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2003 CONGRESS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Dr. Shahzad A. Mufti Prof. Dr. M. Munif Khan Prof. Dr. G.S. Stein, USA Prof. Dr. S.I.H. Jafri Prof. Dr. A.R. Shakoori Prof. Dr. A.Sokoloff, USA. Prof. Habib-ul-Hasan Dr. Syed Shahid Ali Dr. R.M. Wilkins, UK Dr. Kh. Abdul Mujeeb Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Ahmed Dr. P. Wynn, Australia Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Dr. M.M. Hassan Dr. Fereidoon Owfi, Iran Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dr. Inayat Ali Shahjahan Dr. Gao Xingyi, China Mr. Basharat Ahmad Prof. Dr. M. Suleman Dr. R. Fotedar, Australia Mr. Abdul Azizullah Prof. Dr. M.H. Qazi Dr. M. Afzal Dr. M.A. Rustamani Prof. Dr. A.Q. Ansari Dr. M. Anwar Waqar Dr. Muhammad Ali Dr. S. Mahboob Rana Dr. Anwar Nasim LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khan, S.I. Vice Chancellor (Chief Organizer) Prof. Dr. Shahbaz A. Warraich Prof. Dr. Afsar Mian Prof. Dr. Shamshad Ahmad Dr. Azra Khanum Prof. Dr. Abdul Khaliq Dr. Yasmin Mussadiq Dr. M.I. Lone Dr. Rehana Asghar Dr. Muhammad Afzal Dr. S.M. Saqlain Naqvi Dr. Nasim Akhtar Dr. Muzhar Qayyum Dr. Khawaja Abdul Mujeeb PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONGRESS Editors Dr. Muzaffer Ahmad Dr. A.R. Shakoori Computerized Composed by: Amjad Ali CODEN: PKCZEK PK ISSN 1013-346 PROCEEDINGS OF PAKISTAN CONGRESS OF ZOOLOGY Volume 23, 2003 TWENTY THIRD PAKISTAN CONGRESS OF ZOOLOGY held under auspices of THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PAKISTAN at University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi March 03 2003 to March 05, 2003 PROCEEDINGS OF PAKISTAN CONGRESS OF ZOOLOGY Volume 23, 2003 All the papers in this Proceedings were refereed by experts in respective disciplines TWENTY THIRD PAKISTAN CONGRESS OF ZOOLOGY held under auspices of THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PAKISTAN at University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi March 03 2003 to March 05, 2003 iv CONTENTS Acknowledgements i Programme ii Members of the Congress viii Citations Life Time Achievement Award 2003 xiii Zoologist of the year award 2003 xiv Prof. A.R. Shakoori Gold Medal 2003 xvi Prof. Dr. Mirza Azhar Beg Gold Medal 2003 xviii Gold Medals for Ph.D. and M.Sc. positions 2003 xix Research papers 1 i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, hosted the 23rd Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International). The Zoological Society of Pakistan expresses its deep gratitude to the Vice Chancellor, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi and Chairman, faculty members and students of the Departments of Zoology and Biological Sciences for extending warm hospitality. Grants were received from Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad, University Grants Commission, Islamabad and University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi. ii TWENTY THIRD PAKISTAN CONGRESS OF ZOOLOGY (INTERNATIONAL) UNIVERSITY OF ARID AGRICULTURE, RAWALPINDI MARCH 3 – 5, 2003 PROGRAMME MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2003 08:30 AM Registration 09:30 AM Inauguration by Dr. A.Q. Khan, Special Advisor to Prime Minister on Strategic Affairs. 11:30 AM Refreshment JOINT SESSION I: (Plenary Lectures) 12:00 AM Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akhtar, FRS New Insights into the Control of Androgen Biosynthesis. 