January 2012

Determination of Cd, Pb, Hg, Cu, Fe, Mn, Al, As, Ni and Zn in important commercial fish species in northern of Persian Gulf

The concentration of 10 metals [Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), aluminum (Al), arsenic (As), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn)] were measured in muscle, gill and liver of 14 species from Hormoz Strait in North Costal of Persian Gulf in 12 months (April 2009 to March 2010). All samples were analyzed for Cd, Pb, Cu, Fe, Mn, Al, As, Ni and Zn concentrations by inductively coupled...

Author(s): Zahra Khoshnood, Reza Khoshnood, Amin Mokhlesi, Maryam Ehsanpour, Majid Afkhami and Aida khazaali

January 2011

Application of premetamorphic oral cavity electron micrographs for Egyptian toads’ taxonomy

In the present study, the microanatomy of both the oral disc and buccal cavity of the tadpole of Bufo regularis was described. Tadpoles of 32, 38 and 40 stages were dissected and analyzed using scanning electron microscope. In all the stages, the mouth was ventral and the oral disk width was large, that is, equal to about 44% of the greatest width of the body. The disk was provided with a broad gap...

Author(s): Gamal Mahmoud Bekhet