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insect orders were identified from the food content April. Sexual activities started in May and
of the alimentary canal of the frogs. They continued upto September in nature, whereas it
consumed more insect species from the order was from March to October in captivity. The
Hemiptera (21%) than any other orders, followed nesting height was 8.9 ± 1.2 m in nature and 3.1 ±
by the order Coleoptera (20%), Orthoptera (18%), 0.11 m in captivity. The outer diameter of the nest
Lepidoptera (13%), Hymenoptera (13%), Diptera was 27.15 ± 5.8 cm in nature, and 20.86 ± 1.86 cm
(5%) and Odonata (5%). They consumed 25% in captivity. The depth of the nests was 5.4 ± 1.4
insects injurious to crops, fruits and vegetables; cm in nature and 4.78 ± 0.73 in captivity. The nest
12% insects injurious to trees; 9% were house hold building time was 10.85 ± 1.98 days in nature and
pests; 6% were disease vector; 15% were useful 12.75 ± 2.31 in captivity. The clutch size was 3.75
insects; 3% useful annelids and 9% economically ± 0.8 in nature and 2.33 + 0.65 in captivity. The
important fishes. egg dimension was 4.5 x 3 cm in nature and 4.1 x
2.48 in captivity. Incubation period was 17.3 ± 2.1
598 : ZOOLOGY : BIRDS days in nature but in captivity no egg hatched.
205 KHAN, M.M.H. (Dept. of Zoology, 207 RAHMAN, A.; NAHAR, T.;
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka). HOSSAIN, S. (Dept. of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University,
ACTIVITY PATTERN AND POPULATION
DENSITY OF THE LESSER ADJUTANT Savar, Dhaka) ; PAUL, A.K.; MUNIRA, S. &
LEPTOPTILOS JAVANICUS (HORSFIELD, CHOUDHURI, M.S.K. (Ethnopharmacology
1821) IN THE SUNDARBANS EAST WILDLIFE Labroratory, Dept. of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar
SANCTUARY OF BANGLADESH. Bang. J. Life University, Savar, Dhaka). EFFECTS OF
Sci., 2006, 18 (2), 45-50. CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF ASOKARISTA
ON THE BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL
The activity pattern and population density of the PARAMETERS OF MALE RATS. Bang. J. Life
lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus in the Sci., 2007, 19(2), 83-89.
Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary of Bangladesh
were studied from September 2002 to February Asokarista, an Ayurvedie gynaecological
2003 and October 2005 to March 2006 by scan preparation, has traditionally been used as a
sampling and modified strip transect sampling remedy for menorrhagia, vaginal pain and
methods. The lesser adjutant spent most of its time leucorrhoea. In the present study, the effect of this
resting and foraging. The bird was seen solitary, drug on the liver and kidney functions of male
but pairs or small family groups were also seen. Sprague-Dawley rats were evaluated by measuring
The principal food items were fish and crabs. a wide spectrum of plasma biochemical
Young birds were seen during October-November. parameters. Asokarista at a dose of 20 mg/kg body
The population density was estimated at 0.9 weight significantly increased the plasma levels of
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individuals/km , excluding the deep water areas. alanine amino transferase (ALT), aspartate amino
transferase (AST), alkaline phosphate (ALP), uric
206 NAHER, H. & SARKER, N.J. (Dept. of acid, total cholesterol (TC) and low density
Zoology, Dhaka University, Dhaka). A lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). These results
COMPARISON OF SOME ASPECTS OF suggest that the drug exerts adverse effects on the
BREEDING OF THE LITTLE CORMORANT male rats, mainly involving the liver function
(PHALACROCORAX NIGER) IN NATURE activity.
AND IN CAPTIVITY. Bang. J. Zool., 2008, 36
(1), 101-110. 208 SARKER, N.J. & NAHAR, H. (Dept. of
Zoology, Dhaka University, Dhaka). NEST AND
A comparative study of the breeding biology of the NEST BUILDING BEHAVIOUR OF THE
little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) was studied LITTLE CORMORANT, PHALACROCORAX
from January 2003 to December 2004. Breeding in NIGER. Bang. J. Zool., 2007, 35(2), 269-274.
nature started in June, but in captivity it stared in
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