01:00 PM Lunch and Prayer HALL 1 SECTION I: CELL BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY GENETICS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS SESSION I Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Shahzad A. Mufti Co-chairperson: Dr. Azra Sultana 02:00 AM Paper reading 04:00 PM Tea Time SESSION II Chairperson: Prof. Dr. M. Anwar Malik Co-chairperson: Dr. Tasawar H. Khan 04:15 PM Paper reading 06:00 PM Prayer iii SESSION III Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Shamsuddin Shaikh Co-chairperson: Dr. Abdul Hamid 06:15 AM Paper reading 08:00 PM Dinner HALL 2 SECTION IV: PARASITOLOGY SESSION I Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Fatima Mujeeb Bilqees Co-chairperson: Dr. Z. Tasawar 02:00 PM Paper reading 04:00 PM Tea Time SESSION II Chairperson: Prof. Dr. M. Suleman Co-chairperson: Dr. Aly Khan 04:15 PM Paper reading 06:00 PM Prayer SECTION IV: FISHERIES, ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, FRESHWATER BIOLOGY, MARINE BIOLOGY SESSION I Chairperson: Prof. Dr. M.A. Hafeez Co-chairperson: Dr. Abdul Aleem Khan 06:15 PM Paper reading 08:00 PM Dinner iv TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2003 JOINT SESSION II: (Plenary Lectures) 09:00 AM Dr. Sagir M. Ahmed, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh. Toxic Cyanobacteria Bloom and the Occurrence of Mirucystin from Freshwater Eutrophic Ponds in Bangladesh. 09:30 AM Dr. Movio Carenza, Institute, CNR, Via romea 4, 35020 Legnaro-Padova, Italy. Recent Developments in the use of Polymeric Materials in Biotechnology and Biomedicine. HALL 1 SECTION I: CELL BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, GENETICS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS SESSION IV Chairperson: Prof. Dr. A.Q. Ansari Co-chairperson: Dr. Muhammad Ali 10:00 AM Paper reading 11:00 PM Tea Break SESSION IV (Continued) Chairperson: Prof. Dr. A.Q. Ansari Co-chairperson: Dr. Muhammad Ali 11:15 AM Paper reading 01:00 PM Lunch and Prayer v SESSION V Chairperson: Prof. Dr. A.M. Cheema Co-chairperson: Dr. Nematullah 02:00 PM Paper reading 04:00 PM Tea Break SESSION VI Chairperson: Prof. Dr. A.R. Shakoori Co-chairperson: Dr. Wasim Ahmad 04:15 PM Paper reading 06:00 PM Prayer SECTION II: PEST AND PEST CONTROL SESSION VII Chairperson: Dr. Sanaullah Khattak Co-chairperson: Dr. Y. Ahmad 06:15 PM Paper reading 07:00 PM Poster Session 08:00 PM Dinner HALL 2 SECTION IV: FISHERIES, ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, FRESHWATER BIOLOGY, MARINE BIOLOGY SESSION II Chairperson: Dr. Muhammad Ayub Co-chairperson: D. Syed Shahid Ali 10:00 AM Paper reading 11:00 PM Tea Break vi SESSION III Chairperson: Mr. Abdul Aziz Khan Co-chairperson: Dr. Naeem Ahmad Khan 11:15 AM Paper reading 01:00 PM Lunch and Prayer SESSION IV Chairperson: Prof. Dr. S.I.H. Jafri Co-chairperson: Dr. Iayat Ali Shahjehan 02:00 PM Paper reading 04:00 PM Tea Break SESSION V Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Q.B. Kazmi Co-chairperson: Dr. A.A. Aradalah 04:15 PM Paper reading 06:00 PM Prayer SESSION VI Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arshad Co-chairperson: Dr. R.R. Ghazi 06:15 PM Paper reading 07:00 PM Poster Session and SZP Executive Council Meeting 08:00 PM Dinner WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2003 