The biology, host plants, and pest status of Podontia Dalman, 1824 species are reviewed. Natural history of Podontia congregata Baly, 1865 a flea beetle endemic to southern India, is reported for the first time. It is distributed from the Western Ghats Mountains westward to the plains. Clusiaceae is reported as a new host plant family for Blepharida-group species, with Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.)...

OBJECTIVES To identify the pattern and causes of making contraceptive choices among females attending family planning centre in Peshawar, Pakistan. METHODS The simple observational study based on convenient sampling was conducted at the family planning centre of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, from October to December, 2010. Included were 104 females who were asked about their contracept...

Orta Asya co?rafyas?nda ya?ayan bozk?r kavimlerinin kendilerine has olarak meydana getirdi?i kültürüne dair yaz?l? ve arkeolojik birçok kaynaktan bilgi edinebilmektedir. Bozk?r kavimlerinden kas?t ba?lang?çtan Uygur dönemi sonuna kadar olan men?eli Türk kavimleridir. üstün kültürünün geli?imini sa?layan tarihî süreçte da??ld?klar? farkl? co?rafyalarda bu kültürü zenginle?tirerek ya?atan kavimle...