Lizards of the genus Podarcis typically occupy terrestrial habitats and commonly feed on insects and occasionally on plant materials (Arnold & Ovenden, 2002). Despite many studies that have examined the diet of Podarcis species in insular ecosystems, marine prey are rare (Pérez-Mellado & Corti 1993; Díaz, 1995; see also references in Van Damme, 1997; Herrel et al., 2003). The only data on Europ...

Objective Painful nipple fissure is a troublesome problem for breastfeeding mothers. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of saqez (Pistacia atlantica) ointment on the improvement of nipple fissure in breastfeeding women during one-month follow-up. Materials and Methods This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 100 eligible women who visited the selected health cen...

Water pollution caused by industrial effluent discharges has become an alarming trend worldwide, while textile industries are considered as the most polluting among all others. In recent years, bio-treatment took attraction in removing the unwanted colour and toxicity of textile effluents than other conventional treatment processes. The present study concentrates in the isolation and identifica...

Few reports have been published on cytogenetics in crickets of the subfamily Nemobiinae. Within the Neotropical region the karyotypes of only two species are known, both of them belonging to the genus Phoremia. In the present paper, chromosomes of a third Neotropical species, Zucchiella atlanticaMello 1990 (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae), have been studied and a cytological review of other species ...

Six species of bopyrids were detected from the examination hermit crabs collected along Atlantic coasts Mexico and deposited in Colección Nacional de Crustáceos housed at Universidad Autónoma México. Asymmetrione tuxtlaensis sp. nov., third genus west Atlantic, is described. The occurrence desultor, Pseudostegias atlantica Stegias clibanarii are recorded for first time Mexican distribution rang...

Aim of study: A March-June precipitation has been reconstructed for the period 1830-2015 using Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica Manetti) tree-ring records.
 Area forest Mount Takoucht (Béjaïa, northern Algeria).
 Material and methods: Seasonal correlations were computed in order to identify best year climate reconstruction. The temporal stability signal was checked split-sample calibrati...