Parasites have been used to identify and trace the migrations of different intraspecific populations of commercially important marine fish since 1939, Literature research shows how the numbers of publications involving ...

Seashores of Hromzgan province in south of Iran were studied for collection and recogna-tion of algal flora (1991-1996). 150 species of marine algae were recognized, including 36 Chlorophyta (16 new). 33 Phaeophyta (15 ...

The present work was carried out to investigate the effects of gamma radiation at three doses: 40, 80 and 120 Gray. On the response of the adult mosquito Culex pipieas complex when irradiated in the larval, pupal or adult ...

Typical Neurosecretory cells of the cerebral ganglion were studied in three oligochaete families: A. porrectodea caliginosa, Dendrodrilus rubidus: (Lumbricidae)'; Amynchas corticis : (Megascolidae); Dichogaster bolaui: ...

The trematode genus Pseudoplagioporus Yamaguti, 1938 is briefly reviewed. P. microrchis Yamaguti, 1942 is redescribed from Lethrinus lentjan and L. nebulosus caught from Qatari waters in the Arabian Gulf. This is the first ...

The position, concept and composition of the genus Polymorphus (= Profilicollis Meyer, 1931; Falsifilicollis Webster, 1948; Parafincollis Petrochenko, 1950; Subfilicollis Hoklova, 1967) are critically evaluated and a new ...

The structure of the tail facture planes was morphologically and histologically studied in two species of geckoid lizards, living in Qatar, Cyrtodactylus scaber and Bunopus tuberculatus. The fracture plane is formed of a ...

The present paper give a preliminary account of the entomofauna of Qatar. It has a complex composition, the species are a heterogenous group with diverse distribution patterns. The account does not lay to completeness. ...

Presence of the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus F., and the saw-toothed grain beetle, Orvxaephilus surinamensis L., and their propagation in cowpea and wheat, resulted in raising the moisture content of infested ...

The present report deals with six native mammalian species to be recorded for the first time from Qatar. They belong to the following orders: Insectivora, Lagomorpha and Rodentia. None of these species is endemic to Qatar.