical analysis and anthelmintic activity of
extracts of aerial parts of Solanum nigrum L.
Rashid, M. and Ahmad, A., The Effect of Neem
(Azadirachta indica) Leaves Extract on the
Ecdysis and Mortality of Immature Stages of
Common House Mosquito Culex pipiens fatigans
Mehmood, F., Khan, Z., Syed, Q., Perveen, Z. and
Moeyuddin, A., Ethnopharmacological Studies on
Phytochemicals obtained from Skimmia laureola
(DC.) Zucc. ex Walp. Of Pakistan.
Iqbal, Z., Hussain, U., Bark, M. A. and Rehman, B. G.,
Incidence of White Spot Disease in Freshwater
Ornamental Fishes imported to Pakistan
Aftab, K., Ahmad, Z., Khan, M. A. and Akhtar, M.,
New remains of Giraffa priscilla from Parrhewala
Chinji Formation, Northern Pakistan
Muhammad, H., Ayub, M., Iqbal, Z. and Malik, M.
A., Heavy Metals Toxicity in Psidium Guajava
irrigated by Polluted Water of Hudiara Drain in
District Lahore, Punjab Pakistan
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Iqbal, M., Maqsood, S., Khan, M. A., Sulehria, A.
Q. K., Nayyer, A. Q. and Akhtar, M., New remains
of Brachypotherium (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae)
from Dhok Pathan Formation of Middle Siwaliks,
Northern Pakistan
245
Khan A. R. and Asmatullah, Teratogenecity
caused due to oral administration of
Neomercazole to albino mice
Bokhari, D. M., Gohar, U. F. and Hussain, Z.,
Optimization Studies of Lipase Production from
locally isolated Bacillus spp.
Khan, M. A., Iqbal, M., Nayyer, A. Q., Sulehria, A.
Q. K., Tabassum, F. and Akhtar, M., Some new
remains of Bovini from the Pinjor Formation Khural
Sharif (Pleistocene) of the Upper Siwaliks,
Pakistan
Rizwan S. T., Hayyat, M. U., and Farooq, S. T.,
Assessment of Fertility Status of Soil of Botanic
Garden GC University, Lahore
Iqbal, Z. and Hussain, U., Parasitic Infection of an
Ornamental fish, Shubunkin Carassius auratus L.
imported to Pakistan
Hanif, U., Akhtar, N., Cheema, T. A., and
Achakzai, A. K. K., Effect of Dung, Leaf Litter and
Urea on Growth of VA Mycorrhizae in Lens
culinaris Medik. CV. Massur 95 Grown under Field
Conditions
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Butt, M., Usman, M. and Fatima, B., Enhanced
seed germination and callogenesis under long
days using leaf disc as explant in Guava cultivars
Zafar, M. and Asmatullah, Determination of LD50
and Morphometric Analysis induced by Bifenthrin
in Developing Fetuses of Mice
Abbas, M., Cheema, K. J. and Faiz, M., Studies
on the Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of
Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Cancer
Patients
Ahmed, F., Baloch, D. M., Hassan, M. J. and
Ahmed, N., Role of Plant Growth Regulators in
Improving Oil Quantity and Quality of Sunflower
Hybrids in Drought Stress
Ajaib, M., Khan, Q. and Khan, Z., A contribution to
the ethnobotanical studies of some plants of
Loralai District, Baluchistan
293
Mahmood, R., Hayyat, M.U., Sharif, F., Ali, S.,
Rizwan, S. T. and Haider, Z., Evaluation of
Treated Textile Effluent for Irrigation and its
Effects on Growth of Zea mays L. CV C1415
329
Faheem, M., Kaleem, T., Javed, S., Qurat-Ul-Ain,
Hussain, A., and Mirza, Z. S., Preliminary effect of
sub-lethal dose of BPA on Biochemical Profile of
Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fry
337
Hussain, A., Soluble protein contents from in-vivo
and in-vitro sources of Brassica juncea, var.
poorbiraya, under salt stress
341
Ajaib, M., Khan, Z., Abbasi, M. A., and Siddiqui, S.
Z., Iris aitchisonii (Bakar) Boiss.: A potential
source of natural antioxidants
345
Ahsan, U., Chaudhry, H. R., Mustafa, Y. S.,
Ashraf, S., Raza, I. and Jamil, T., Bacteriology of
Sub-Clinical Mastitis in the Dairy Buffaloes
Maintained at Private Farms of Yazman, Distt.
Bahawalpur.
Shakir, H. A., Qazi, J. I., Chaudhry, A. S.,
Hussain, A. and Ali, S., Nutritional comparison of
three fish species co-cultured in an earthen pond
Mirza, Z. S., Sulehria, A. Q. K., Malik, I. and
Hussain, A., Application of Length Categorization
System for Endangered Indus Mahseer (Tor
macrolepis)
Alam, Z. and Sharif, F., Some Ecological Studies
of Saline sodic soil rehabilitated by Salvadora
persica L. at Harappa Archaeological site
Ahmad, M. S. Z., and Khan, Z., Anti-fungal activity
of different parts of Ethno-medicinally important
plant Butea monosperma (Lamk.) Taub.
349
Hussain, A., Sulehria, A. Q. K., Ejaz, M. and
Maqbool, A., Monthly variations in
physicochemical parameters of a flood plain
reservoir on River Ravi near Balloki Headworks
(Pakistan)
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