JOINT SESSION III: (Plenary Lectures) 09:00 AM Dr. Christoph Tourenq, National Avian Research Centre, ERWDA, P.B. 45553, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Can the Asian Houbara Population Survive the Current Hunting and Poaching Pressure? vii HALL 1 SECTION III: ENTOMOLOGY SESSION I Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Co-chairperson: Dr. Muhammad Afzal 09:00 AM Paper reading 11:00 AM Tea Time SESSION II Chairperson: Prof. Dr. M.S. Wagan Co-chairperson: Dr. S. Kamaluddin 11:00 AM Paper reading 01:00 PM Lunch and Prayer. HALL 2 SECTION V: FISHERIES, ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, FRESHWATER BIOLOGY, MARINE BIOLOGY SESSION VII Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Afsar Mian Co-chairperson: Mr. Basharat Ahmad 09:00 AM Paper reading 11:00 AM Paper reading 01:00 PM Lunch and Prayer. 02:30 PM Concluding Session 4:00 PM General Body Meeting viii MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS AUSTRALIA Sadiq Saleem, S. Zubair, M. Shaf, N. Shafiq, S. AZAD KASHMIR Shah, S.A. Shah, W.A. Ahmad, B. Sharif, A. Ahmed, F. Shoukat, T. Akhtar, M. Tariq, T. Akhtar, S. Yusif, N. Ashraf, K. Zafar, A. Ayub, N. Zareen, F. Begum, S. Ejaz, M. BAHAWALPUR Ferdous, S. Gilani, S. Sial, N. Hayat, K. Hussain, A. FAISALABAD Hussain, N. Iqbal, T. Afzal, M. (Dr.) Irshad, S. Akbar, S. (Dr.) Ismail, N. Akhtar, S. (Dr.) Jabeen, F. Altaf, M. Khan, A. Arshad, R. Khan, R. Ashraf, A. Kiani, S. Ashraf, A. Maqbool, T. Ashraf, R. Minhaz, R. Ata, Q. Mir, E. Bano, H. Murad, W. Basheer, H. Nawaz, R. Chaudhry, T.M. (Dr.) Naz, F. Farhat Naz, S. Fatima, K. Nazli, F. Gelani, S. Qureshi, S. Gul, N. Rafiq, S. Hussain, B. Razaq, Y. Hussain, E. Rukhsana Iqbal, Z. ix Iram Iqbal, J. Kausar, R. Khan, A.A. Khanum, K. Khan, M.I. (Dr.) Liaquat, F. Leghari, M.K. (Dr.) Liaquat, S. Mahmood, T. (Dr.) Mushtaq-ul-Hassan, M. (Dr.) Mufti, S.A. Nadeem, S. (Dr.) Nematullha (Dr.) Rabab, M. Raheem, A. JAMSHORO Rana, S.M. (Dr.) Rasheed, F. Abida Riaz, A. Ali, S. Sadiqa, A. Anjum, A. (Dr.) Shehzadi, U. Ansari, A. Tahir, M.A. Baloch, W.A. (Dr.) Tahir, T.S. Benazir Yaqoob, N. Bhatti, R. Bux, I. GILGIT Dharejo, A.M. (Prof.) Gill, N. Ahmed, Khalil Humera Ilyas, M. HAIRPUR Jafri, S.I.H. (Dr.) Khan, M.M. (Dr.) Jamroze, N.U. (Dr.). Khour, M. Kousar GUJRANWALA Leghari, S.M. (Dr.) Leghari, S.M. (Dr.) Sandhu A.A. Mangi, S. Memon, Z.N. ISLAMABAD Nousheen Rizvi, S.W.A. Afzal M. Shah, M.A. Ahmad, Y. (Dr.) Shaikh, A.M. Akhtar, N. Shaikh, B.B. (Dr.) Azam, S. Shaikh, G.S. Ehsan-ul-Haq (Dr.) Shaikh, R. Feroz, Naveedullah (Dr.) Shaikh, S.A. (Dr.) Hussain, I. (Dr.) Shoaib, M. x Soomro, A.L. Saqib, T.A. (Dr.) Soomro, A.N.Samon, K.A. Sarwar, S. Soomro, S. Shamim, S. Sultana, R. Siddiqui, F.A. Wagan, M.S. (Dr.) Tahera, Q. Tariq, R.M. KARACHI Yasmeen, G. Yousuf, F. Ahmad, I. (Prof.) Zehra, I. (Dr.) Ali, T. Baig, M.A. LAHORE Bano, H. Farooq, R.Y. (Dr.) Ahmad, M. (Prof.) Fatima, M. (Dr.) Ahsan, M. Ghani, N. (Dr.) Akhtar, M. (Prof.) Ghazi, R.R. (Dr.) Ali, S.S. (Dr.) Ghory, F.S. Ali, Z. Hameed, N. (Prof.) Arshad, N. Hanif, M. Bashir, S. (Dr.) Haseeb, M.F. (Dr.) Bashir, T. Hassan, H. (Dr.) Bokhari, S.Y.A. Hussain, S.M. (Dr.) Cheema, A.M. (Dr.) Idrees, M.M. Choudhary, M.S.S. Iqbal, M. (Dr.) Dar, N. Kazmi, M.A. (Dr.) Farooq, H. Kazmi, Q.B. (Dr.) Ghauher, I. Khan, A. (Dr.) Khalid, N.
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