American Journal of Life Sciences

Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2013

  • Reproductive Aspects of Yellow Fish Girardinichthys Multiradiatus (Meek, 1904) (Pisces: Goodeidae) in the Huapango Reservoir, State of Mexico, Mexico

    Cruz-Gómez Adolfo, Rodríguez-Varela Asela del Carmen, Vázquez-López Horacio

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 189-194
    Received: 6 August 2013
    Published: 10 September 2013
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    Abstract: The sexual maturity, age at first maturation and fecundity in females of the yellow fish Girardinichthys multiradiatus were analyzed in the Huapango reservoir located in the State of Mexico, Mexico. From July 2007 to May 2008 bimonthly samplings were carried out and, using a bait well net, 407 individuals were collected (245 females and 162 males).... Show More
  • Human Red Blood Cells-1

    Omar S. Hajjawi

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 195-214
    Received: 27 September 2013
    Published: 20 October 2013
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    Abstract: Biochemists and cell biologists, who are interested in membranes, tend to regard the human red blood cell ambivalently. On one hand, red blood cells lack nuclei and the various intracellular organelles, yet that are highly specialized for a particular respiratory function. On the other hand, the human red blood cell presents an excellent model for ... Show More
  • Human Red Blood Cells-2

    Omar S. Hajjawi

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 215-227
    Published: 20 October 2013
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    Abstract: Biochemists and cell biologists, who are interested in membranes, tend to regard the human red blood cell ambivalently. On one hand, red blood cells lack nuclei and the various intracellular organelles, yet that are highly specialized for a particular respiratory function. On the other hand, the human red blood cell presents an excellent model for ... Show More
  • Hosts of the Parasitoid Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) of Medical-Veterinary and Economic Importance Collected in the State of Goiás, Brazil

    Carlos Henrique Marchiori, Lígia Miranda Ferreira Borges, Lorena Lopes Ferreira

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 228-231
    Received: 18 October 2013
    Published: 10 November 2013
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    Abstract: Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a solitary parasitoid containing a great number of Diptera in the families Anthomyiidae, Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Tachinidae and Tephritidae. This species presents a diversified distribution and it has been found in North America, Canada and Africa The study determined the species ... Show More
  • Epidemiological Approach to Overweight in the Town of Ain Fakroun in 2012 (East Of Algeria)

    Karouche Saida, Rouabah Abdelkader, Rouabah Leila, Necib Youcef, Lemdaoui Mohamed Chrif, Boussouf Nadir, Zoughailech Djamel

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 232-237
    Received: 31 October 2013
    Published: 20 November 2013
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    Abstract: Objective: The ultimate objective of this study is to help discern the epidemiological and clinical profile and factors associated with the risk of overweight and obesity, through a representative sample of a population, overweight, from a urban agglomeration located in east of Algeria. Methods: The present descriptive epidemiological study, reali... Show More
  • Morphology of the Zoeae Larvae of Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) in Veracruz, Southwestern Gulf of Mexico

    Sergio Cházaro-Olvera, Ignacio Winfield Aguilar, Manuel Ortiz Touzet, Horacio Vázquez-López, Guillermo Javier Horta-Puga

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 238-242
    Received: 24 October 2013
    Published: 20 November 2013
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    Abstract: Larval zoeae of Brachyura were collected from five coastal systems located in the State of Veracruz, southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Some morphological differences among the zoeae families have been determined. Morphological analysis consisted of the following determinations: presence of rostral spines, dorsal and lateral, on the carapace; number of s... Show More