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084 RAHMAN, M.M. (Institute of Biological that policy makers and protected area managers
Sciences, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi); need to recognize and acknowledge the importance
ISLAM, W. & AHMED, K.N. (BCSIR of local knowledge of biodiversity issues in park
Laboratories, Rajshahi). EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE management.
ON THE PREDATOR, XYLOCORIS FLAVIPES
(REUTER) (HEMIPTERA: ANTHOCORIDAE) 086 HAQUE, M.S. & HAQUE, M.N.
FEEDING ON CRYPTOLESTES PUSILLUS (SCHON. (Institute of Fual Research & Development,
(COLEOPTERA: CUCUJIDAE). J. Bio-Sci., 2007, BCSIR, Dhaka). Studies on the Effect of Urine on
15, 41-46. Biogas Production. Bang. J. Sci., Ind. Res., 2006,
41 (1 & 2), 23-32.
Xylocoris flavipes (Reuter) is one of the dominant
predators of many stored product insect pest Only 20 % of our rural households in Bangladesh
including Cryptolestes pusillus. The influence of have more than 4 cattle heads and 21 % have more
temperature on predator development, survival and than 2 cattle heads. A 5-8 members family needs 4-
some selected life history parameters was 6 cattle to run a biogas plant to meet their daily
determined. Eggs laid/female (27.27±2.52) and egg cooking energy. For wide spread dissemination of
hatching rate (%) (88.25±2.19) were highest at biogas technology throughout the country it
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30 C and lowest at 20 C (5.43±1.19 and becomes imperative to increase the number of
30.79±4.63%) respectively but no eggs laid at biogas plant users by increasing the gas production
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15 C. Mortality among immature stages (%) was rate with the present available cattle heads.It has
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highest (51.71±1.48) at 35 C and lowest been found that with the addition of urine lo cow-
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(24.25 ±1.14) at 25 C. Developmental times dung gas production has been increased upto 30%
decreasing with the increasing of temperature. at a proportion of dung, urine and water (50.35:15)
Maximum numbers of progeny/female/day which will reduce the number of cattle heads and
(3.55±0.76) were produced at 25°C and minimum plant size and hence the construction cost. This
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(0.83±0.04) were at 20 C.The sex ratios (% will certainly increase the technology users up to
female) of X. flavipes were 47.04, 56.68, 51.66 and 41% with the present available cattle heads and
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50.07 for 20, 25, 30 and 35 C respectively. hereby solve the cooking fuel and organic fertilizer
Survivorship of ovipositing females was highest at crisis and maintain the hygienic condition.
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25 C but lowest at 35 C respectively.
087 SHILPI, R.Y. & HIRSHFIELD, I.N.
574 : BIOLOGY (Dept. of Biological Sciences, St. John's
University, New York, USA). The influence of
085 AZIZ, M.A. ; FEEROZ, M.M. (Dept. high temperature and low oxygen tension on E.
of Zoology, Jahanirnagar University, Savar, coli proteome: Two-dimensional gel analysis.
Dhaka) & SULTANA, S. (Dept. of Zoology, Bang. J. Life Sci., 2007, 19 (2), 17-23.
Jessore Govt. Mohila College, Jessore).
Perceptions on biodiversity issues among the local Using of Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
people living in and around the Lawachara technique total proteins were electrophoreses and
National Park, Bangladesh. Bang. J. Life Sci., polypeptides spots were visualized by silver
2008, 20 (1), 15-22. staining. Escherichia coli K.-I2 strain MC4100
were cultured aerobically and anaerobically at
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This study assessed traditional knowledge- and 36 C and temperature shift up at 43 C for 10
perceptions on biodiversity issues among local minutes. Higher number of polypeptides were
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people and its importance to protected area found to express at 43 C, 10 minute heat-shock,
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management. The people living in and around the than in the 36 C controls for both aerobically and
park who critically depend on forest resources for anaerobically grown cultures.Upon closer
their livelihood and ther day-to-day needs have a inspection with silver staining it was found that
good stake of knowledge and perceptions on the some proteins spots which are present in
issues. The lessons learned from this study suggest experimental conditions (10 min heat shock at
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