Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences

Cover of Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences Volume 4 Issue 2

Volume 4 Number 2 December 2006

Systematics and Evolution

Distribution of the Central Asian Genus Dontostemon Andrz. ex. C. A. Mey (Brassicaceae Burnett)
Batlai Oyuntsetseg and Tseden Jamsran [Preview] [PDF]

Taxonomy of the Genus Peganum L. (Peganaceae Van Tieghem) in Mongolia
Narantsetseg Amartuvshin, Shagdar Dariimaa and Gonchig Tserenbaljid [Preview] [PDF]

Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation

Variation in Seed Quality, Seedling Growth and Biomass Allocation of One-year-old Siberian Larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) Seedlings Grown in Different Conditions from Diverse Seed Sources of Mongolia
Nyam-Osor Batkhuu, Don Koo Lee, Jamsran Tsogtbaatar, Park Yeong Dae, Ravdanlkhumbuu Bat-Amgalan and Park Go Eun [Preview] [PDF]

Ecology of the Daurian Hedgehog (Hemiechinus dauuricus) in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia: Preliminary Findings
James D. Murdoch, Batdorj Sodnompil, Suuri Buyandelger, David Kenny and Richard P. Reading [Preview] [PDF]

Habitat Classification Using Landsat 7ETM+ Imagery of the Ikh Nart Nature Reserve and Surrounding Areas in Dornogobi and Dundgobi Aimags, Mongolia
Daniel S. Jackson, James D. Murdoch and Bayart Mandakh [Preview] [PDF]

The Social and Ecological Problems of Urbanized Areas in Mongolia
Peter D. Gunin, Sergei N. Baja, Sandag Enkh-Amgalan and Yulii I. Drobyshev [Preview] [PDF]

Physiology and Biochemistry

Effect of Water Extract of the Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum L.) on Some Liver Enzymes
Radnaa Enkhtuya, Dondog Purev and Choijilsuren Buyantogtokh [Preview] [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Differentiation of Meat Samples from Domestic Horses (Equus caballus) and Asiatic Wild Asses (Equus hemionus) Using a Species-Specific Restriction Site in the Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Region
Ralph Kuehn, Petra Kaczensky, Davaa Lkhagvasuren, Stephanie Pietsch and Chris Walzer [Preview] [PDF]

Notes from the Field

A Note on the Distribution and Geographical Variation of the Gray-sided Vole (Clethrionomys rufocanus Sund., 1846-1847) in Mongolia
Davaa Lkhagvasuren, Ravchig Samiya and Bazartseren Boldgiv [Preview] [PDF]

Short Communications

Checklist of Mammals in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve
James D. Murdoch, Tserendorj Munkhzul, Sukh Amgalanbaatar and Richard P. Reading [Preview] [PDF]

Scientific Approaches and Methods in the Investigation of the Formation and Stability of Hydromorphic Natural Complexes of the Irtysh River Valley System (The Kazakhstan Part)
A. G. Tsaregorodtseva [Preview] [PDF]

Analyses of Taxonomy and Distribution of Fungi Species in Woody-Bush Plantations of the Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan
Ainash K. Ospanova [Preview] [PDF]

Conferences and Events

Summary of Conferences
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